PAY RANGE

$168,780 - $256,824 Annually
$168,780 - $214,032 Annually for the SES.3 level
$202,500 - $256,824 Annually for the SES.4 level
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting; pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.
Job Description
We have an opening for an Embedded Systems and Digital Design Engineer to support the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Independent Diagnostic Scoring System (LIDSS) Flight Test Group. The LIDSS Flight Test Group is a fast-paced, cross-disciplinary team that specializes in rapid development of reliable in-field deployable assets including autonomous rafts, unmanned aircraft systems, and complex camera systems. You will have significant experience with embedded systems and digital design, validation, and deployment and you will be responsible for the entire life cycle of the product, from design to deployment to ensure mission success. This position is in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED) within the Engineering Directorate. DTED provides support to Strategic Deterrence (SD) Programs.
This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.
Depending on your assignment, this position may offer a hybrid schedule, blending in-person and virtual presence. You may have the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Advanced knowledge of and significant experience with embedded systems programming in either C or C++, data structures or algorithms in embedded systems, and FPGA designs in VHDL.
• Significant experience testing embedded systems, including software, digital hardware, FPGAs, and circuits.
• Advanced-level knowledge and demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to electrical systems, including reading schematics and using electrical testandsoldering equipment.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills to explain, advise, and effectively collaborate with team on document and hardware issues, procedures, etc.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AT THE SES.4 LEVEL

• Subject matter expertise with embedded systems and technology development.
• Significant experience and demonstrated ability to successfully lead a team of embedded engineers to solve highly complex problems.
• Expert level project management experience and demonstrated ability to complete highly complex projects, including working within and meeting resource, schedule, and scope constraints.
• Expert communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills necessary to effectively present, explain, influence, and advise senior management and/or external sponsors.

QUALIFICATIONS WE DESIRE

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineer, or Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Ability to travel for extended durations of 2 to 4 weeks, approximately one to two times each year, in remote locations.
• Ability to work productively in a variety of work environments including office settings, workshops, mobile trailers, and in remote outdoor field environments.
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• Provide expert capability in solving highly complex problems and apply highly advanced engineering knowledge to resolve technical and programmatic issues.
• Set broad project vision and strategy and influence technical direction for self and others.
• Manage scope of work that involves many parallel tasks requiring the resolution of conflicting work requirements, determine and pursue courses of action essential to obtain desired outcomes, including the prioritization of tasks toward targets.
• Provide strategic technical advice and collaborate with sponsors/customers and lead industry partners to address sponsor/customer needs from the Subject Matter Expert (SME) perspective.