Sandia National Laboratories · 3 hours ago
Senior/Principal R&D Systems Engineer - Advanced Space 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, and they are seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to join their Advanced Space Systems team. The selected applicant will be responsible for the design, development, qualification, and delivery of the next generation satellite payload supporting the United States Nuclear Detonation Detection System.
GovernmentInformation TechnologyNational Security
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Build trust-based relationships and partner with internal and external organizations
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers and domain specialists in the successful resolution of system related issues
Use systems engineering principles to identify and lead resolution to system level problems
Collaborate with subject matter experts to derive requirements
Provide critical review of designs, concepts, verification approaches, and verification data
Occasional travel may be required for this position
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
Ability to obtain and maintain both a DOE Q clearance and an SCI clearance, which may require a polygraph test
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
Proficiency with formal Systems Engineering process with a focus on architecture definition and requirement flow down phases
Self-motivated, positive, individual comfortable working in a diverse, fast-paced, results oriented environment
Proven experience with realization and delivery of high rigor designs
Demonstrated ability to use critical thinking and engineering principles when making technical decisions
Experience within the Aerospace industry and Space systems
Experience working with RF Systems and principles such as channel modeling, link budgets, filtering, etc
Experience working in high security environments
Active DOE Q clearance or active DOE L security clearance with ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance
Active SCI clearance
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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