Senior/Principal Electronics Technologist, Nuclear Weapons Components, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 75,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable housing

Minimal traffic congestion

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking an experienced Senior/Principal Electronics Technologist to support testing and qualification of nuclear weapons components. The role requires hands-on PCB assembly, wiring, and bench testing at onsite facilities with some travel.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or equivalent with 3+ years of related experience and the ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent plus 3+ years of directly relevant experience.
• Experience with test and analysis (troubleshooting) of electronics.
• Experience with installation, testing, repair, and maintenance of components.
• Experience with assembling and disassembling flight hardware to IPC standards.
• Experience with reading schematics, wiring diagrams and layouts.
• ESD prevention knowledge and practices.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute testing of various commercial electronics with engineers.
• Assist on multiple parts being tested and troubleshoot problems.
• Assemble and rework printed circuit boards as required.
• Integrate hardware and software for test environments.
• Travel to support testing during development and qualification.

Skills

Electronics testing

Troubleshooting

PCB assembly

Schematics reading

ESD prevention

DOE Q clearance eligibility

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

TestStand

LabVIEW

C#

Job description

Search for job title, job req id, military title, keywords

Search for City, State, Country, Zip Code

Senior/Principal Electronics Technologist, Nuclear Weapons Components, Onsite

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:

Organization 05358 (Inertial Sensors and Surveillance) is seeking an enthusiastic R&D Technologist to join our PLM team to immediately support the development, test, and qualification of the W93 Pathlength Module (PLM). The PLM meets demanding performance specifications, offers extremely high reliability, and meets difficult survivability requirements.

The PLM PRT is a dynamic team faced with the unique challenge of implementing new technology into a major component. We are an energetic, high-performing team seeking a focused, well-qualified technologist with an appropriate breadth of experience capable of supporting staff in a fast paced environment.

The successful candidate is expected to be self-directed and motivated while supporting a cross-functional team of engineers and other staff to support test and development activities of the PLM. With the team's assistance, the technologist is expected to assemble, test, and evaluate PWA's. Build test hardware, cables and support testing at various facilities.

Note that some travel is required to support testing during development, and Qualification of the PLM.

Why Join Us

Our team thrives in a positive, inclusive environment where mentors and learners work side by side. We believe the best ideas emerge through collaboration, shared knowledge, mutual respect, and we actively invest in each other's technical growth and career development. By joining Department 5358, you'll be a part of a high performing, mission-driven organization solving complex, meaningful engineering challenges that directly support national security, your work will matter, your expertise will be valued, and your contributions will have real impact.

We are seeking highly motivated electronics technologist to join our team. Ultimately, your hands-on electronics assembly and bench testing knowledge and skills will be used to develop and support electronics testing and identify and solve problems as they arise. The variety of applications requires a strong foundation in electrical and engineering principles--any part from resistors to ICs could require installation, rework, and characterization.

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

Partner with our engineers and other technologists to develop and execute testing of various commercial electronics

Assist on multiple parts being tested

Assemble and rework printed circuit boards

Troubleshoot testing problems

Integrate hardware and software

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$74,700 - $144,400

*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:

High school diploma or equivalent plus 3 or more years of directly relevant experience

Experience with test and analysis (troubleshooting) of electronics

Experience with installation, testing, repair, and maintenance of components

Experience with assembling and disassembling flight hardware to applicable IPC standards

Experience with reading and understanding schematics, wiring diagrams and/or layouts

ESD prevention knowledge and practices

Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

Active DOE Q clearance or equivalent (DOW Top Secret)

Ability to work independently and as well as collaboratively as part of a team.

Communicates well within small and large teams.

Knowledge of TestStand/Labview and C#.

Experience working in a laboratory environment, particularly related to electrical/electronic testing

Ability to collaborate with engineering staff to test hardware and document test results

Demonstrated ability to assemble and rework PCB's to include components as small as 0402, Ball Grid Arrays (BGA's) and Quad-Flat No-lead (QFN) packages

Excellent written and oral communication skills.

IPC J-STD-001, IPC 7711/7721, IPC-A-610 and IPC/WHMA-A-620 certifications preferred

About Our Team:

The NW Controller and Surveillance Department is responsible for the design, development and support of electronic subsystems that manage the arming and fuzing deterrent. The department specializes in analog and digital circuit design as well as the integrating software to control and test real-time embedded systems. The on-going surveillance activities required to maintain the active stockpile's arming and fuzing electronic sub-systems.

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:

Sandia is required by DOE 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 obtain and 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.

• Affordable housing, reasonable cost of living
• Minimal traffic congestion compared to larger cities
• At Sandia, recruiters manually review resumes on each job posting instead of using a resume screening software program
• By following the best practices outlined, this ensures that recruiters can accurately determine your qualifications for the position