Cleared Senior/Principal Systems Engineer - Electronic Systems, Onsite

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What Your Job Will Be Like:

The Electronic Systems Department seeks a highly motivated, experienced Systems Engineer to help lead our dynamic team. The selected candidate will be a Product Realization Team (PRT) Lead for a team of engineers and project professionals working on the development, qualification, and integration of a next generation electronics system. The selected candidate may also be required to manage project funding and reporting responsibilities as a Control Account Manager (CAM).

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Conduct regular PRT meetings to successfully realize product.
• Maintain a resource loaded schedule for component development and qualification.
• Conduct "Project Planning" per RPP-1 Project Management and ensure planning includes the Material Requirement Schedule (MRS) and key assessments such as Nuclear Safety, Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL).
• Negotiate roles and responsibilities of PRT core members.
• Establish an information management strategy to ensure documentation is appropriately captured and project history is maintained.
• Develop and provide the necessary documentation to communicate project schedule, budget, and risk with our various industry and government production partners.
• Provide status updates to management and NNSA sponsors.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. Relocation will be provided for those that qualify.

Salary Range:

$114,000 - $227,500

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require:

• 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.
• Current active DOE Q-level or DoD Top Secret security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R&D Systems Engineer candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• 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.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

• Knowledge and practice of formal nuclear weapons product realization processes and procedures.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional technical staff in meeting deliverables and milestones
• Experience managing complex product realization project schedules and budgets.
• Previous working relationships with two or more of the external or internal partners listed here: Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC), SNL 2000, SNL 5000, SNL 8000, and the NNSA (NA-12)
• Familiarity with delivering high rigor systems, production, product development and qualification, testing and evaluation.
• Ability to work effectively with management.
• Ability to integrate into and work effectively across multiple technical teams.

About Our Team:

The RF & Electronics Systems Center (Center 5300) provides key electronics systems deliverables to a wide variety of nuclear weapons, space, intelligence and military programs across Sandia and the nation. The Strategic RF and Electronic Systems group (Group 5370) supports the Nation's technology superiority strategies by delivering capabilities for global highly-reliable communications and novel advancements for future electronics. We are a highly dynamic set of departments that cross-team to provide integrated engineering systems solutions ranging from core research through prototype development and high-end, fielded products. The Electronic Systems Department (Department 5374) strives to:

• Provide advanced hardware designs for strategic systems.
• Develop talented staff and partnerships to advance national capabilities.
• Engage with partners to link communities and expertise for electronic components.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Job ID: 695345

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F