Future Warhead Lead Electrical Engineer (Experienced) Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories • Livermore, California • Posted June 16, 2026

About the Role

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a hardworking and dedicated Lead Electrical Engineer who is passionate about and able to lead engineering systems development activities for future Sandia programs and work for our customers.

The successful candidate will join a highly integrated, highly motivated, cross-functional team contributing to the system design of a new Air Force Reentry Vehicle (RV) warhead. This warhead is expected to become a Phase 1 Program imminently (either in late FY24 or early FY25). During Phase 1 the successful candidate will lead trade studies in order to:

  • Understand the viable trade space and enable informed architectural decisions.
  • Establish a technical robust design with a defensible qualification program.
  • Identify driving requirements in order to inform the development of a Stockpile-to-Target Sequence (STS) and Military Characteristics (MCs).

    • As the program progresses, it is expected that...