Sandia National Laboratories · 6 hours ago
Cleared Senior/ Principal Systems Engineer, Flight Safety Systems - Onsite
Albuquerque, NM
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$118K/yr - $236K/yr
5+ years expSandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, seeking an experienced R&D Systems Engineer to lead the development of next-generation Autonomous Flight Safety Systems. The role involves establishing Government Reference Architecture for AFSS technologies, defining standard configurations, and supporting the aerospace community in implementing GRA-compliant components.
GovernmentInformation TechnologyNational Security
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Contribute to the establishment of the AFSS Government Reference Architecture (GRA) by the TRMC HSST, in collaboration with key partners, to streamline the integration of AFSS technologies, making them more accessible and cost-effective
Define standard configurations implemented using modular components to accelerate the development and approval processes for flight safety solutions while enhancing the reliability and responsiveness of applied safety solutions
Support the aerospace community in implementing GRA-compliant components, ushering in a new era of flight safety that facilitates innovative testing scenarios on an accelerated timeline and at reduced costs
Serve as the Associate Technical Program Manager (ATPM) and Chief Engineer in support of Sandia's role in the development and application of the AFSS GRA across several programs that have chosen the AFSS GRA as a safety solution
Qualification
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 holder
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
Technical program management experience involving scheduling, risk management, budget tracking, and sponsor interface reporting responsibilities
Demonstrated technical contributions to past project deliverables
Curriculum or demonstrated practical experience with systems engineering principles and application
Undergraduate degree in either computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a computer-based STEM discipline
Software design experience for high-consequence embedded software applications
Software engineering and development skills, including familiarity with modern software development practices and tools
Familiarity with the Greenhills INTEGRITY® Real Time Operating System
Proven experience with object-oriented software development (e.g., C, C++, Java and Python)
Applications experience with real-time embedded software engineering at the hardware level, including I/O driver software, interrupt service routines, and networking protocols
Understanding or experience working in an Agile Development environment Lab experience with the use of common digital debugging tools such as oscilloscopes, logic probes, and logic analyzer
Proficiency with the use and application of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools such as Cameo MagicDraw
Familiarity with the use of Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools such as Solidworks
Experience with flight safety documents such as RCC319 and RCC324
Familiarity with Military and Department of Transportation safety standards such as MIL-STD-882 and DO-178
Experience with flight qualification and certification of avionic components
Experience with placement and execution of Sandia contracts
Familiarity with methods for reliability analyses
Experience with inertial and GPS navigation technologies
Demonstrated ability to work effectively across Sandia Centers with multi-disciplinary teams
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Benefits
Generous vacation
Strong medical and other benefits
Competitive 401k
Learning opportunities
Relocation assistance
Amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance
Company
Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia is a conducts research and development into the non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.4MKey Investors
US Department of EnergyARPA-E
2023-09-21Grant· $0.5M
2023-07-27Grant
2023-01-10Grant· $3.7M
Leadership Team
Laura McGill
Deputy Laboratories Director - Nuclear Deterrence, and Chief Technology Officer
Maria Gallardo
CFO Enterprise Risk Management Program Lead
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