R&D Electrical Engineer - Onsite, Impactful Defense Tech

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 102,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable housing

Reasonable cost of living

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Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking an Early Career R&D Electrical Engineer for Advanced Mechanical Design, onsite. The role supports the full lifecycle of surety components, including development, production, and performance assessment for nuclear deterrence applications.

You will collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, coordinate with customers and production stakeholders, and perform design analysis, prototyping, and simulations using SPICE and MATLAB/Simulink. Onsite work is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering or science required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.
• Graduate degree preferred for advanced roles; independent research projects valued.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on multidisciplinary teams, providing ownership and direction for electrical designs.
• Coordinate with customers, production agencies, and stakeholders for design, testing, development, qualification, and production activities.
• Analyze performance against requirements, build prototypes, and refine designs.
• Perform modeling and simulation of design performance using SPICE and MATLAB/Simulink.
• Communicate technical information and project status to team members, customers, and management.
• Travel to partner and customer locations as required (generally less than once every two months).

Skills

Electrical design ownership

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Verbal and written communication

Security clearance (DOE Q)

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

SPICE

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking an Early Career R&D Electrical Engineer for Advanced Mechanical Design, onsite. The role supports the full lifecycle of surety components, including development, production, and performance assessment for nuclear deterrence applications.

You will collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, coordinate with customers and production stakeholders, and perform design analysis, prototyping, and simulations using SPICE and MATLAB/Simulink. Onsite work is required.