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
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• 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*

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What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated engineer with a strong background in navigation analysis and sensor fusion. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in applying advanced techniques in covariance analysis and Monte Carlo methods to develop, evaluate and enhance real-time navigation systems. They will have a deep understanding of Kalman Filter design and implementation, along with a proven ability to derive and develop algorithms that solve complex engineering challenges of national security significance.

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

• Develop innovative Navigation and Estimation algorithms from first principles to improve modeling and simulation analysis tools and real-time embedded flight software
• Integrate new sensors models, interfaces and other capability upgrades for flight software and analysis tools using modern testing and configuration management procedures
• Perform navigation and estimation analysis on simulated and/or flight collected data
• Document algorithm, software, and analysis results in white papers, presentations, and other data products
• Collaborate and coordinate with internal and external organizations and team members to execute project tasks and milestones

Salary Range:

$102,400 - $199,700

*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 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 be granted a DOE Q clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal 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:

• Demonstrated knowledge of sensor fusion techniques, particularly Kalman Filters and multivariable multiplicative state estimation.
• Working knowledge of six degrees of freedom dynamic modeling and analysis, including both translational and rotational motion, with the ability to derive dynamic equations of motion from first principles.
• Understanding of inertial navigation techniques and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensor technology.
• Experience with vehicle trajectory and navigation analysis techniques, such as covariance and Monte Carlo analysis.
• Experience modeling and simulating aerospace and dynamic systems in MATLAB and C/C++.
• Demonstrated knowledge of object-oriented programming methods and practices, software development processes, unit testing, and requirements verification.
• Knowledge of Global Positioning System (GPS) and other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) technologies, principles, and signal processing techniques.
• Experience with navigation sensor hardware interfaces, data acquisition, and analysis; examples include GPS/GNSS, odometers, altimeters, IMUs, cameras, LIDAR, radio frequency beacons, etc.
• Experience with developing, implementing, and testing control algorithms on electromechanical systems.
• Demonstrated experience in deriving and implementing numerical algorithms and performing quantitative engineering analysis

About Our Team:

The 5324 Navigation, Pointing, and Control (NPC) Motion Systems Department develops advanced real-time NPC solutions and performs navigation system and thermal, vibration, and shock analysis for projects critical to national security. We collaborate across Sandia National Labs, supporting efforts in modeling and simulation, sensor characterization, trajectory reconstruction, and avionics and electro-mechanical design, testing, and integration.

Posting Duration:

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.

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: 696698

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F