Sandia National Laboratories

Senior/Principal Electronics Technologist - W93 Firing Set & Surveillance, Onsite

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

Qualifications

  • Associates degree or higher in Electronics or related field
  • Experience with soldering and laboratory electrical equipment
  • Ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance
  • Experience with IPC-A-610 standards
  • Knowledge of high voltage components or systems

Responsibilities

  • Support fabrication and testing of electronic prototypes and systems
  • Inspect and test soldering work per established standards
  • Troubleshoot and rework electronic hardware to fix design defects
  • Develop and maintain a variety of electronic systems
  • Conduct environmental testing of electronic and electromechanical systems
  • Operate equipment and report testing data
  • Work from engineering drawings and verbal instructions

Benefits

  • Occasional travel to testing facilities
  • Opportunity to work on national security programs
  • Dynamic high-performing team environment
  • Work in multidisciplinary settings
  • Onsite work supporting critical national security initiatives
Full Job Description
What Your Job Will Be Like

Are you passionate about your work and want to join a dynamic team that solves challenging problems for the nation's security? Do you thrive in a high performing team atmosphere? If so, you could be the highly motivated Electronics Technologist we are seeking.

The W93 Firing Set & Surveillance department (7623) has a broad portfolio covering the full Nuclear Deterrence lifecycle from surveillance to future programs. You will be part of a team of technologists operating in multiple electromechanical and high voltage laboratories supporting the design, development, testing, qualification, and surveillance of firing subsystems, and other high-consequence ND components. These systems are used every day in U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force nuclear weapons and other national security programs.

On any given day, you may be called on to:
  • Support the fabrication, population and testing of proto-boards, breadboards, cables, adaptors, and printed circuit boards with high voltage components and small discrete electrical components
  • Perform, test, and inspect soldering work in accordance with standards
  • Troubleshoot electronic hardware and re-work boards to correct defects in designs or replace faulty components
  • Develop, build, modify, repair, and maintain a wide variety of electronic systems
  • Perform disassembly operations on stockpile hardware
  • Work from engineering drawings, schematics, and written or verbal instructions
  • Operate equipment, conduct tests, and report data in a prescribed format
  • Perform environmental testing of electronic and electromechanical systems

Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.

Occasional travel to testing facilities is required.

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

  • Associates degree or higher in Electronics, or related field
  • Experience soldering and operating laboratory electrical equipment such as power supplies, waveform generators, and oscilloscopes
  • Ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance


Qualifications We Desire

  • Demonstrated ability to solder electronics assemblies to IPC-A-610 class 3 standards
  • Active IPC-A-610, IPC-A-620, IPC-7711/7721, and/or J-STD-001 certifications
  • Experience working with high voltage components or systems
  • Ability to troubleshoot printed circuit assemblies and read schematics
  • Experience working in Nuclear Deterrence and/or DoD weapons programs
  • Demonstrated attention to detail and electrical safety
  • Experience with lab ownership
  • Ability to clearly communicate both technical and non-technical information.
  • Ability to work on cross-organizational/multidisciplinary teams
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask with competing priorities


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.

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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