Early Career R&D S&E, Electrical Engineer ,Onsite

About Sandia

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation.

About the Role

The Future Nuclear Deterrent Systems Engineering department is seeking a motivated Electrical Engineer to help execute a Rapid System Integration project utilizing Sandia designed and developed advanced reentry vehicles. This role offers an opportunity to work in a high-energy environment, at the forefront of a mission to seamlessly incorporate a cutting-edge system prototype within incredibly tight deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• Design flight electronics, wire harnesses and cables, high-speed circuits, and electronics.
• Work with firmware and embedded software engineers to verify electronic hardware designs.
• Collaborate with mechanical, system, and qualification engineers to meet harsh environmental test requirements.
• Support environmental testing activities of component designs.
• Support avionics component development.
• Selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• A 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 DOE- Q clearance or equivalent.
• Direct experience designing electronics.
• Demonstrated practice of circuit modeling/analysis, circuit testing, or circuit-device integration in electrical design.
• Component and/or System-level design trades experience.
• Familiarity with serial or Mil-Std digital interface communication standards.
• Electronic circuit verification via simulation.
• Knowledge of and user-experience with computer aided circuit-electrical design, printed circuit board layout, manufacturing, and testing.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, 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 clearance or equivalent.

Desired Qualifications

• 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).
• Ability to work independently and collaborate well in a multidisciplinary team of designers and test engineers.
• Outstanding verbal and written skills, including the ability to develop and present briefings that are clear and compelling.
• Experience with nuclear weapon qualification.
• Knowledge of the Nuclear Weapons qualification process.