Senior/Principal Space Systems R&D Electrical Engineer - Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories; Albuquerque (NM); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telecommuting (hybrid work)

Relocation assistance

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories seeks an Experienced Space Systems R&D Electrical Engineer to support space system modeling, component design and testing, and interpretation of results for national security space customers. Expect to generate space electronics models, lead fault-tree development, and guide radiation testing.

Responsibilities include board-level design/build/test, collaboration across teams, and delivery of space flight hardware while navigating clearance requirements and a dynamic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of directly relevant experience or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide modeling of space electronics sub-systems for space system modelers.
• Design, build and test space electronics components at the board level.
• Develop space electronics fault trees to inform fault testing.
• Provide guidance on radiation effects and testing for space electronics.
• Collaborate across modeling and hardware build/test to deliver space flight hardware.

Skills

Space systems modeling

Engineering problem solving

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

5+ years of directly relevant experience

Tools

FPGA/Versal/Xilinx

Job description

About Sandia

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*

About Sandia

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

We are seeking an Experienced Space Systems R&D Electrical Engineer to fulfill the role of a subject matter expert to support space system modeling, space system component design and build, space system component testing and analysis, and to interpret results from modeling, testing and analysis of space electrical systems. These efforts are to help inform and train National Security Space customers and provide space capabilities to National Security Space customers.

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

• Provide an understanding of space electronics sub-system design to space systems modelers
• Generate models of space electronics that are built and designed by others
• Help develop space electronics fault trees to inform fault testing
• Design, build and test space electronics components at the board level
• Provide guidance on radiation effects and radiation testing for space electronics

Salary Range

$117,500 - $235,700

• 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

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI or equivalent

Qualifications We Desire

The ideal R&D, S&E Electrical Engineering candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
• Ability to work independently and collaborate well in a multidisciplinary team of designers and test engineers.
• Outstanding verbal and written skills, including the ability to develop and present briefings that are clear and compelling.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

• 10 years or more of experience designing, building and/or testing of space electronics components that have then flown in space.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and execute a technical effort (e.g. Thesis/Dissertation, publications, work project, making space flight hardware deliveries, etc.).
• Experience on US Space Force, NASA and/or NRO satellite system programs.
• Knowledge of FPGA programming, Versal/Xilinx edge processing architectures for space.
• Ability to work in a collaborative work environment from modeling to hardware build and testing.
• Knowledge of and experience with SMC-S-016.
• Current TS/SCI and TS/SAR clearances.

About Our Team

We provide mission analysis and modeling, architecture studies and prototype enabling technologies for pathfinding space-based solutions to national security problems. 6353's focus is on expansion and evolution of mission capabilities for the Space Mission Engineering Program. Responsibilities of 6353 are to foster research and develop solutions in the areas of Space Cyber Resilience and Space Control (SC) and nurture strategic partnerships with various government agencies, universities, and industry partners operating and supporting space missions.

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 and SCI access, both of which require US citizenship. SCI access may also require a polygraph examination. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain these levels of access 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 the 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.

Job ID: 698673

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F