Sandia National Laboratories · 12 hours ago
Design Domain Chief (DCE) Senior Scientist Engineer for MESA, Onsite
Albuquerque, NM
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$162K/yr - $276K/yr
7+ years expSandia 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. The Design Domain Chief/Electronics Senior Scientist/Engineer will lead and mentor the center designers in designing and realizing MESA microelectronics for the stockpile, ensuring high reliability and adherence to best practices across product technologies.
GovernmentInformation TechnologyNational Security
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Ensure highly reliable product is designed across MESA¿s product technologies (ASICs/CMOS, HBTs, ROICs, optoelectronics, etc) and that consistent practices and methodologies and are used
Technical voice for design leads and teams to ensure adequacy and completeness of product technical requirements and performance
Develop and mentor the different product technology Design Agency (DA) Product Realization Teams (PRTs) and PRT Leads integrating best practices across the center in realizing high reliability microelectronics which are executed in alignment with RPPs
Build trust-based partnerships within MESA across Sandia and with Federal Program Managers (FPMs) when needed
Partner with the other MESA DCEs (Production, Fab and Post-Fab) to ensure products are matured to be producible with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles
Partner with other non-MESA DCEs to ensure sharing of best-known practices and lessons learned across organizations
Technical authority and own the Design Review processes and design guides
Work with product realization teams to drive assure program executability for the Design Agency (DA) responsibilities
Own driving to resolution of complex product design issues
Participate in and signs-off on all ND product design reviews and approve QERs
Provide an expert voice to challenge and validate technical design decisions through deep involvement with design teams while representing and coordinating constraints of broader MESA activities and commitments
Support design teams to ensure technical decisions are sound, risk informed, and balanced with schedule and cost
Advise MESA leadership to drive sound, risk-based decision making
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a relevant STEM field plus fifteen (15) years engineering and scientific experience or
Master's degree in a relevant STEM field plus eleven (11) years engineering and scientific experience or
Ph.D. in a relevant STEM field plus seven (7) years engineering and scientific experience
Five (5) years' experience leading or mentoring teams
Experience with the successful development, qualification, and delivery of nuclear weapon electronic components
Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance
Preferred
Demonstrate interpersonal skills in developing positive relationships among peers, staff, management, and customers
Experience leading teams through uncertainty and driving change initiatives
History of delivering projects on-time, on-budget and meeting quality requirements
Design electronics for high consequence applications (e.g. reliability, margin, derating) and using design for manufacturability (DFM) techniques
Develop design guides, including considerations of DFM
Familiarity with Realize Product Procedures (RPPs) and put RPPs into practice within the NW realization lifecycle
Strong internal Sandia customer (System, MC) knowledge
Engagement with Federal Program Managers (FPMs)
Execute effective design reviews, creating design review processes a plus
Structured Problem Solving (to resolve design issues)
Bridge multiple teams (to establish commonality across the product technologies)
Talent development and retention; mentorship
Nuclear Weapon Change Control processes
Knowledge of analog, digital, or mixed signal integrated circuit design and an understanding of semiconductor processes
Familiarity with radiation environments and effects on semiconductors
Benefits
Generous vacations
Strong medical and other benefits
Competitive 401k
Learning opportunities
Relocation assistance
Amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance
Company
Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia is a conducts research and development into the non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.4MKey Investors
US Department of EnergyARPA-E
2023-09-21Grant· $0.5M
2023-07-27Grant
2023-01-10Grant· $3.7M
Leadership Team
Laura McGill
Deputy Laboratories Director - Nuclear Deterrence, and Chief Technology Officer
Maria Gallardo
CFO Enterprise Risk Management Program Lead
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