Senior R&D Systems Engineer – International Safeguards (Onsite)

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 117,500 - 235,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable housing

Minimal traffic congestion

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a cleared Senior/Principal R&D Systems Engineer for International Nuclear Safeguards, onsite. You will interface with NA-241 portfolio managers and lead cross-functional efforts across software, hardware, sensing, and analytics to strengthen safeguards capabilities.

The role emphasizes portfolio planning, international engagement, proposal development, and training across diverse partners, with a requirement for DOE Q clearance and a strong systems

Qualifications

• 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 DOE Q clearance or Equivalent
• 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).

Responsibilities

• Serve as Sandia's technical and programmatic interface with assigned NA-241 portfolio manager(s), including coordinating deliverables, tracking milestones, and communicating Sandia's technical progress, outcomes, and mission impact.
• Lead portfolio planning activities across Sandia: shaping scope, integrating capabilities, aligning staffing, and managing cross-project dependencies to meet sponsor commitments.
• Represent Sandia at NA-241 portfolio reviews, interagency working groups, and relevant domestic/international forums (including engagements with international counterparts as appropriate).
• Identify, shape, and pursue new work aligned with NA-241 portfolio priorities and Sandia safeguards capabilities; contribute to and/or lead proposal development as PI or key contributor.
• Apply systems engineering practices appropriate to the work across projects spanning software, hardware, sensing, modeling, analytics, and operational workflows.
• Analyze safety, security, and safeguards (3S) implications of facilities and activities across the nuclear fuel cycle.
• Lead and collaborate on projects across the full range of Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs).
• Maintain and grow a funded portfolio by identifying opportunities, cultivating sponsor relationships, leading/co-leading proposals, and ensuring high-quality execution.

Skills

Python-based workflows

Stakeholder communication

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Graduate degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a cleared Senior/Principal R&D Systems Engineer for International Nuclear Safeguards, onsite. You will interface with NA-241 portfolio managers and lead cross-functional efforts across software, hardware, sensing, and analytics to strengthen safeguards capabilities.

The role emphasizes portfolio planning, international engagement, proposal development, and training across diverse partners, with a requirement for DOE Q clearance and a strong systems