R&D S&E, Tester Engineer (Early/Mid-Career)

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Organization 05358 (Inertial Integration and Qualification) is seeking an enthusiastic R&D Engineer to join our Test and Qualification team as a Tester Engineer to immediately develop tester electronics and embedded software supporting our products. The hardware developed by the team meets demanding performance specifications, offers extremely high reliability, and meets difficult survivability requirements.

Our team members share a positive attitude in an inclusive environment consisting of both mentors and learners sharing their knowledge and experience while boosting each other’s growth. In this role, you will have the opportunity to learn and develop your skills through available training and team mentoring.

The successful candidate is expected to be a strong team contributor supporting the test and qualification activities of the product through tester development. You will be expected to coordinate with the Tester Lead and other stakeholders to prepare the tester for various test and qualification activities as defined in our test plans. Your ability to collaborate, communicate, and interface with team members will be vital to the success of your role with tester preparation.
Some travel is required to support PRT and Program meetings, production issues, qualification testing, and other program needs.

$88,600 - $172,300

• 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.

• Must be located at the New Mexico Site. (Relocation will be available to qualifying candidates)
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• Active DOE Q or DoD TS Security Clearance required to start the position.
• Software development or embedded electronic system testing experience
• Experience with LabVIEW, MATLAB, or National Instruments development suites
• Experience with one or more of the following:
  • Software development or embedded electronic system testing experience
  • Experience with LabVIEW, MATLAB, or National Instruments development suites
• Plus, two years relevant experience, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience

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

• Experience in the qualification of WR products, including testing and documentation.
• Experience working with production agencies (e.g., KCNSC) or production of War Reserve (WR) product
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering plus two years relevant experience, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Experience with Nuclear Weapon (NW) practices and procedures (e.g., RPPs, Engineering Authorization releases, etc.)

Organization 5358 – The Inertial Integration and Qualification Department – supports two main products: Inertial sensing devices and controllers. It is responsible for research, design, development, test, qualification, production support, and surveillance of inertial sensor products for Nuclear Deterrent Fuzing applications. Additionally, the organization is responsible for the test and qualification of certain controller products for Nuclear Deterrent Fuzing applications. Currently the team supports the test and qualification of a Warhead Control Unit (WCU), and the production of inertial sensing Path Length Modules (PLMs) as part of the common fuze effort for multiple weapon programs. Cumulatively, through these products, Organization 5358 supports all three legs of the nuclear weapons triad with LRSO, SLBM, ICBM fuzing devices. The department also has responsibility for stockpile surveillance and management of two PLMs , and the legacy Force Balanced Integrating Accelerometer (FBIA). Finally, the team has responsibility for future weapon system research and development for future Nuclear Deterrent (ND) Systems. Essential capabilities include technology evaluation, subsystem design and qualification, test system development, product realization and stockpile management.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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