Systems Engineer (Electrical)

About the Role

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking early career R&D Systems Engineers with an electrical engineering background for the W80-4 Life Extension Program & Transition to Stockpile. This is an onsite position requiring 100% in-office work. The role offers opportunities for career advancement and mentorship.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop system-level design architecture and analysis to integrate components and subsystems into a complete functional system.
• Facilitate test planning to verify requirements and qualify hardware.
• Collaborate on maturation of requirements for specific areas or components.
• Lead integration activities with other systems engineers and product realization teams.
• Provide technical solutions for critical design elements.
• Present at technical design reviews.
• Conduct or assist with cost account management.
• Represent Sandia on multi-organizational project teams.
• Travel up to 25% to support the mission.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance.
• PSpice, Cadence/OrCAD, DxDesigner, MATLAB, Simulink, C/C++, and Python.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or a highly related field with an independent research project requirement.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate well in a multidisciplinary team.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Academic or job experience in areas such as: engineering design, qualification, production, or related modeling/simulation projects.
• Experience working on systems or component requirements, design, qualification, production, or related modeling/simulation projects.
• Experience supporting system-level electrical integration, verification, qualification, or production activities.
• Ability to evaluate electrical interfaces, requirements, and design documentation.
• Ability to team well with others and listen to different perspectives.