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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 vacation, 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.
What Your Job Will Be Like
Are you eager to broaden your technical depth, decision-making, and systems-thinking while accelerating your career trajectory and contributing to national security missions? We are seeking Electrical Engineers for a two-year rotational program designed to develop well-rounded, collaborative engineers through exposure to a wide range of Center 7600 scope.
Participants in this three stop, eight month rotation will work across multiple technology areas within Center 7600, including the Advanced Mechanical Design Group, the Firing and Embedded Systems Group, the Interconnects and eFab Group, and the High-Reliability Electronics Group. After completion of the program, participants will return to their home assignment within the Firing Set and Embedded Systems Group. The program provides structured opportunities to strengthen systems thinking, expand professional networks, and accelerate career development while contributing to mission-critical national security work.
The selected applicants will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, qualifying, and monitoring high-consequence systems in support of U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force nuclear weapons programs, as well as other national security programs.
In this rotational role, you may be called on to:

• Collaborate on multidisciplinary teams, contributing electrical engineering expertise across varied project assignments.
• 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 within different organizational environments.
• Perform modeling and simulation using tools such as PSpice, LTspice, and MATLAB/Simulink.
• Rotate through diverse engineering groups, including the Advanced Mechanical Design Group, the Interconnects & eFab Group, and the High'Reliability Electronics Group, to gain broad exposure to a variety of technical areas.
• 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).
Applicants chosen for an interview will be asked to provide an overview briefing of an example that illustrates relevant design experience.
Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.
Salary Range
$102,400 - $199,700
*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.
Qualifications We Require

• 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

Qualifications We Desire
The ideal R&D S&E Electrical Engineer candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• 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

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

• 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

About Our Team
The Firing & Embedded Systems group (7620) is a recognized leader in realizing safe, secure, and reliable products. We research, design, develop, and deliver highly reliable, trusted systems and high consequence hardware and software products to serve our National Security customers today, tomorrow, and always.
Our technical backgrounds are diverse. Some of us have spent years focusing on the fine details of particular technologies and are recognized as nation-level specialists. Some of us are generalists and support multiple projects keeping things connected and developing new skills.
Our teams are comprised of specialists and generalists working together, and it is easy to shift between projects and technical roles over time.
If this environment sounds appealing, we'd like to meet you!
Posting Duration
This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.
Security Clearance
Sandia is required by DOE 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 obtain and 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.
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.