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Sandia National Laboratories · 17 hours ago

Cleared Senior/Principal R&D Systems Engineer - W80-5 Systems Engineering II, Onsite

Albuquerque, NM

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$118K/yr - $236K/yr

5+ years exp

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. The R&D Systems Engineer will perform requirements tracing, verification mapping, and work in cross-functional teams to support the W80-4 and W80-5 programs.

GovernmentInformation TechnologyNational Security

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform requirements tracing, verification mapping, Fagan reviews, procedure development, planning, and implementation

Systems CONOPs, V&V plans, processes, and procedure writing

Work in cross functional teams

Interface with stakeholders/customers

Develop familiarity of product definitions

Employ analytical thinking to work through ambiguous problems with a multi-disciplinary team

Conduct trade studies and own key decisions based upon performance data, cost, and schedule constraints

Knowledgeable in Realize Product SubSystem (RPSS) familiarity for delivering quality nuclear weapon (NW) products

Qualification

Systems EngineeringNuclear Security EnterpriseRequirements TracingMechanical EngineeringElectrical EngineeringAnalytical ThinkingCommunication SkillsTeamworkLeadershipConflict Resolution

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-level 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

Advanced degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related discipline plus 4 years of relevant experience; or Bachelor's in a STEM discipline plus 8 years of relevant experience

Demonstrated experience in developing positive relationships with other Sandia organizations, external partners, customers, and stakeholders

Demonstrated team experience: effective leadership, delegation, teamwork, negotiation, conflict resolution

Demonstrated experience developing and implementing system engineering processes

Knowledge and experience with ND systems and subsystems

Demonstrated ability to develop products within the Nuclear Weapon Realize Product Subsystem

Excellent communication skills including the ability to prepare clearly written reports and deliver well-articulated briefings

Strong commitment to quality, safety, collaboration, and teamwork