Cleared R&D Electrical Engineer - W80-5 Systems, NM/CA, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 122,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, with an additional site in Livermore, CA, has an immediate opening for an R&D S&E Electrical Engineer. The role focuses on electrical system design, requirements, and interfaces across flight and lab testing, with on-site work required 100% of the time.

You will lead electrical design activities, analyze architectures, and provide technical reviews while collaborating with cross-functional teams and external agencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent
• Active DOE Q-level security clearance or equivalent DOD Top Secret level security clearance.
• Strong ability to define and review electrical design activities across systems.

Responsibilities

• Define, review, and represent electrical design activities across the system, including flight tests, laboratory tests, and system- and component-level testing.
• Support investigation and troubleshooting anomalies in multi-functional teams.
• Team with other design agencies to plan, execute, and analyze data from advanced experiments.
• Generate and provide technical reviews of procedures, processes, and reports.
• Analyze system and/or subsystem architectures.
• Develop detailed understanding of requirements and ensure maturation for electrical aspects.
• Provide technical consultation and analysis on critical design elements.
• Integrate and test system and subassemblies.
• Plan and execute testing for technical basis activities.
• Derive, reconcile, and track requirements.
• Present at technical design reviews and programmatic meetings.
• Represent Sandia on multi-organization project teams.

Skills

Electrical design

System integration

Troubleshooting

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

Location: Albuquerque, NM; Livermore, CA
Contract: Full-time
Employment type: Regular

About Sandia

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: http://www.sandia.gov

*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like

The W80-5 Systems Engineering team has an immediate opening for an R&D S&E, Electrical Engineer. As part of this high performing team, you will be responsible for supporting the electrical system design, as well as specifications and requirements for related products and interfaces.

On any given day, you may be called upon to:

• Define, review, and represent electrical design activities across the system, including flight tests, laboratory tests, and system- and component-level testing.
• Support investigation and troubleshooting anomalies in multi-functional teams.
• Team with other design agencies to plan, execute, and analyze data from advanced experiments.
• Generate and provide technical review of procedures, process, and reports.
• Analyze system and/or subsystem architectures.
• Develop detailed understanding of requirements, be responsible for electrical aspects, and ensure maturation for specific systems aspects or components.
• Provide technical consultation and analysis on critical design elements.
• Integrate and test system and subassemblies.
• Plan and execute testing for technical basis activities.
• Derive, reconcile, and track requirements.
• Present at technical design reviews and programmatic meetings.
• Represent Sandia on multi-organization project teams.

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

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

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

Salary Range

$121,900 - $237,800

*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.
• Active DOE Q-level security clearance or equivalent DOD Top Secret level security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire

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

• Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
• Ability to work independently and collaborate well in a multidisciplinary team of designers and test engineers.
• Outstanding verbal and written skills, including the ability to develop and present briefings that are clear and compelling.

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

• Familiarity with product realization and the 6.X process.
• Demonstrated record of designing, building, testing, qualifying, and delivering hardware.
• Proven project management skills.

About Our Team

The W80-5 Systems Engineering departments are responsible for the systems engineering and integration of the warhead associated with the SLCM-N program. In close collaboration with NNSA NA-125, Navy, and NSE partners, the team works to design, integrate and deliver assets to strengthen our Nuclear Deterrence Mission.

The team is comprised of a group of dedicated and motivated engineers, primarily in Mechanical, Electrical, and Systems Engineering. The W80-5 program is focused on rapid execution and moved from warhead selection to Conceptual Design Review in just one year. The team is looking for new members with an eye for streamlining processes and efficient execution.

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.