What Your Job Will Be LikeSandia's Space Mission Engineering Program Office (SMEPO) strives to enhance national security by creating the future of space. To this end we seek the toughest unmet, space-based mission challenges for our DoD and IC partners. Solving these problems requires acting as a trusted resource, leveraging innovative ideas, applying differentiating technologies, and harnessing the strength of Sandia's unique capabilities.
We are seeking an early career electrical engineer with experience in space systems electrical design to join our space flight efforts in the areas of optical remote sensing, space control, and rapid realization. The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to strengthen partnerships, work with DoD or IC sponsors, mature enabling technologies, and execute space flight payloads through full lifecycle.
On any given day, you may be called on to:
- Support or lead diverse, multidisciplinary internal teams to realize new flight payloads
- Engage with external sponsors and Sandia leadership
- Generate and deliver proposals, reports, or presentations
- Independently design or develop solutions to complex technical problems
- Build and test space flight systems or associated prototypes
- Identify gaps and opportunities to drive innovation
- Work in a secure environment, protecting information and results as required
Must be willing to support occasional travel. 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 and SCI 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:
- Two or more years of experience with DOD or IC communities
- Two or more years of hands-on experience with space flight systems (designs/architecture, realization/build, testing and deployment)
- Experience with RF systems for space applications.
- Two or more years of project leadership experience with DOD or IC communities
- Experience implementing and leading SCI and/or Special Access Program (SAP) level technical projects
- Demonstrated ability to work well in a diverse, multidisciplinary teaming environment
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with external and internal partners
- Demonstrated ability to develop and present proposals (cost/schedule/scope/conceptual design) to internal and external partners
- Demonstrated ability to lead small teams
- Possess a strong dedication to positive teaming dynamics, strong written and verbal skills, detail oriented with a keen focus on supporting sponsors
- Experience designing optomechanical and electromechanical systems
- Ability to develop simple code to interface with mechanisms, components, testers, etc.
- Willingness to travel to engage with sponsors, conferences, etc.
About Our TeamThe Emerging Flight Technologies department is responsible for the development of space-based payloads in the nation's security interests. Efforts include:
- Rapid prototype development to create solutions for emerging threats.
- Developing resilient space electronic architectures. Moving traditional algorithms, which were designed to run on high-performance ground stations, to the edge.
- Payload and tech maturation in the areas of remote sensing, space control, space domain awareness, and space cyber.
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.
