Electrical Engineer

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.

The W87-0 program seeks an R&D Electrical Engineer to support our systems engineering effort, including flight testing, laboratory testing, and component testing; and in supporting Significant Finding Investigations (SFIs) and Test System Investigations (TSIs), as well as development and production activities for components with electrical or electromechanical functions. The engineer selected for this position will support system performance studies which could include working with the computational modeling community to assess system behavior during normal and abnormal environments or during functional operation, using electrical modeling codes such as SPICE or codes with higher fidelity. In support of these studies, the engineer selected will report on system details or conduct or lead electrical tests to identify relevant modeling parameters or to use test data to derive environmental specifications. The selected engineer will also support the design of Flight Test Vehicles (FTVs) or other test articles. Finally, the selected engineer will update system requirements to support activities such as building test units, conducting tests, and analyzing data.

Bachelor’s and master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with at least two or more years of relevant experience; or bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with five or more years of experience.

Ability to obtain a DOE Q security clearance.

An active DOE Q security clearance.

Experience with electrical modeling tools such as SPICE.

Experience conducting testing of electrical/electronic systems in a laboratory setting, using e.g. oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, and other instruments.

Effective teamwork, negotiation, conflict resolution and presentation skills.

Project management skills.

The W87 System Engineering Department 8487 at SNL/CA is responsible for the Stockpile Support and Stockpile Maintenance activities associated with the W87-0 nuclear warhead. This Systems Engineering organization performs the planning, development, integration, and coordination with the DoD customer (USAF) for the DOE, supporting the primary national defense mission of the laboratory. In this role, Department 8487 performs detailed design and analysis of structures, design and analysis of electrical subsystems, conducts experimentation and qualification of systems, subsystems, and components, and provides direction to supporting organizations within the laboratory and the production complex. Department 8487 is comprised of electrical and mechanical engineers, technologists, and administrative support staff. The multidiciplinary team relies on the expertise of individuals inside and outside of the Department to accomplish its mission using modern quality methodologies. In addition to the secure officespace, the Department owns a mechanical laboratory in the Test Assembly Group (TAG) area and the Directorate 8400 electrical laboratories.

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