Senior/Principal Engineering Support Technologist - Radio Frequency (RF) Test Systems and Power Supplies, Onsite

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• 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 hard working Engineering Support Technologist. The successful candidate will use their experience to troubleshoot and configure radio frequency (RF) test systems and power supplies. In this position you will perform configuration, operation, and maintenance activities of tester systems, prototype systems, and flight products. Join us to develop creative solutions to national security challenges!

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

• Support engineers on technical projects and products working from schematics, diagrams, written and verbal descriptions, layouts, or defined plans to perform testing, checkout, and troubleshooting functions
• Serve as the Lab Owner of spaces that house project-relevant equipment and/or support project activity level work
• Test, characterize, and troubleshoot power-supply modules verifying voltage/current performance, stability, and compliance with system specifications
• Implement and oversee lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures for antenna systems and related RF equipment to ensure safe maintenance and test operations
• Collect, maintain, organize, compile, and manipulate technical data, including performing mathematical calculations and analysis of data where guidelines are provided
• Create, build, assemble, modify, or repair prototypes
• Prepare engineering documentation, reports, drawings, sketches, flow charts, diagrams, or schematics
• Set up and conduct tests and record data to assist with engineering analysis
• Work with our ES&H teams as the point of contact for developing compliance documentation in support of the activity level work being conducted

This position will require some travel (e.g. five to ten trips per year). Due to the nature of this work the selected applicant will need to work onsite.

$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 5 years or more of directly related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Familiarity with written or verbal instructions, drawings, layouts, and other related specifications
• Experience operating sensitive electronic equipment
• Ability to obtain and maintain a required US DOE Q security clearance

• Associates degree in engineering, physics, or relevant science, technology, or mathematics (STEM) field
• Experience/familiarity with RF Electronics
• Demonstrated experience testing and validating power-supply modules
• Familiarity with lockout/tagout procedures for antennas and RF test systems
• Experience in process execution
• Proven ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal)
• Awareness of engineering principles and basic technical responsibilities, including design and system technology, within a designated field
• Knowledge of legal requirements and environmental impacts affecting engineering
• Knowledge of mathematical calculations in accordance with engineering specifications
• Ability to do hands-on troubleshooting of payload and ground system design, operations, and testing
• Ability to work independently and as a team
• Perform occasional off-hour work support
• Active DOE Q or DOW TS clearance

Our team provides research and development (R&D), systems engineering, project management, and payload development articles for the United States Nuclear Detonation Detection System (Burst Detector Analysis payload) and to a variety of DOE and government sponsors. Once a payload is designed and delivered, it is typical for the organization to maintain cradle-to-grave involvement throughout the life of the payload. The organization uses TRL 1 through 9 technologies to provide the sponsor(s) with a complete integrated systems solution on the deliverables. This includes conducting R&D, transitioning R&D into the application, and fielding complete payloads. The department also works closely with ground systems to ensure that data needs are met

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.

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.

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.

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