Cleared Senior/Principal R&D Hardware Lead - High Consequence Cryptographic Systems, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 118,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a Cleared Senior/Principal R&D Hardware Lead to head a hardware team delivering high-consequence cryptographic systems. The role partners with NSA, KCNSC, and DoD customers to meet stringent requirements and schedules, with onsite work and up to 25% travel.

The ideal candidate will lead multi-discipline engineers, demonstrate compliance, and manage hardware qualification activities across environments and security testing.

Qualifications

• 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
• Active US DOE-Q or DoD TS security clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain an SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the PRT Lead and Software Lead to realize multiple hardware products and ground stations
• Lead a team of electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, and technologists to meet challenging programmatic and schedule requirements
• Work with NSA to demonstrate compliance with a wide variety of security-related requirements
• Lead hardware characterization, test, and witness testing both for qualification and for NSA certification, including environmental testing, security verification testing, and TEMPEST testing
• Lead interactions with KCNSC Global Security to realize qualification builds and qualification of the manufacturing line
• Partner with Surety Engineering to gather and analyze evidence for qualification
• Own and delegate both project and NSA documentation
• In addition to the position described, this role provides opportunities to get involved with next-generation R&D work with the Surety Technologies portfolio and involvement in other areas of Use Control, including Coded Switches and Code Management Systems.
• The position requires the ability to travel up to 25% to support the mission.
• Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to work onsite.

Skills

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

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Cleared Senior/Principal R&D Hardware Lead - High Consequence Cryptographic Systems, Onsite

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 vacation, 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:

Organization 8452, one of three departments dedicated to realizing Use Control and other high assurance, NSA certified systems for a variety of DOE and DoD customers, is seeking a driven and results‑oriented R&D Hardware Lead (R&D S&E, Electronics Engineering) to join their dynamic and tightly integrated team. In this role, the selected applicant will be leading the hardware team responsible for delivering multiple high consequence cryptographic systems as part of a critical capability to the warfighter. This position is an opportunity to have immediate and critical impact on our Nations security and deterrence mission in collaboration with the US Air Force, NSA, KCNSC, and other stakeholders.

On any given day, one may be called upon to:

Work closely with the PRT Lead and Software Lead to realize multiple hardware products and ground stations

Lead a team of electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, and technologists to meet challenging programmatic and schedule requirements

Work with NSA to demonstrate compliance with a wide variety of security‑related requirements

Lead hardware characterization, test, and witness testing both for qualification and for NSA certification, including environmental testing, security verification testing, and TEMPEST testing

Lead interactions with KCNSC Global Security to realize qualification builds and qualification of the manufacturing line

Partner with Surety Engineering to gather and analyze evidence for qualification

Own and delegate both project and NSA documentation

In addition to the position described, this role provides opportunities to get involved with next‑generation R&D work with the Surety Technologies portfolio and involvement in other areas of Use Control, including Coded Switches and Code Management Systems.

The position requires the ability to travel up to 25% to support the mission.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$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.

Qualifications We Require:

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

Active US DOE-Q or DoD TS security clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain an SCI clearance.