R&D Systems Engineer - Quality & Qualification Lead

Sandia National Laboratories; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 118,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories seeks a highly skilled R&D Systems Engineer to join the MGT Quality team. You will lead design and production qualification efforts, perform system and subsystem requirements work, and develop essential engineering authorizations to ensure the product meets its design intent.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration, V&V activities, and a strong focus on risk management, documentation, and lifecycle support from concept through sustainment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Active DOE Q security clearance or equivalent.
• Experience with qualification plans (PQs) and V&V.
• Strong communication and collaboration across teams.
• Knowledge of PRIME configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Provide design contributions across the product lifecycle including requirements engineering, V&V, risk analysis, and documentation.
• Develop system and subsystem level requirements traceability reports and essential engineering authorizations.
• Perform evaluations to meet design definitions and support production qualification.
• Generate qualification artifacts such as SXRs, FCOs/ACOs, and QERs via PRIME CM system.
• Lead cross-functional teams and communicate across staff, leads, and management.
• Contribute to all phases from conceptual design to production and sustainment.
• Apply defect prevention and risk mitigation to deliver safe, reliable products.

Skills

Requirements engineering

Verification & Validation

Risk analysis

Engineering documentation

Team leadership

Communication skills

DOE security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

PRIME configuration management

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories seeks a highly skilled R&D Systems Engineer to join the MGT Quality team. You will lead design and production qualification efforts, perform system and subsystem requirements work, and develop essential engineering authorizations to ensure the product meets its design intent.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration, V&V activities, and a strong focus on risk management, documentation, and lifecycle support from concept through sustainment.