Senior Sensor R&D Engineer – Onsite Impact

Sandia National Laboratories; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 102,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Relocation assistance

Generous vacation

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, is seeking a Sensor Engineer (R&D S&E Electronics Engineer) to design, characterize, qualify, and integrate sensor technologies across multiple Joint Test Assembly programs. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to execute engineering activities across the full product lifecycle within the Nuclear Deterrence framework.

Daily work includes developing production-ready sensor designs, ensuring manufacturability, supporting qualification

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, computer, or related field.
• Active DOE Q-level security clearance required.
• Experience with analog and digital circuit design and analysis.
• Experience in sensor design, qualification, and transitioning hardware to production.
• Proficiency in data analysis and test data interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Develop sensor designs to production-ready status through iterative design-build-test cycles.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering for requirements mapping (RQ-R), verification (RQ-V), and qualification planning (PQ).
• Support sensor qualification testing and documentation, including test plans and results analysis.
• Analyze environmental test data, including long-term drift studies and reliability assessments.
• Interface between design teams and production/manufacturing to resolve design and production challenges.

Skills

Circuit design

Sensor testing

Data analysis

Verbal communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MATLAB

LabVIEW

LTSpice

ModelSim

Oscilloscopes

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, is seeking a Sensor Engineer (R&D S&E Electronics Engineer) to design, characterize, qualify, and integrate sensor technologies across multiple Joint Test Assembly programs. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to execute engineering activities across the full product lifecycle within the Nuclear Deterrence framework.

Daily work includes developing production-ready sensor designs, ensuring manufacturability, supporting qualification