Sandia National Laboratories

Senior/Principal Electrical Engineer - Electronic Warfare Technical Advisor, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories$117K — $235K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and 5+ years of related experience, or equivalent education and experience.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI security clearance.
  • Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with a research project as a requirement.
  • 10+ years of experience in classified engineering and analysis work for Defense customers.
  • Experience with modeling/simulation, engineering design, and operations of Electronic Warfare systems.

Responsibilities

  • Create models of complex space and RF systems using various modeling software.
  • Leverage military and space systems knowledge for accurate modeling.
  • Operate in a high-pressure, dynamic environment requiring TS/SCI/SAR clearance.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and intelligence analysts for model creation.
  • Guide critical decisions affecting future space warfare developments.

Benefits

  • Opportunities to work on high-impact national security projects.
  • Collaboration with top experts in the field of space systems.
  • Access to advanced modeling tools and technologies.
  • Potential for career advancement within a large research organization.
Full Job Description
What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking an Electronic Warfare technical expert to function as the technical advisor for a multi-million-dollar program that conducts space systems modeling to support acquisition and operational employment decisions by the U.S. Space Force. This effort involves staff from across Sandia and the National Security Space enterprise and requires deep technical expertise in employment, operations, design and/or modeling of complex systems to support the Space Warfighter. You will play a critical role in advancing national security by creating accurate and robust models and analyses that inform mission-critical decisions, working in tandem with our sponsors to guide critical decisions that will shape the future of space warfare.

On any given day, for this position, you will be expected to perform the following:

  • Create models of ill-defined space and RF systems in STK, AFSIM, XPatch, CAMEO/Magic Draw, and other modeling tools.
  • Leverage previous knowledge and experience of military systems, space systems, and ground RF systems and system of systems to best capture their operations and performance in a modeling environment.
  • Work in a high-pressure, dynamic environment up to a TS/SCI/SAR level.
  • Team across multiple disciplines, Sandia Centers (especially the Sandia RF Systems Center), and with intelligence analysts to properly build electronic warfare and space systems models and analytics.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. Travel approximately once a month is expected for this position.

Salary Range

$117,500 - $235,700

*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 and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, 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 security clearance.


Qualifications We Desire

The ideal R&D S&E, Electrical Engineering candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

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  • Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or a directly 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 communication skills, including the ability to develop and deliver clear, compelling briefings.

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

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  • Greater than 10 years of experience performing classified engineering and analysis work for Defense customers, including TS/SCI/SAP'SAR.
  • Experience working on modeling/simulation, engineering design, qualification, production, and/or operations of Electronic Warfare systems.
  • Experience working with DoD or IC programs, specifically in modeling/analysis, development, testing, fielding, and/or operations of Space Systems.
  • Experience leading hardware design and development, flight testing, and operational certification of National Security Space or Defense Electronic Warfare systems.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
  • Active DoD/DOW Top Secret or DOE Q clearance.
  • Active SCI clearance.


About Our Team

We provide architectures and enabling technologies for pathfinding space-based solutions to national security problems. 6353's focus is on expansion and evolution of mission capabilities for the Space Mission Engineering Program and the Science and Technology Advancing Resilience for Contested Space (STARCS) internal research and development campaign. Responsibilities of 6353 are to foster research and develop solutions in the areas of Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Space Control (SC) and nurture strategic partnerships with various government agencies, universities, and industry partners operating and supporting space missions.

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.

About Sandia National Laboratories

The Sandia National Laboratories is one of three National Nuclear Security Administration research and development laboratories in the United States, managed and operated privately by the National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia. Their primary mission is to develop, engineer, and test the non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons and high technology. Headquartered on Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it also has a campus in Livermore, California, next to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and a test facility in Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii. It is Sandia's mission to maintain the reliability and surety of nuclear weapon systems, conduct research and development in arms control and nonproliferation technologies, and investigate methods for the disposal of the United States' nuclear weapons program's hazardous waste. Other missions include research and development in energy and environmental programs, as well as the surety of critical national infrastructures. In addition, Sandia is home to a wide variety of research including computational biology, mathematics, materials science, alternative energy, psychology, MEMS, and cognitive science initiatives. Sandia formerly hosted ASCI Red, one of the world's fastest supercomputers until its decommission in 2006, and now hosts ASCI Red Storm, originally known as Thor's Hammer. Sandia is also home to the Z Machine. The Z Machine is the largest X-ray generator in the world and is designed to test materials in conditions of extreme temperature and pressure. It is operated by Sandia National Laboratories to gather data to aid in computer modeling of nuclear weapons. In December 2016, it was announced that National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, under the direction of Honeywell International, would take over the management of Sandia National Laboratories starting on May 1, 2017. Educational opportunities are conducted in collaboration with university students through several programs, including the Securing Top Academic Research & Talent at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program and the Sandia University Partnerships Network.
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