Cleared Senior/Principal R&D Systems Engineer - W93 Trainer PRT Lead, Onsite

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Join the W93/Mk7 Trainers Product Realization Team (PRT) as a highly motivated R&D Systems Engineer and take a leading role in shaping the first ND Phase-X System developed in decades. This is a unique opportunity to collaborate with top experts across Sandia National Laboratories and the broader Nuclear Security Enterprise, driving innovation that acts as a force multiplier for national security.

As the PRT Lead, you will be at the forefront of developing cutting-edge hardware that supports highly complex and safety-critical processes at partner sites. You will help build the foundation for how the team executes with a clear focus on the big picture, influencing the product realization process from its earliest stages.

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

• Brief PRT progress, deliverables, and challenges to SNL Management, NNSA, and USN
• Lead interdisciplinary teams in solving high-profile technical challenges
• Perform system design, troubleshooting, and anomaly resolution
• Collaborate across systems teams (design, requirements, qualification, etc.) to integrate systems, resolve issues, and reduce risk
• Author key documents, procedures, and requirements for subsystem and system-level deliverables
• Engage with partner organizations within Sandia and external partners such as PX, USN, NNSA, KCNSC, LANL, and others
• Work closely with team members to track status, document lessons learned, and ensure deliverables meet customer requirements
• Support Trainer build procedures and processes at SNL, PX, and USN

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

$117,500 - $235,700

*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.

• A bachelors 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 or equivalent required to start with the ability to obtain and maintain Sigma 15 access.

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), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), and Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC).
• Experience working on engineering design, qualification, production, or related 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:

• Recent experience working on a nuclear weapon modernization program
• Working knowledge of nuclear deterrence programs and processes
• Demonstrated ability to integrate, build, and work effectively across technical teams to resolve issues and conduct trade-offs to identify system solutions
• Ability to work collaboratively on cross-organizational and multidisciplinary teams
• Demonstrated experience effectively networking and partnering with organizations both internal and external to Sandia
• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated attention to detail and the ability to work with urgency on multiple competing priorities

The W93 Flight and System Enabling Technology Department is responsible for Flight Test planning and integration, System test asset builds, and the entire suite of logistics including the Integrated Surety Architecture. We directly engage across much of the Nuclear Security Enterprise including SNL/CA, LANL, PX, NNSA, LM, Navy, and KCNSC.

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

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.

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.

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