What Your Job Will Be LikeThe Advanced RF Applications department (5376) is seeking a highly motivated RF/Microwave Engineer to join its team. This position focuses on providing specialized RF engineering expertise, particularly in applied electromagnetics. You will be involved throughout the research, development, and fielding lifecycle. You will be joining a multi-discipline, success oriented high-performance team. Our sponsors consist of intelligence community (IC), special operations forces (SOF), and Department of War (DOW) organizations, who count on us to deliver high-impact solutions to their evolving and most pressing national security challenges. Projects range from urgent, quick-reaction requests in response to time-sensitive, real-world driven needs to longer term (1-3 year) efforts.
The ideal candidate will possess strong teamwork skills and a background in electronics engineering (RF, analog, digital) within size, weight, and power (SWaP) constrained systems.
On any given day, you may be called upon to:
- Contribute to the conceptualization, requirements development, circuit design, modeling/simulation, testing, and delivery of high-impact RF solutions
- Collaborate on and develop mixed-signal (RF, analog, digital) electrical designs for special communication systems
*Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.
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 acquire and maintain a DOE Q clearance and SCI clearance, which may require a polygraph.
Qualifications We DesireThe ideal R&D S&E microwave and sensor engineering 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). - Laboratory skills and knowledge of RF and digital test equipment.
- Knowledge of RF, Digital Communications, Electronic Warfare, and Cyber Security systems and principles.
- Ability to work successfully in a dynamic, interdisciplinary, teaming environment.
Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:
- Proven ability to work successfully within a multidisciplinary team, partner effectively across organizations, as well as understand and work across a diverse set of technologies and capabilities
- Experience in designing and synthesizing RF and microwave circuits
- Experience in mixed signal digital and analog circuit design
- Experience in printed circuit board design/layout including high frequency design
- Experience in a hardware electronics laboratory environment including:
- Use of general test and measurement equipment (oscilloscopes, DMM, logic analyzers)
- RF test equipment (network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power meters)
- Probe testing/troubleshooting of RF/microwave, analog, and digital circuits
- Experience with RF/microwave design tools (HFSS, CST, ADS, Genesys, etc.)
- Experience or familiarity in one or more of the following areas:
- Digital Communications, Electronic Warfare, Radar and/or systems and principles
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems and principles
- Modeling, design, and tuning of unique form-factor antennas
- Python, GNU Radio, and MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent
- Planning, coordination, and documentation of field tests
- Experience or familiarity with Intelligence Community and Department of War organizations and mission spaces
- Proven experience in interacting with internal and external customers and partners
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize, manage, and execute multiple projects within appropriate scope, budget, and timeframe
- Demonstrated experience leading projects and small teams effectively
- Demonstrated commitment to developing yourself and your skill set
- Ability and willingness to travel occasionally (up to 3-4 times per year)
- Active DOE Q or DOW Top Secret security clearance and the ability to acquire and maintain an SCI clearance
About Our TeamThe Advanced Radio Frequency Applications department researches, develops, evaluates and deploys specialized RF systems for a number of national security applications including space based, airborne, and terrestrial RF communications, Command and Control (C2), remote sensing, nontraditional Electronic Counter Measures / Electronic Warfare (ECM/EW), and specialized Tagging, Tracking, and Locating (TTL) systems. Members of the department have broadly varying skills including RF/microwave circuit and system design, antenna design, digital signal processing, embedded system hardware and software, digital system design, operational field-testing development/support, and program/project management. Design challenges include highly miniaturized electronic system design, communication system architecture, ultra-low size, weight, and power (SWaP) hardware, ultra-low-noise receivers, and signal extraction/classification techniques in low Signal-to-Noise-Ratio environments. We are tightly integrated with other departments in the Advanced RF Applications business area and regularly partner across organizational boundaries internal and external to SNL, to include working closely with Government/Military partners to consistently deliver high-impact solutions to some of our nation's most difficult national security problems.
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.
