Sandia National Laboratories · 3 hours ago
Cleared Senior/Principal R&D Systems Engineer- Component and Tester Surety, Onsite
Albuquerque, NM
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$114K/yr - $228K/yr
5+ years expSandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation. They are seeking a Senior/Principal R&D Systems Engineer to lead and participate in test system defect prevention activities, evaluate test system functionality, and collaborate with R&D teams to ensure tester requirements are met.
GovernmentInformation TechnologyNational Security
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Actively lead and/or participate in test system defect prevention activities such as: developing Engineering Evaluation plans, FMEAs, requirements, drawing and specification reviews, software code reviews, design reviews, test data & analysis reviews, tester/product failure root cause analyses, apply critical thinking regarding tester/product potential risks and consequences, etc
Lead key test system characterization and qualification activities (calibrations, gauge repeatability & reproducibility studies), etc
Evaluate, test, and analyze test system functionality
Validate test system safety and security provisions
Collaborate with R&D teams to cultivate independent, necessary, feasible, and verifiable tester requirements
Author analyses, requirements traceability reports, verification/validation plans, qualification plans, and essential engineering authorizations that ensure the tester fully meets its requirements and design intent
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 a DOE Q 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
Active DOE Q Clearance
Designing and qualifying test hardware, software, and test equipment
Applying risk-based approaches to evaluate rigor level of tester qualification activities
Preventing, identifying, mitigating technical product defects and risks
Authoring qualification plans, requirements maps, test plans, and measurement assurance plans
Design assurance skill, including requirements engineering and traceability
Technical analysis competence, including SPC, FMEA, RCA, HALT/HASS, Mistake Proofing, Design of Experiments, and Fagan Inspections
Ability to tackle complex problems in the absence of clear direction (experience in ambiguous environments)
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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