Senior/Principal Engineering Support Technologist, Strategic RF & Electronic Systems, Onsite
Sandia National Laboratories
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Job summary
Sandia National Laboratories seeks an Electronics Technologist for its Electronic Systems Ops Department. The role focuses on specialty sensors, embedded electronics, and RF technologies for national security missions, requiring collaboration across teams and programmatic responsibilities.
The position involves assembling and testing RF assemblies, troubleshooting circuits, and supporting field tests onsite. A DOE Q clearance is required, with onsite work emphasized.
Qualifications
- Associate's degree in technical discipline plus 4 years of experience or 8 years of relevant experience.
- Experience with general electronic test equipment including power supplies, multi-meters, and oscilloscopes.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Assemble and test RF electrical assemblies.
- Troubleshoot custom electronics circuits.
- Conduct field testing of electronics including test planning, coordination, and execution.
- Coordinate with production partners on test specs, processes, and non-conforming product.
- Procure, evaluate, and organize parts.
- Fabricate cables and circuit boards.
- Document build processes and test results.
- Maintain laboratory space and equipment.
Skills
Education
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Job description
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*
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.
The Electronic Systems Ops Department is seeking a highly motivated Electronics Technologist to join our dynamic team, which focuses on specialty sensors, embedded electronics, and RF technologies for a wide variety of national security missions including both Nuclear Deterrence (ND) and Strategic Partnership Projects (SPP). The selected candidate will have demonstrated the ability to work in a dynamic teaming environment, sharing resources as well as programmatic responsibilities across the group. The selected candidate will have demonstrated the ability to work in a dynamic teaming environment, sharing resources as well as programmatic responsibilities across the group.
On any given day, you may be called upon to:
- Assemble and test RF electrical assemblies
- Troubleshoot custom electronics circuits
- Conduct field testing of electronics including test planning, coordination, and execution
- Coordinate with production partners on test specs, processes, and non‑conforming product
- Procure, evaluate, and organize parts
- Fabricate cables and circuit boards
- Document build processes and test results
- Maintain laboratory space and equipment.
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.
$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.
- Associate's degree in technical discipline plus 4 years of experience; or 8 years of relevant experience
- Experience with general electronic test equipment including power supplies, multi‑meters, and oscilloscopes
- Experience assembling, testing, and troubleshooting electronic circuitry
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance.
Ideally, we would like to see your background include some of the following:
- Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant field
- Experience with, or education in, general test and measurement equipment (oscilloscopes, DVM, logic analyzers) and RF test equipment (network analyzer, spectrum analyzer)
- Experience with automated instrument control using LabVIEW
- Familiarity or experience with MATLAB, Linux, SolidWorks, and Python
- Field test experience and support
- Ability to plan, coordinate, and document testing, including field tests
- Experience with PWB assembly, soldering, and inspection
- IPC-610 Solder and Inspection Certification
- Experience with potting materials and vacuum chamber processes
- Understanding of wireless communication electronics and related systems
- Experience performing antenna measurements
- Experience laying out and assembling electronic chassis/enclosures
- Effective communication and documentation skills
- Be motivated by working with a highly successful, dynamic project team delivering systems that impact our National Security
- Currently active DOE Q-level security clearance (or DoD-TS equivalent)
The RF & Electronics Systems Center (Center 5300) provides key electronics systems deliverables to a wide variety of nuclear weapons, space, intelligence and military programs across Sandia and the nation. The Strategic RF Systems group (Group 5370) supports the Nation¿s technology superiority strategies by delivering capabilities for global highly-reliable communications and novel advancements for future electronics. We are a highly dynamic set of departments that cross-team to provide integrated engineering systems solutions ranging from core research through prototype development and high-end, fielded products.
- Provide advanced hardware designs for strategic flight and ground systems.
- Develop talented staff and partnerships to advance national capabilities.
- Engage with partners to link communities and expertise for electronic components.
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.
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.
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.
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.
If offered the position, you may be required to demonstrate your fitness to perform certain physical aspects of the position, including lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.
Job ID: 698970
Job Family: RD
Regular/Temporary Position: R
Full/Part-Time Status: F
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