Cleared Member/Senior R&D Sensor Engineer - Environmental Controls and SensorsTeam, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 102,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Flexible work arrangements

Generous vacation

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a Sensor Engineer (R&D S&E Electronics Engineer) to design, characterize, qualify, and integrate sensor technologies across multiple programs within the Nuclear Deterrence product realization framework.

You will collaborate with mechanical engineers, designers, analysts, test personnel, and the Product Realization Team to execute full life cycle engineering activities, with travel up to 25% and onsite work (100%).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience demonstrating R&D capability.
• Active DOE Q-level security clearance or equivalent at time of application.

Responsibilities

• Develop sensor designs to production-ready status through iterative design-build-test cycles with production partners.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering to ensure requirements, verification, and qualification planning are met.
• Support sensor qualification testing, develop test plans, execute tests, and analyze results.
• Analyze environmental test data, including long-term drift and reliability assessments.
• Serve as interface between design teams and production/manufacturing to resolve challenges.

Skills

Sensor design

Analog circuits

Digital circuits

Test debugging

MATLAB

LabVIEW

LTSpice

ModelSim

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

MATLAB

LabVIEW

LTSpice

ModelSim

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Job description

Apply for JobJob ID698917

LocationAlbuquerque, NM

Full/Part TimeFull-Time

Regular/TemporaryRegular

Add to Favorite JobsEmail this Job

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting‑edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co‑workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten‑hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part‑time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World‑changing technologies. Life‑changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at:

*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like

Join our Environmental Controls and Sensors team as a Sensor Engineer (Job Title: R&D S&E Electronics Engineer), where you will play a key role in the design, characterization, qualification, and integration of sensor technologies across multiple Joint Test Assembly (JTA) programs. You will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams including mechanical engineers, designers, analysts, test personnel, and the Product Realization Team (PRT) Lead to execute engineering activities spanning the full product development lifecycle within the Nuclear Deterrence (ND) Product Realization Framework.

On a typical day, you may:

• Develop sensor designs to production‑ready status through iterative design‑build‑test cycles, working closely with production agencies to ensure manufacturability and quality.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering to ensure sensor products meet all requirements via requirements mapping (RQ‑R), verification (RQ‑V), and qualification planning (PQ).
• Support sensor qualification testing and documentation, including developing test plans, executing tests, and analyzing results.
• Perform detailed analysis of environmental test data, including long‑term sensor drift studies and reliability assessments.
• Serve as the technical interface between design teams and production/manufacturing agencies to resolve design and production challenges.
• Partner with Sandia engineers and external collaborators across the nuclear complex to ensure project success and compliance with standards.

The position requires an ability to travel up to 25% to support the mission.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 100% of the time.

Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.

Salary Range

$102,400 - $199,700

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
• Position requires an active DOE Q-level security clearance or equivalent at time of application.

Qualifications We Desire

The ideal R&D S&E Electronics Engineer candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
• Demonstrated experience with analog and digital circuit design and analysis.
• Hands‑on experience testing and de‑bugging circuitry, with clear mastery of tools such as oscilloscopes, logic/network/spectrum analyzers, function/pulse generators, etc.
• Proven experience with design and analysis tools (e.g., Matlab and LabVIEW), analog simulation codes (e.g., LTSpice), and HDL simulation codes (e.g.,ModelSim).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

• Proficiency in analyzing test data using statistical methods, trend analysis, and curve fitting.
• Proven ability to work effectively in team environments, collaborating with internal groups and external production facilities.
• Experience in sensor design, qualification, and transitioning hardware to production.
• Familiarity with DOE, NNSA, DoD, other National Labs, and production facility processes.
• Hands‑on experience with a variety of sensors such as accelerometers, strain gauges, pressure sensors, temperature sensors, and force sensors.
• Expertise in shock and vibration testing, including test plan development, execution, and data analysis.
• Software development skills for instrumentation, including data acquisition and post‑processing.
• Demonstrated success in navigating production challenges to achieve hardware manufacturing goals.

About Our Team

The Environmental Controls and Sensors Department is a newly established team focused on advancing sensor technologies including shock, vibration, pressure, and thermal sensors as well as environmental control solutions that maintain system integrity by managing internal environments and limiting the ingress of water, oxygen, and electromagnetic radiation. As part of the National Security Products Center, our team plays a vital role in ensuring the safety, reliability, and security of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile through innovative product engineering, development, and qualification efforts. We are a dedicated group of engineers committed to supporting both current stockpile requirements and future modernization initiatives.

If you are passionate about sensor engineering and want to contribute to national security through cutting‑edge technology development, we encourage you to apply.

Posting Duration

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre‑employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug‑releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on‑site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.