Senior/Principal R&D Electrical Engineer - Advanced Manufacturing, Onsite

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We are seeking a motivated and self-starting R&D S&E Electrical Engineer to join the dynamic advanced manufacturing group (7520) as a production process engineer supporting agile product realization. You will work with a team of experienced personnel to take on challenging production and development assignments that serve the evolving needs across the NSE as well as SPP programs. Our team brings together a diverse set of skills and backgrounds to enable rapid production missions in close collaboration with our customers and partners.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Develop, qualify, maintain, and oversee new production processes that meet mark quality requirements while meeting all safety, quality, cost, and schedule requirements
• Oversee testing operations for packaged electronics devices and calibration of measurement equipment
• Perform structured problem solving to address urgent process or product issues.
• Collect and analyze data to monitor key production metrics
• Identify opportunities to reduce yield loss, improve throughput, and lower product cycle times
• Review design definition to assess production feasibility and provide manufacturability improvements
• Consult with organizations across Sandia to provide production expertise to teams supporting high-impact missions
• Closely integrate with SNL quality and surety, component design, systems, NNSA, NSE Partners, SPP partners, and vendors

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.

$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.

• 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 clearance.

The ideal R&D S&E Electrical Engineer candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will also 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:

• Experience with:
• Understanding of fundamentals of radio frequency (RF) engineering
• Systems-oriented person able to manage production processes and identify and mitigate associated risks
• Ability to analyze and optimize manufacturing processes to balance quality, schedule, and cost
• Demonstrated ability to monitor process health by collecting data, performing analysis, and tracking using standard metrics
• Excellent time management skills and organization needed to manage multiple concurrent projects
• Experience in a manufacturing environment with knowledge of industry-standard Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) systems and related business practices
• Evidence of high academic achievement
• Active/current DOE security clearance

The Advanced Manufacturing group (7520) serves the evolving needs across the NSE and strategic partners (SPP) by providing a suite of services ranging from consultation for product feasibility and readiness, design for manufacturing support, to responding as a designated Production Agency (PA) of last resort capable of delivering mark quality, diamond-stamped product. With decades of product realization experience across ND and SPP programs together with our strategic partnerships across SNL and the NSE, we aim to provide flexible and rapid response to unique production-related challenges. Our teams represent a diverse set of skills and backgrounds to enable rapid production missions in close collaboration with our customers and partners. Our experience spans various disciplines and domains including, but not limited to Testing (electrical, thermal, and environmental), Engineering (mechanical, electrical, chemical, industrial), Electro-mechanical assembly, ND component production, Sounding rockets, Semiconductors, Automation, Trusted vendor qualification, Packaging and logistics, Project management, and Data mining and analysis.

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.

This position does not currently require a Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance.

Sandia will conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Furthermore, employees in New Mexico need to pass a U.S. Air Force background screen for access to Kirtland Air Force Base. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause access to be denied or terminated, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment. Under federal law, citizens and agents of the People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, and the Russian Federation are generally prohibited from accessing Sandia National Laboratories. Accordingly, such individuals will not be considered for employment unless they are also a citizen of the United States.

If hired without a clearance and it subsequently becomes necessary to obtain and maintain one for the position, or you bid on positions that require a clearance, a pre-processing background review may be conducted prior to a required federal background investigation. Applicants for a DOE security clearance need to be U.S. citizens. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Members of the workforce (MOWs) hired at Sandia who require uncleared access for greater than 179 days during their employment, are required to go through the Uncleared Personal Identity Verification (UPIV) process. Access includes physical and/or cyber (logical) access, as well as remote access to any NNSA information technology (IT) systems. UPIV requirements are not applicable to individuals who require a DOE personnel security clearance for the performance of their SNL employment or to foreign nationals. The UPIV process will include the completion of a USAccess Enrollment, SF-85 (Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions) and OF-306 (Declaration of for Federal Employment). An unfavorable UPIV determination will result in immediate retrieval of the SNL issued badge, removal of cyber (logical) access and/or removal from SNL subcontract. All MOWs may appeal the unfavorable UPIV determination to DOE/NNSA immediately. If the appeal is unsuccessful, the MOW may try to go through the UPIV process one year after the decision date.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

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