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What Your Job Will Be Like
Ready to join a dynamic team that solves challenging technical problems for national security? Are you passionate about cutting edge research and developing technologies to bridge the gap between ideas and reality? Do you have a passion for Navigation, Guidance, Controls, or Embedded Systems? If so, we invite you to explore this opportunity to join our impactful team!
Department 5322 focuses on Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) and Electronic Technologies for a variety of sponsors. This includes the development and fielding of high-performance PNT systems to support various Nuclear Deterrence, National Security Programs, Homeland Security, and interagency programs and R&D initiatives. The department participates in architecting, implementing, and deploying embedded electronic systems to enhance PNT technologies through contested or denied environments, including navigation integrity and situational awareness, real-time flight software for hypersonic missiles, Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) calibration and specialization, advanced sensor fusion, and Alternative Navigation (Alt-Nav) sensors.
Department 5322 has varied work opportunities and is actively seeking experienced R&D Electrical/Computer/Embedded engineer with experience in one or more of the following fields:
- Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Engineering
- Designing, implementing, and testing fieldable real-time software/hardware using C in embedded systems
- Real-time data processing
- Software and algorithm development for both real-time systems and modeling & simulation efforts in NG&C
- Designing, implementing, and testing inertial systems for navigation, guidance, pointing and control.
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.
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.
Qualifications We Require
- A PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or other relevant STEM discipline.
- -OR- a Master's degree in a relevant STEM discipline plus three years’ engineering or scientific experience.
- -OR- a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant STEM discipline plus five years’ engineering or scientific experience.
- Ability to acquire and maintain a required US DOE Q-level security clearance.
Qualifications We Desire
Demonstrated ability to work independently, with minimal supervision, as well as work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Experience with HW/SW or system integration and troubleshooting.
- Good interpersonal and oral communication skills.
- Embedded software and/or firmware development skills; familiarity with two or more of the following development methodologies or tools:
- Experience in logic verification, preferably System Verilog/UVM.
- Experience with FPGA design tools.
- Experience with firmware DSP implementation.
- Experience in taking an FPGA design to hardware and utilizing debugging tools.
- Basic knowledge of RTL synthesis flow for ASIC design.
- Experience in software DSP implementation.
- Experience in low-level device driver development and interfacing with hardware.
- Experience with software quality tools and processes.
- Active DOE Q-level clearance.
About Our Team
Department 5322 focuses on Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) and Electronic Technologies for a variety of sponsors, including the development and fielding of high-performance PNT systems.
Posting Duration
This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.
Security Clearance
Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review. Applicants need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
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.
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