R&D Systems Engineer (Electrical) - W80-1 System Engineering Team, NM/CA, Onsite

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 122,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking multiple R&D Systems Engineers with strong electrical engineering backgrounds to join a multidisciplinary team. You will contribute to projects across a portfolio critical to maintaining a safe and reliable deterrent for national security, working with internal and external stakeholders.

You will lead qualification, maintenance, assessment, and sustainment efforts, guiding teams to plan, execute, and document experiments, testing, and data analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with demonstrated ability to perform independent R&D.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.
• Experience with multidisciplinary engineering projects and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Specify and review electrical aspects of the system, including flight, lab, and component testing.
• Investigate/troubleshoot anomalies in cross-functional teams.
• Plan and analyze data from advanced experiments and simulations.
• Maintain and update interface documentation with partners.
• Analyze system and subsystem architectures.
• Provide technical consultation on critical design elements.
• Plan and execute testing for environmental, functional, and safety qualifications.
• Derive and track requirements across interfaces.
• Present at design reviews and forums.
• Represent Sandia on internal and external project teams.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Team collaboration

Verbal and written communication

Troubleshooting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Graduate degree in Engineering or related field

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Electrical design tools

Job description

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 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

The W80-1 Systems Engineering team is seeking multiple R&D Systems Engineers, with strong backgrounds in electrical engineering, to join our multidisciplinary team; contributing to new projects and ongoing operations across a portfolio of work critical to maintain a safe and reliable deterrent for our nation's defense. The W80-1 Systems team supports day-to-day operations; performs test activities demonstrating compatibility with system interfaces; manages development and production of hardware and components; trouble‑shooting, and problem‑solving with internal and external stakeholders across the Nuclear Security Enterprise. W80-1 systems engineering includes frequent collaboration externally, including with staff and leadership from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Department of War, and various NNSA production agencies.

Successful candidates will have experience that supports quickly developing a fundamental understanding of an actively fielded system and use that expertise to lead multi‑disciplinary teams to plan and execute qualification, maintenance, assessment, and sustainment projects providing high value to the mission. This role will present opportunities to demonstrate leadership that can support ongoing career development and personal advancement at Sandia.

On any given day you will be called on to:

• Specify and review activities involving electrical aspects of the system, including flight testing, lab testing, and component testing
• Investigate/troubleshoot anomalies in cross‑functional teams
• Team with experts to plan, execute and analyze data from advanced experiments and modeling and simulation
• Maintain and update interface documentation with our partners
• Analyze system and subsystem architectures
• Provide technical consultation on critical design elements
• Plan and execute testing for environmental, functional, and safety qualification
• Derive, reconcile, and track requirements with upstream and downstream interfaces
• Present at technical design reviews and other forums
• Represent Sandia on internal and external multi‑organizational project teams

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 100% of the time.

Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at SNL.

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

Salary Range

$121,900 - $237,800

*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, 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.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire

The ideal R&D S&E Systems Engineer candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• Graduate degree in Engineering or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
• Experience working with Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) laboratories and plants including Pantex, Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Kansas City National Security Campus/New Mexico Operations (KCNSC/NMO).
• Experience working on engineering design, qualification, production, or related modeling/simulation projects.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline; or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline plus 2 years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
• Familiarity with Sandia/Nuclear Weapon Complex drawing and authorization system, product development and qualification, testing and evaluation, modeling, and simulation.
• Familiarity working with electrical design tools.
• Ability to occasionally work in ambiguous situations.
• Generation and publishing of technical documentation (e.g. specifications, general engineering, product definition, etc.).
• Ability to integrate into and work effectively across multiple technical teams and levels of management.
• Testing and data analysis of systems, subsystems, or components.

About Our Team

The W80-1 Systems Engineering department is responsible for Stockpile Stewardship (sustainment, maintenance and logistics, and general management) for the W80-1 Nuclear Warhead. In close collaboration with NNSA (NA-122) and US Air Force, and the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE), the Weapon System group extends the critical leg of the US Nuclear Deterrence through their life and eventual transitions with the Life Extension Program(s).

Posting Duration

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) 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.