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Sandia National Laboratories · 1 day ago

Cleared Senior/Principal R&D Systems Engineer - W93 System Evaluation and Qualification, Onsite

Albuquerque, NM

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$114K/yr - $228K/yr

5+ years exp

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, seeking a highly motivated and experienced System Technical Basis Lead to support the W93 Evaluation and Qualification organization. The role involves managing the test lifecycle, coordinating testing strategies, and ensuring effective execution of evaluation activities.

GovernmentInformation TechnologyNational Security

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Setting expectations for the test lifecycle, owning the lifecycle document, and approving any deviations from established guidance, while providing necessary feedback and clarifications

Partners closely and effectively with the W93 Evaluation and Qualification Lead to ensure the overall E&Q strategy is implemented through our tactical analysis and testing activities

Coordinate any implementation challenges with the W93 E&Q Lead to ensure the strategy is modified, broader impacts are understood, and any necessary changes or mitigations are pursued

Managing tactical-level test timelines and schedules, including P6 E&Q inputs and updates, as well as program-level test and mod/sim schedules. Providing scheduling support for test facilities, adjudicating priorities within the W93 program and among other SNL priorities

Serving as the primary point of contact for domain lead updates, facilitating interactions between the testing teams and internal/external reporting

Signing off on hardware transfer and hardware reuse forms, ensuring compliance with established Building 840 protocols

Acting as the main point of contact for all test risks and baseline change requests, owning risks related to testing and mod-sim activities, and approving any change requests associated with these areas

Integrating test leads to communicate changes and support reviews with the Hardware Team and MRS to ensure needs are accurately documented (e.g. quantities, hardware pedigrees, and requirements versions)

Executing the environments strategy with the test leads, tracking mod/sim verification and validation needs, and ensuring alignment between mod/sim requirements and test data

Qualification

Active DOE Q clearanceSystems engineeringRisk managementGraduate degree in EngineeringNuclear Security Enterprise experienceModel-Based Systems EngineeringLeadership skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsCollaboration skills

Required

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

Active DOE Q clearance or equivalent and the ability to obtain and maintain a Sigma 15 security clearance

Preferred

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 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

Strong organizational and leadership skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively

Experience in systems engineering, particularly in the context of nuclear weapon systems or similar complex systems

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across diverse teams and manage competing interests

Experience in risk management and change control processes within a testing environment

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience in stakeholder engagement

Familiarity with systems engineering methodologies (e.g., V-Model, Agile) and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and approaches