Early Career Navigation Engineer, Onsite

About Sandia:

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• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a Navigation Engineer.

On any given day, you may be called upon to perform the following tasks:

• Conduct Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) engineering.

• Develop software and algorithms for both real-time systems and modeling & simulation efforts in PNT.

• Leverage knowledge of Global Positioning System (GPS) and Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receivers, along with their associated signal processing functionality, to develop inertial navigation systems.

• Research and develop advanced Alternative Navigation (alt-Nav) technologies for operation in GPS-denied environments.

• Design, implement, and test fieldable real-time software and hardware in embedded systems.

Salary Range:

$99,400 - $193,600

*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, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and experience defined by the following parameters:

• An Associate’s degree in a relevant discipline plus four (4) years of directly related relevant work experience; or

• A High School Diploma plus eight (8) years of directly related relevant work experience.*

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.

*Equivalent education and experience must be engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.

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).

• Active DOE Q or DOD TS security clearance.

• Ability to work independently and collaborate well in a diverse 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:

• Experience in software and algorithm development for both real-time systems and modeling & simulation efforts in Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT).

• Understanding of State Estimation for both integrity and accuracy – statistical anomaly detection and traditional sensor fusion (e.g., Kalman Filtering).

• In-depth knowledge of the use of GPS/GNSS, at both a system and hardware level.

• Experience in embedded software and/or firmware development.

About Our Team:

Department 5322 focuses on Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) and Electronic Technologies for a variety of sponsors. This includes the development and fielding of high-performance PNT systems to support various Nuclear Deterrence, National Security Programs (hypersonic missiles), Homeland Security, and interagency programs and R&D initiatives. The department participates in architecting, implementing, and deploying embedded electronic systems to enhance PNT technologies through contested or denied environments, including navigation integrity and situational awareness, real-time flight software for hypersonic missiles, Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) calibration and specialization, advanced sensor fusion, and Alternative Navigation (Alt-Nav) sensors and algorithms. These include, but are not limited to, terrain correlating Synthetic Aperture Radars (SAR), Multi-GNSS, RF Communication and Signals-of-Opportunity (SoOp) navigation for national security applications

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) 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.

Job ID: 695233

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F