R&D Surety Systems Engineer — High-Impact Security

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 102,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a Surety Systems Engineer (SSE) to lead R&D efforts across electrical, mechanical, software, and materials domains. The role emphasizes risk-based design, verification planning, and cross-team collaboration to deliver high-consequence systems.

Projects span the product realization lifecycle with potential travel; a DOE Q-level clearance is required. Albuquerque, NM area opportunities exist with competitive compensation and strong benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience demonstrating independent R&D ability.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Apply technical judgment using engineering principles to develop innovative solutions across electrical, mechanical, software, and materials domains.
• Collaborate with R&D teams to define verifiable system requirements and ensure design meets performance needs.
• Lead teams to transform unknown challenges into mitigated risks ensuring safety, security, and reliability of the product.
• Develop verification methods and plans for complex requirements using analysis and testing.
• Interface with design agencies to ensure manufacturability and early risk mitigation.
• Prepare analyses, traceability reports, qualification plans, and essential engineering authorizations.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements engineering

V&V (verification & validation)

Risk management

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Technical reporting

Statistical analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

MATLAB

Creo

Cameo

Spice

PDMLink

PRIME

Verilog/VHDL

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a Surety Systems Engineer (SSE) to lead R&D efforts across electrical, mechanical, software, and materials domains. The role emphasizes risk-based design, verification planning, and cross-team collaboration to deliver high-consequence systems.

Projects span the product realization lifecycle with potential travel; a DOE Q-level clearance is required. Albuquerque, NM area opportunities exist with competitive compensation and strong benefits.