Sandia National Laboratories · 4 hours ago
Early Career R&D Electrical Engineer - Firing & Embedded Systems, Onsite
Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation. They are seeking multiple Electrical Engineers to design, develop, test, and monitor firing subsystems and embedded systems for U.S. Navy and Air Force nuclear weapons programs.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate on multidisciplinary teams, providing ownership and direction for electrical designs
Coordinate with customers, production agencies, and stakeholders to support design, testing, development, qualification, and production activities
Analyze performance against requirements, build prototypes, and refine designs
Perform modeling and simulation of design performance using tools such as Pspice, LTspice and MATLAB/Simulink
Communicate technical information and project status effectively to team members, customers, and management
Travel to partner and customer locations as required (generally less than 5 days per month)
Qualification
Required
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
Ability to obtain and maintain Sigma 15 access
Preferred
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 high voltage electronics
The ability to acquire and maintain qualifications for working safely with high voltage electronics
Experience working in Nuclear Deterrence mission spaces including design, development, production, or surveillance
Experience working in a production or manufacturing environment
Demonstrated attention to detail
An active DOE Q-level security clearance; or other equivalent active security clearance such as DOD Top Secret with CNWDI
Benefits
Generous vacation
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.
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
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