Lead Postdoc, RF Spintronics & Phononics (Onsite)

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable housing

Relocation assistance

Onsite facilities

Work-life balance

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories seeks a Postdoctoral Appointee to advance next-generation RF phononic devices at the intersection of magnetism, spintronics, and piezoelectric acoustic wave physics. You will design and model devices, perform fabrication oversight, and develop experimental studies with a multidisciplinary team of physicists, materials scientists, and engineers.

The role emphasizes leading research efforts, publishing results, and collaborating across disciplines while working onsite

Qualifications

• PhD, conferred within 5 years prior to employment in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or related discipline.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design radio frequency magnetic spin wave and phononic devices and perform/oversee related fabrication.
• Develop and execute experiments to study magnetic spin waves and phonon-magnon physics in advanced materials and devices.
• Characterize and qualify devices for integration into radio frequency microsystems.
• Communicate research results through publications and conferences.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, including experimentalists and theorists.

Skills

Radio frequency engineering

Magnetism

Spintronics

Education

PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or related discipline

Tools

Probe stations

MESA cleanroom

Device fabrication

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories seeks a Postdoctoral Appointee to advance next-generation RF phononic devices at the intersection of magnetism, spintronics, and piezoelectric acoustic wave physics. You will design and model devices, perform fabrication oversight, and develop experimental studies with a multidisciplinary team of physicists, materials scientists, and engineers.

The role emphasizes leading research efforts, publishing results, and collaborating across disciplines while working onsite