Early-Career Navigation Systems Engineer (Onsite)

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Flexible work arrangements

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking an Early Career Navigation Systems Electrical Engineer to contribute to estimation, software engineering, and applied R&D for national security missions. You will work onsite in Albuquerque, developing, testing, and analyzing prototype navigation systems with GNSS, inertial sensors, and alternative PNT solutions.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree (with a preference for advanced electrical engineering knowledge), and the ability to obtain a DOE Q-level

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with ability to perform independent R&D.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, test, and analyze navigation prototype systems (GNSS, inertial sensors, alternative PNT).
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to mature concepts from model to hardware tests.
• Transition navigation technologies from modeling to hardware for flight testing.
• Conduct testing in contested navigation environments and analyze results.

Skills

Navigation systems programming

Programming in Python/C++/Matlab

Independent research ability

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

GNSS simulation hardware (Spirent, PNT-X, Broadsim)

RF recording equipment

Hardware testing of navigation systems

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking an Early Career Navigation Systems Electrical Engineer to contribute to estimation, software engineering, and applied R&D for national security missions. You will work onsite in Albuquerque, developing, testing, and analyzing prototype navigation systems with GNSS, inertial sensors, and alternative PNT solutions.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree (with a preference for advanced electrical engineering knowledge), and the ability to obtain a DOE Q-level