Cleared Early Career Manufacturing Systems Software Engineer, CSEP - Onsite

About Sandia:

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 in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide

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• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities

• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)

• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

The Component, Science, Engineering, and Production (CSEP) Information Systems and Operational Technology Solutions department, org 7577, is seeking a software systems engineer to join our collaborative team responsible for providing Information Technology (IT), Operational Technology (OT), and Cyber Assurance services to Sandia's complex discrete manufacturing and lot-based production centers (orgs. 7400/7500). This hands-on position is ideal for an individual who enjoys working on a variety of technical tasks simultaneously in support of our manufacturing partners. Primary duties include system administration, making physical connections of OT to specialized networks, and performing cyber liaison work. Other duties may include implementing, supporting, upgrading, optimizing, testing, and extending complex custom and COTS manufacturing systems. Furthermore, this position is ideal for an individual that is interested in gaining expertise in the IT/OT manufacturing domains involving IIOT smart manufacturing software to assess machine performance and health, manufacturing execution systems (MES) COTS software; and working with Oracle ERP manufacturing systems.

On any given day, duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Physically connect previously stand-alone OT, that may be in remote locations on KAFB, to specialized networks.

• Perform as a center cyber assurance liaison which involves creating and renewing 3SP cyber security plans for stand-alone equipment, performing cyber assessments, and consulting on cyber best practices.

• Perform system administration work, which includes supporting various software applications.

• Collaborate with others in the department and across the CIO organization to support the smart manufacturing IIOT and MES software implementation and support initiatives.

• Write programs to automate tasks by reducing or eliminating manual processes and data entry.

• As needed, develop data integration and messaging solutions to/from Sandia's Oracle ERP system.

• Assist in the governance and stewardship of center data.

• Develop and cultivate trust-based relationships with our corporate CIO partners and organizations internal and external to Sandia.

• Participate in digital thread and model-based engineering initiatives.

  Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to work on-site in Albuquerque, NM.

Salary Range:

$85,100 - $164,100

*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:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, software engineering, management information systems, data analytics, information assurance, computer engineering, or other relevant STEM field.

• Recent experience making physical connections and software configurations of operational technology.

• Active DOE Q clearance required to start.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Master's degree in computer science, software engineering, management information systems, computer engineering, or another relevant STEM field.

• Recent experience with cyber assurance security plan work.

• System administration experience.

• Experience with Windows/Linux/Unix operating systems.

• Ability and desire to deal with ambiguity and varied tasks simultaneously.

• Familiarity with Sandia's Cyber Security policies.

• Software solution architecture, design, and implementation for commercial and custom systems

About Our Team:

The Component, Science, Engineering, and Production (CSEP), org. 7577, provides IT, OT, and cyber security assurance support and services to partners throughout Sandia's component manufacturing centers. The mission-focused work performed by the department is varied, challenging, interesting, and often visible to upper management. Department 7577's teams have deep knowledge and experience with Sandia's manufacturing systems and processes, and we collaborate with colleagues across Sandia's CIO and Cyber organizations to optimize solutions. The department's teams consist of cyber assurance; IIOT, MES, and oracle ERP manufacturing operational support and expertise; custom application development (C# .NET, Java); Microsoft business intelligence and DataMart services; and production tester system (PTS) Java application development and support.

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.

Position Information:

This Limited Term Employee (LTE) position is a temporary position for one year term, which may be renewed at Sandia's discretion up to a maximum of seven years.

Individuals in LTE positions may bid on regular Sandia positions as internal candidates, and in some cases may be converted to regular career positions during their term if warranted by ongoing operational needs, continuing availability of funds, and satisfactory job performance.

Job ID: 695329

Job Family: IT

Regular/Temporary Position: T

Full/Part-Time Status: F