What Your Job Will Be LikeWe are seeking an Experienced Space Systems R&D Electrical Engineer to fulfill the role of a subject matter expert to support space system modeling, space system component design and build, space system component testing and analysis, and to interpret results from modeling, testing and analysis of space electrical systems. These efforts are to help inform and train National Security Space customers and provide space capabilities to National Security Space customers.
On any given day, you may be called on to:
- Provide an understanding of space electronics sub-system design to space systems modelers
- Generate models of space electronics that are built and designed by others
- Help develop space electronics fault trees to inform fault testing
- Design, build and test space electronics components at the board level
- Provide guidance on radiation effects and radiation testing for space electronics
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 or equivalent
Qualifications We DesireThe ideal R&D, S&E Electrical 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).
- 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:
- 10 years or more of experience designing, building and/or testing of space electronics components that have then flown in space.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and execute a technical effort (e.g. Thesis/Dissertation, publications, work project, making space flight hardware deliveries, etc.).
- Experience on US Space Force, NASA and/or NRO satellite system programs.
- Knowledge of FPGA programming, Versal/Xilinx edge processing architectures for space.
- Ability to work in a collaborative work environment from modeling to hardware build and testing.
- Knowledge of and experience with SMC-S-016.
- Current TS/SCI and TS/SAR clearances.
About Our TeamWe provide mission analysis and modeling, architecture studies and prototype 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. Responsibilities of 6353 are to foster research and develop solutions in the areas of Space Cyber Resilience and Space Control (SC) and nurture strategic partnerships with various government agencies, universities, and industry partners operating and supporting space missions.
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.
