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About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide

• Extraordinary co-workers

• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world

• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities

• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)

• Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking an R&D Electronics Engineer to join our dynamic team in a Project Lead role, transitioning into the role of Product Realization Team (PRT) Lead, for an exciting new project. Our department designs and verifies fixed-function ASICs, programmable system-on-chip ICs, FPGA designs, embedded software, and hardware to verify, validate, and implement those products.

On any given day you may be called on to:

• Provide leadership to ensure the success of the Project Team/PRT by ensuring timely and effective communication between the PRT, Systems customers, and management as the primary point-of-contact (POC) for the PRT.

• Work closely with Sandia Advanced and Exploratory Systems and Systems Analysis groups to understand future threat environments and devise solutions to meet those demands.

• Coordinate with other organizations to negotiate PRT requirements and work.

• Identify the resources required to support PRT objectives and collaborate with customers and PRT members to establish work scope and budget.

• Manage resources to ensure on-time, on-budget deliveries meeting quality objectives.

• Participate in schedule development using P6 Primavera.

• Work with the PRT to develop comprehensive design, verification, qualification, and production strategies and effectively document and communicate the resulting plans.

• Write reports, work issues, document design history, and present results/findings to various partners including peer engineers, management, and internal/external customers.

• Manage the product definition (drawings, specifications, etc.) and analyze data throughout the product life cycle to demonstrate sustained compliance with customer requirements.

• Anticipate and manage risks, identify viable alternates and lead the technical evaluations and decision-making process.

• Employ quality management systems and defect prevention techniques throughout the complete realization process (e.g. design for manufacturing, mistake proofing, etc.).

Occasional travel to customer, testing, and production facilities is required. Due to the nature of the work, at least 80% onsite work in New Mexico is required for this position.

Salary Range:

$109,300 - $217,400

*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:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant STEM field plus five years relevant experience,

• Two or more years of project management or team leadership experience:

• Developing and managing budgets and schedule

• Identifying and delegating work to be done

• Ensuring timely and quality completion

• Interfacing with customers, management, and external partners

• An active DOE Q-level or equivalent security clearance required to start the role.

Qualifications We Desire:

Ideally, we would like to see your background include some of the following:

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant STEM field

• Experience with the development of Nuclear Weapon or other high-consequence products, including Realize Product Procedures, Engineering Authorizations, and related processes

• Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills, including proven abilities in effective negotiation, delegation, and conflict resolution in diverse team environments

• Ability to integrate ideas and work effectively across diverse technical organizations

• Ability to balance multiple, sometimes conflicting, priorities

• Ability to travel.

• An active DOE Q-level or DoD TS security clearance.

About Our Team:

The Digital Design, Verification, and Embedded Software Department (Organization 5351) is responsible for design, development and support of electronic components that manage the arming and fuzing functions for the nuclear deterrent of this nation. The department specializes in digital logic design, as well as integrating software to control and test real-time embedded systems. Current responsibilities include the design, development, and qualification of controller and other digital designs destined for Air Force and Navy systems and Advanced Controller concepts for future, responsive weapon systems. 5351 is responsible for the realization and qualification of Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), supporting circuit design (both analog and digital), verification, qualification, and supporting integration activities into the next level of assembly.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. 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.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

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.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Job ID: 693605

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F