What Your Job Will Be LikeAre you passionate about your work and want to join a dynamic team that solves challenging issues for the nation's security? Do you thrive in a high performing team atmosphere? If so, you could be the highly motivated R&D S&E, Electrical Engineer we seek. The Interconnect Technologies Department is looking for a Component Engineer to join their diverse and passionate team of high performing individuals striving to achieve success while making a difference for our nation's security. The Engineer's principal responsibility will be the design, development, and qualification of complex cables and related interconnect components for high consequence applications.
- Develop and implement electrical solutions to cable assemblies and interconnect challenges in complex systems
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of design engineers, systems engineers, quality engineers, and subject matter experts in the successful execution of mission critical designs
- Design and develop electrical parameters for cable assemblies, interconnects, and electrical components to meet system-level requirements and function through program life environments
- Develop and implement electrical acceptance criteria for cable assemblies and interconnects
- Team with system engineers and system-level stakeholders to establish electrical component-level requirements
- Collaborate with Production Agencies to incorporate defect prevention and design for manufacturability
- Investigate and lead technologists in troubleshooting interconnects and their corresponding test equipment
- Provide electrical evaluation and technical analysis on large amounts of electrical test data
- Write technical reports, perform cost estimates, work technical issues, and present results/findings
- Provide quality products with supporting qualification evidence that satisfy customer requirements within cost/schedule constraints
- Implement sound electrical engineering principles on high-reliability and high-consequence cable assemblies and interconnects
Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.
Some travel may be required, approximately once per quarter
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
Qualifications We DesireThe 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:
- Printed Circuit Board design experience
- Demonstrated application of design guides/specifications (e.g., design for manufacturability, design for environmental specifications)
- Experience teaming, collaborating, and negotiating with Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to identify design/requirement shortcomings, articulate impacts, and drive resolution with customers
- Experience in the application of engineering principles and manufacturing methods
- Active DOE Q-level security clearance
About Our TeamThe Interconnect Technologies Department designs, develops, tests, and qualifies cable assemblies (high voltage, RF, flat-flex, multi-wire, and fiber optic), junction boxes, and adapter assemblies. The department further designs, fabricates, and deploys equipment and testers for our products where such systems are not available through private industry. Our in-house designed equipment is in use at Sandia, the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC), as well as selected vendor sites for the development and qualification of War Reserve and other high-reliability components. We use the Realize Product Subsystem (RPSS) to realize Mark Quality product that covers the complete product realization cycle of requirements, design, development, specification, qualification, procurement, delivery, and stockpile support with our partners throughout the NWC. We employ defect prevention strategies to gain an understanding of design margin during the development cycle and to mitigate risk during production. The department's capabilities include the ability to address multiple challenging requirements related to meeting high-reliability numbers over long life, radiation tolerance, nuclear safety requirements, and size & weight restrictions.
Adherence to safety, process controls, and quality principles is essential to the success of our department.
Posting DurationThis 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.
