Senior/Principal R&D FPGA Design Engineer - Space-based Remote Sensing, Onsite

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We are seeking a FPGA Design Engineer to provide technical expertise for remote sensing and satellite systems. The successful applicant will have experience with digital designs for embedded applications, for example: processor board design (both CPUs and/or GPUs); FPGA design and HDL (specifically VHDL) experience; high-speed network and interface electronics; and high-speed analog to digital interfaces.

Due to the nature of the job the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

$117,500 - $235,700

*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.

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, 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 obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance

The ideal R&D S&E 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:

• Proven ability to be self-motivated and work independently as well as in a multi-disciplinary team environment, building consensus and resolving issues
• Knowledge of the effects of extreme environments (e.g. radiation, thermal extremes, shock, and vibration) on electrical systems
• Significant experience in the design, development, test, and implementation of electrical systems, especially high-speed digital electronics
• Significant experience with space radiation effects in digital electronics (e.g. single event effects)
• Familiarity with satellite programs and processes
• Experience in the development of FPGAs and SoCs using toolsets (e.g. Xilinx Vitis and Vivado toolset, Microchip Libero SoC design suite)
• Experience in HDL verification techniques (e.g. HDL testbenches)
• Experience in test driven development practices (e.g. CI/CD)
• Proficiency with space radiation effects in digital electronics (e.g. single event effects)
• Leadership experience in a technically relevant project
• Strong organization and planning skills and ability tackle more than one assignment at a time.
• Desire to learn new skills as required and develop expertise in areas that may be unfamiliar
• Active Q and TS//SCI clearances

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.

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