Senior/Principal Electrical Engineer - Transportation Safeguard and Surety Program, Onsite

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 vacation, 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

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What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a highly motivated experienced Electronics Design Engineer to join our dynamic team. Our organization is responsible for embedded electronics, electrical and RF technologies from design to production for a wide variety of Transportation Safety and Security Programs (TSSP) of national security missions. The ideal candidate possesses a strong background in electronics or electrical engineering principles, design, development, prototyping, and implementation. He or she will be a part of team that designs, builds, tests, integrates in a challenging fast-paced environment. These roles offer exciting opportunities to work on innovative projects and contribute to cutting-edge technologies.

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

• Lead the design, development, and validation of complex electronic circuits, custom PCBAs, and integrated systems, by defining and implementing rigorous hardware testing and validation strategies, including functional verification, signal integrity analysis, environmental stress testing, and qualification protocols.
• Oversee and perform the creation, review, and approval of detailed, schematics, layouts, and comprehensive design requirements documentation, design history files and test procedures to support product lifecycle management and regulatory compliance.
• Drive the integration of advanced embedded electronics and system architectures to optimize system efficiency and robustness.
• Establish and champion design for test (DFT), design for manufacturability (DFM), fault tree analyses and failure mode effects analysis (FMEA) processes to enhance product quality and reliability.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex manufacturing and fleet issues, driving continuous improvement and innovation in product design and performance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, act as the electrical design authority and key technical liaison on cross-functional teams to ensure seamless hardware-software integration and rapid technological development.
• Stay at the forefront of emerging technologies in electronics, electrical systems, and communication standards.
• Provide technical expertise and strategic support to stakeholders to advance transportation technologies.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$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.

Qualifications We Require:

• 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 a DOE Q clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R&D S&E Electrical Engineering candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition 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:

• A master's or PhD degree in electronics or electrical engineering plus 3 or more years of design experiences, or a closely related engineering or scientific field plus 3 or more years of directly related experiences.
• In-depth knowledge and extensive hands-on experience in electronic hardware design, development, and testing, including PCB schematic capture and layout for embedded systems, microcontrollers, communication protocols, such as CAN, SPI, UART, I2C
• Proficient with industry-standard PCB design and simulation tools (e.g., Altium, Eagle, KiCad, or other software)
• Skilled in requirement generation, mapping and integration, electrical system validation and testing methodologies
• Solid understanding in design for manufacturability (DFM), design for test (DFT), failure mode effects analysis (FMEA)
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex electronic systems and optimize performance and reliability using fault tree analysis
• Experienced in collaborating cross-functional teams with software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to deliver effective integrated product solutions
• Knowledge of regulatory standards and quality systems, with experience supporting documentation and compliance efforts preferred (e.g., UL, CE, FCC, and/or other standards)
• Programming skills in C/C++/C# and Python for hardware-software integration and testing automation

About Our Team:

The Communications and Electrical Systems Technology Department is responsible for the development and integration of command, control, and communication technologies used in specialized transportation security systems. The department conducts research and development activities in the areas of high consequence software systems, custom embedded circuit design, wireless network communications, intelligent power conditioning and distribution, navigation systems, and sensors. Major programs supported by the department include the Safeguards Transporter (SGT), development of a new high security system called the Mobile Guardian Transporter (MGT) and an advanced concept surety programs called Integrated Surety Architectures (ISA). Robust security protection for transportation systems face many unique challenges, and requires exhaustive investigation and analysis of sophisticated system attacks and the associated development of countermeasures to defend and protect against such attacks. The use of modeling and simulation tools assists in the investigation, exploration, and development of new design approaches, algorithms, and design of experiments to validate system capabilities.

Posting Duration:

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.

Security Clearance:

Sandia is required by DOE 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 obtain and 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: 697428

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

Client-provided location(s): Albuquerque, NM

Job ID: Departmend_Of_Energy_-_Sandia_National_Laboratories_FGB-697428

Employment Type: PART_TIME

Posted: 2026-04-14T18:40:16