Senior​/Principal Engineering Support Technologist - Assurance Prod Realization, Onsite

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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), 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*

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We are seeking a highly motivated Engineering Support Technologist to contribute to our group’s mission of developing high assurance products. On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Fabricate and test prototype hardware
• Troubleshoot analog and digital electronics
• Perform work such as soldering and cable fabrication
• Design and fabricate bench‑top hardware
• Develop and execute procedures to test the functionality of hardware and software against requirements
• Operate test equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, logic analyzers, signal processors, multimeters, and temperature chambers

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 100% of the time.

The position requires the ability to travel up to 10% to support the mission.

Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.

$74,700 – $144,400

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.

• High school diploma plus three or more years of directly related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to acquire a DOE Q‑level security clearance.

• Electronics troubleshooting experience and familiarity with laboratory test equipment
• Ability to fabricate prototype and test hardware
• Experience testing and analyzing analog and digital circuits
• Skills in cables and harness building
• Practical experience populating printed circuit boards
• Associate’s degree in a related technical discipline
• Excellent teaming and communication skills
• Good organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
• Maintaining thorough, well‑organized test data and related documentation
• Experience developing test procedures
• Familiarity with data acquisition systems
• Experience with environmental testing
• Skill with technical drawings, schematics, and data sheets
• IPC‑A‑610 & IPC‑J‑STD‑001 certifications

The High Assurance Product Realization group develops embedded and ground support equipment in support of high assurance National Security missions. We are a leader for high‑assurance National Security hardware, utilizing current and advanced electronic hardware approaches, tools, and techniques in developing information assurance subsystems. These responsibilities span research, design, development, production liaison, and existing product evaluation for use‑control applications. Our staff develops custom electronic technologies in support of the DOE/DoD Use Control community and specializes in real‑time embedded electronic design solutions with an emphasis on security and reliability.

The team also plays a key role in developing, maturing, and deploying advanced technologies for next‑generation weapons systems and information assurance products.

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7)…