Sandia National Laboratories

Senior/Principal Electronics Technologist - High-Reliability Electronic Components, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories$74K — $144K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High school diploma plus 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance
  • Associate's degree in engineering/electrical field (desired)
  • Experience in a laboratory environment for electrical/electronics testing
  • Intermediate to advanced soldering and rework skills
  • Experience with board layout and design
  • Strong interpersonal skills for effective collaboration and communication

Responsibilities

  • Partner with engineers and technicians to test various commercial electronics
  • Assist with multiple parts undergoing testing
  • Design and layout printed circuit boards
  • Troubleshoot testing problems as they arise
  • Integrate hardware and software systems
  • Support radiation testing at off-site facilities as required

Benefits

  • On-the-job training provided
  • Opportunity for collaboration with expert engineers and technicians
  • Work as part of a high-reliability electronic components group
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technology and national security projects
  • Potential travel opportunities up to 25% to support program needs
Full Job Description
What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking highly motivated electronics technologist to join our team. Ultimately, your hands-on bench testing knowledge and skills will be used to develop and support electronics testing and identify and solve problems as they arise. The variety of applications requires a strong foundation in electrical and engineering principles--any part from resistors to ICs could require characterization or ongoing surveillance. On-the-job training is available with this position.

On any given day, you may be called on to:
  • Partner with our engineers and technicians to develop and execute testing of various commercial electronics
  • Assist on multiple parts being tested
  • Design and layout printed circuit boards
  • Troubleshoot testing problems
  • Integrate hardware and software

Some travel supporting radiation testing at off-site facilities may be required to support program needs, up to 25% of the time.

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

$74,700 - $144,400

*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

  • High school diploma plus 5 or more years of directly relevant experience
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance


Qualifications We Desire

  • Associate's degree in an engineering/electrical field of study
  • Experience working in a laboratory environment, particularly related to electrical/electronics testing
  • Intermediate to advanced solder and rework skills (i.e., familiarity/competency with a soldering iron) and quality inspection (i.e., electrical continuity checks and isolation checks, voltage probing, and microscopic inspection)
  • Board layout and design
  • Great interpersonal skills; particularly collaboration and communication
  • Experience working with classified and hazardous materials/hardware
  • Experience with inventory and documentation management


About Our Team

The High-reliability Electronic Components group (7640) is responsible for the characterization, development, production, procurement, surveillance, and qualification of high reliability electronic products for ND programs and other national security customers. The group is composed of subject matter experts who specialize in both custom and commercial products, and is home to the Electronic Parts Program, an integrated activity that identifies the future commercial technology needs of our customers and leads the efforts needed to ensure our design partners can use them with confidence. The group is changing the paradigm for electronic part use in ND systems. We are relentlessly focused on improving our systems, culture, structure, processes, and people to achieve world-class performance in our field.

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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