Senior R&D Cybersecurity & Semiconductor Process Engineer

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 118,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories, a premier national security research lab, is seeking an experienced Senior/Principal R&D Cybersecurity Engineer focused on semiconductor fabrication process security. The role requires transforming concepts into protective technologies across complex microelectronics programs.

The candidate will lead hardware-based assurance projects, collaborate with internal and external sponsors, and engage in high-impact research with robust communication.

Qualifications

• 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 clearance which may require a polygraph test.
• Graduate degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Forensics, Mathematics or a directly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).

Responsibilities

• Perform innovative and creative research utilizing Sandia's unique microelectronic hardware security and cyber capabilities to develop protective technologies and evaluate hardware for high consequence systems.
• Work collaboratively with professionals across Sandia and at partner organizations to develop protective technologies and tools to secure the nation's most critical applications.
• Lead for one or more hardware-based microelectronics assurance projects.
• Build professional relationships with external sponsors and serve as a semiconductor subject matter expert in a small group setting or as part of a large audience presentation.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

PhD in Electrical Engineering/Materials Science/Physics or related STEM field

Tools

Semiconductors analysis tools

SEM

FIB

TEM

AFM

STM

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories, a premier national security research lab, is seeking an experienced Senior/Principal R&D Cybersecurity Engineer focused on semiconductor fabrication process security. The role requires transforming concepts into protective technologies across complex microelectronics programs.

The candidate will lead hardware-based assurance projects, collaborate with internal and external sponsors, and engage in high-impact research with robust communication.