Early Career R&D Electrical Engineer - FPGA Designer, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories is a science and engineering laboratory focused on national security and technology innovation. The Advanced RF Systems department is seeking an early-career FPGA design engineer to develop, verify, test, and troubleshoot FPGA-based hardware for communications and electronic warfare systems. The role collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and supports advanced development, anomaly resolution, documentation, and customer needs.

What you'll do:

• Design, simulate and implement synthesizable RTL for high performance FPGAs
• Create original designs as well as modify and improve existing FPGA designs
• Write simulation testbenches for functional verification
• Design embedded electronic subsystems
• Test and troubleshoot printed wiring assemblies (PWAs) in the lab using power supplies, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other lab equipment
• Create innovative solutions to difficult technical problems
• Working cooperatively with other internal organizations, as well as external production facilities and suppliers
• Troubleshoot problems and support anomaly resolution activities
• Support customer funded advanced development needs
• Provide engineering and programmatic documentation
• Apply knowledge and experience to evaluate and improve work quality, performance, and alignment of results with customer expectations
• The position will require occasional travel

What they're looking for:

• 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 obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI clearance which may require a polygraph test
• FPGA programming and verification experience
• Proficiency with Hardware Design Languages (Verilog, VHDL, etc.)
• 2 plus years of related experience in the following areas:
• Development and verification of custom RTL for FPGA design (preferably VHDL)
• Static Timing analysis
• Development and use of testbench code for firmware validation
• Troubleshooting of firmware using simulation software
• Use of Microsemi Libero and/or Xilinx Vivado
• Embedded system design
• Current DOE Q clearance

Benefits:

• 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