Electronics Engineer (Early/Mid-Career)

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.

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.

Salary Range:

$88,600 - $172,300

*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.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Are you a Electronics Engineer looking to design, develop and support the electronic subsystems that manage the Permissive Action Link for the nation's nuclear deterrent? If joining a dynamic, hard-working, subsystems engineering team with an unbeatable mission for global peace excites you, this role could be a match!

Your daily roles and responsibilities will involve:

• Playing a key role in development, maturation, and deployment of advanced technologies for next-generation weapon systems and support equipment

• Coordinating with a group of electrical and mechanical engineers in the design and qualification of electrical components and making technical decisions on the direction of the designs

• Designing of ASIC based digital/analog circuits

• Collaborating with and advising technologists’ work in a lab environment

Qualifications We Require:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline, or engineering or scientific experience and/or achievements that demonstrate the knowledge, skills and ability to perform independent research and development

• An active DOE Q clearance or active DoD Top Secret clearance plus the ability to obtain a Sigma 15 caveat

Qualifications We Desire:

• Design experience in both analog and digital circuits

• Experience with at least one electrical software tools such as VHDL, Mentor Graphics,

• ORCAD, Altium Designer, Cadence PSPICE, etc.

• Experience in production of electronic components

• Nuclear Weapon and/or Use Control design experience

• Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams

• Experience in VHDL, Verilog, C, C++, or custom ASIC design

• Design for manufacturing experience

• Familiarity with COMSEC and Controlled Cryptographic Information

• Qualification testing and documentation experience

About Our Team:

The Surety Electronics Department utilizes current and advanced electronic hardware approaches, tools, and techniques in developing information assurance subsystems for Nuclear Weapons. These responsibilities span research, design, development, production liaison, and existing product evaluation for Use Control Applications. Staff in this department develop custom electronic technologies in support of the DOE/DoD Use Control community and specialize in real-time embedded electronic design solutions with emphasis on security and reliability. The department also has a key role in the development, maturation, and deployment of advanced technologies for next-generation weapon systems and information assurance products.

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 vacations, 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.

Security Clearance:

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive 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 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.

Job ID: 689476