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 seeking a R&D Electrical Engineer to join our team.

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

　　Evaluate, develop, and debug complex test methods for microelectronics.

　　Design hardware for testing, for example load boards and probe cards.

　　Be the subject matter expert (SME) to support, lead, and/or mentor other development teams

　　Use tester platforms and lab instrumentation (ATE, oscilloscopes, DMMs, etc.) to verify performance of test programs.

　　Collaborate with design, failure analysis, burn-in, product realization teams, and system engineers as well as maintenance and safety personnel.

　　Partner with test operations and sustaining engineer to address any yield or testing issues on any given ASIC products and/or test equipment to maintain uptime and efficiency.

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

　　Salary Range:

　　$104,100 - $207,100

　　*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:

　　Bachelor’s degree in relevant STEM field plus eight (8) years' experience or;

　　Master's degree in relevant STEM field plus four (4) years’ experience or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience

　　Programming of Cohu’s DiamondX Automated Test Equipment (ATE) using C++ or other object-oriented language

　　Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE Q Clearance

　　Qualifications We Desire:

　　PhD. in a relevant STEM field

　　Experience with semiconductor testers such as the Cohu DiamondX, Verigy 93000, NP EXA 3000, and Teradyne Catalyst

　　Experience:

　　Proficient in test program development and debug with the Cohu’s DiamondX testers.

　　Lead development activities for new and legacy product conversion

　　Write scripts to extract large dataset to compile and analyze data using JMP or Excel.

　　Lead or support hardware design for probe cards and load boards, debugging, and qualify to support testing of ASICs products

　　Experience operating EG and TEL probers

　　Scripting program knowledge: Python, Perl

　　Experience working in Unix and Linux environments

　　Ability to work independently and collaborate well in a diverse team of designers, PRT leads, other stakeholders, and test engineers

　　About Our Team:

　　Sandia's Product Engineering department is responsible for science-based microelectronics, MEMS, and optoelectronics testing for both internal and external customers. We meet these responsibilities by developing and employing state-of-the-art functional and reliability tests and failure analysis techniques. We perform our work in a fast-paced, multi-project, team environment requiring extensive customer interaction.

　　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: 692652