Senior/Principal Electronics Technologist - Electronics Assembler, 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 vacations, 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:

We are looking for a skilled and highly motivated Electronics Technologist to become a vital member of our Electronics Systems Realization team. In this role, you will focus on the assembly, rework, and repair of printed wiring assemblies, cables, and other components designed for critical satellite applications. Our projects involve complex, multi-layer assemblies produced in low quantities with high rigor (Class 3 standards). This is an exciting opportunity to develop innovative solutions to unique national security challenges!

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

• Assembly and Repair: Work on multiple assemblies, including repair and rework, with a particular emphasis on boards that require full hand assembly.

• Autonomous Functioning: Operate independently as an assembly and rework/repair technologist within the Satellite Systems Realization department, while also serving as a lab owner and alternate lab owner.

• Workload Management: Balance responsibilities to support various organizations while maintaining lab ownership and fulfilling daily personnel duties.

• Inventory Management: Oversee electronics assemblies, including updating inventory, managing parts in Oracle, and auditing kits for electronic assemblies.

  A soldering test will be required as part of the interview process. Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$70,200 - $135,400

*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.

Qualifications We Require:

• High School diploma plus 3 years' directly related experience hand soldering electronic components.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Associate degree in related field.

• Currently or recently (within 5 years') certified in at least one of the following:

• Certified to J-STD-001

• Certified to IPC-7711/7721 Rework/Repair standards

• Equivalent Mil-Std or Company certification

• Familiar with NASA-STD-8739.1A.

• Certified to IPC-A-600, IPC-A-610 and IPC-A-620 within last 3 years.

• Proven experience using assembly tools such as a solder iron, microscope, hot plate, hot air pen, oven, micrometers, calipers, OHM meters etc.

• Willingness and ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities.

• Able to work in dynamic atmospheres with changing priorities.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team environment with high initiative and Collaboration.

• Experience reading and interpreting PWA drawings and schematics.

• Knowledge of torque wrenches and torque of hardware on assembled boards.

• Experience with installation of bottom terminated components, press fit connectors, fine pitch IC.

• Experience working in an AS9100 environment.

• Active DOE clearance.

About Our Team:

Product Realization, consists of highly skilled technologists, product qualification specialists and production engineers who consistently deliver robust, reliable electronics primarily for qualified space flight applications. In order to execute ambitious technology insertion into systems with rigidly fixed delivery schedules, greater alignment between prototype design and flight-qualified hardware must be achieved, particularly to support the design of the next-generation Global Burst Detector satellite system. As a result, these two aspects will be fused into a single unit while still reserving the appropriate autonomy required in the development build cycle to ensure reliability levels commensurate with previous designs.

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: 694605

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F