Early Career Circuit Engineer - Cybersecurity Microsystems Assessments, 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

*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Were seeking an Integrated Circuit (IC) Design Engineer to join our team. Our research group develops advanced microelectronics hardware assessment capabilities to support a broad range of growing and evolving National Security missions. You will be called upon to develop advanced hardware assessment capabilities to support a broad range of growing and evolving National Security missions. Our outstanding staff have specific expertise in microelectronics, failure analysis, materials characterization, embedded components and systems, protective technologies, and other areas. Were searching for a teammate with deep curiosity, commitment and collaboration that utilizes advanced CAD tools and CMOS semiconductor technologies to support IC product development. On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Perform IC physical layout on complex, advanced node mixed-signal designs in accordance with foundry design rules to ensure products are manufacturable, reliable and will meet all electrical performance requirements.

• PCB layout for test boards for the ICs you help realize.

• Develop custom analog and mixed signal ICs, microprocessors, field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), digital signal processors, SRAMs, NVMs, high performance and communication devices.

• Test methodologies for IC verification, working with test engineering to ensure characterization and validation of all functional requirements.

• Targeted behavioral simulation testbenches and associated test scripts.

• Light electrical laboratory test setup planning, design and circuit debugging.

  Our team members enjoy a healthy work-life balance. We have opportunities for leadership (technical and personal), travel (domestic and international), training (internal and external), continuing education (internal, external, and university-based), and collaboration (academic, industry, and government).

  The selected applicant is expected to perform onsite. The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work. Relocation will be provided for those that qualify.

Salary Range:

$99,400 - $193,600

*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:

• Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or relevant STEM degree.

• Experience in any of the following:

• Custom IC circuit design and layout using Cadence, Siemens, and/or Synopsys EDA tools.

• Integrated circuit verification (e.g. LVS, DRC, PEX)

• Electrical test and debug

• PCB layout

• Scripting (Python, Jump or Matlab in particular)

• Active US DOE Q or DoD TS security clearance.

• Ability to obtain and maintain an SCI clearance, which may require a polygraph test.

Qualifications We Desire:

Experience with any of the following:

• RF circuit design and layout including non-CMOS processes (e.g. GaN)

• Analog/mixed-signal IC design

• Behavioral testbenches

• Digital Memories including modern Error Correcting Codes

• High speed communication protocols

• Laboratory test equipment (oscilloscopes, waveform generators, power supplies, etc)

• Advanced packaging, especially C4 (controlled collapse chip connection) flip-chip and copper pillar flip-chip

• Demonstrated ability to diagnose and debug integrated circuits in a laboratory environment, including data evaluation and interpretation.

• Development and delivery of presentations, proposals, reports, and design history documentation.

• Proven teamwork, effective leadership, interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills in diverse team environments.

About Our Team:

As a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), Sandia National Laboratories is continually asked to help address the countrys most pressing national security needs. In the Threat Intelligence Center, the mission of the Information Operations Program is to assess, design, implement and influence the development of national security-related information systems and technologies in support of Defense and Intelligence customers and their national security missions.

More specifically, the Microelectronics Protection Technologies Group (5644) assesses, designs, and influences national-security-related information systems and technologies by developing and applying tools to analyze microelectronic devices and next layer assemblies for vulnerabilities; and developing and transferring solutions to help protect the nations most critical systems. This work involves assessing hardware and software security features and looking for vulnerabilities in microelectronics that will be used by DOD, DOE, and other USG customers.

This department focuses on developing and executing microelectronics hardware analysis research programs, working collaboratively with Sandia's S&T community and external partners to inform and engage them in mission-enabling applied research for a variety of national security customers. In addition, this department is responsible for providing mission leadership to Sandia's state-of-the-art assessment capabilities that enable solutions to a breadth of embedded system and microelectronics measurement and analysis problems.

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:

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.

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: 695535

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F