Senior/Principal R&D Systems Engineer - ND Electronics Systems, Onsite

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, seeks highly motivated Systems Engineers to join the RF & Electronics Systems Center. The role focuses on specialty sensors, embedded electronics, and RF technologies for national security missions, with leadership in qualification and systems integration.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and at least five years of relevant experience, plus an active DOE Q clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five years of directly relevant experience, or equivalent combination.
• Current active DOE Q-level security clearance or DoW Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop tech basis and qualification strategy for product realization.
• Interface with component and systems organizations to ensure integration.
• Communicate project schedule, budget, and risk to sponsors and management.
• Provide regular status updates to management and government sponsors.
• Work onsite and relocate as needed for program requirements.

Skills

Systems engineering

Leadership

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

DOE security clearance experience

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*

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 Electronic Systems Ops Department is seeking highly motivated Systems Engineers to join our dynamic team, which focuses on specialty sensors, embedded electronics, and RF technologies for a wide variety of national security missions including both Nuclear Deterrence (ND) and Strategic Partnership Projects (SPP). The selected candidate will have demonstrated the ability to work in a dynamic teaming environment, sharing resources as well as programmatic responsibilities across the group. Leadership roles in Qualification, Tech Basis, and/or Systems Integration are available for suitable candidates.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Develop tech basis and qualification strategy for product realization.
• Interface with other component and systems organizations.
• Establish an information management strategy to ensure documentation is appropriately captured and project history is maintained.
• Develop and provide the necessary documentation to communicate project schedule, budget, and risk with our various industry and government partners.
• Provide regular status updates to management and government sponsors.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. Relocation will be provided for those that qualify.

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.
• Current active DOE Q-level or DoW Top Secret security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire

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

• Graduate degree in Electrical 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 Laboratory (LLNL) 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:

• Knowledge and practice of formal nuclear weapons product realization processes and procedures.
• Demonstrated experience working on cross-functional technical teams to meet mission critical deliverables and milestones.
• Previous working relationships with two or more of the external or internal partners listed here: Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC), SNL 2000, SNL 5000, SNL 8000, and the NNSA (NA-12).
• Familiarity with delivering high rigor systems, production, product development and qualification, testing and evaluation.
• Ability to work effectively with management.
• Ability to integrate into and work effectively across multiple technical teams.

About Our Team

The RF & Electronics Systems Center (Center 5300) provides key electronics systems deliverables to a wide variety of nuclear weapons, space, intelligence and military programs across Sandia and the nation. The Strategic RF Systems group (Group 5370) supports the Nation¿s technology superiority strategies by delivering capabilities for global highly-reliable communications and novel advancements for future electronics. We are a highly dynamic set of departments that cross-team to provide integrated engineering systems solutions ranging from core research through prototype development and high-end, fielded products.

Electronic Systems Ops Department (Department 5375) Strives To

• Provide advanced hardware designs for strategic flight and ground systems.
• Develop talented staff and partnerships to advance national capabilities.
• Engage with partners to link communities and expertise for electronic components.

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

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive 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 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.

Job ID: 698969

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F