Job Description

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
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• 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 vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a highly motivated experienced R&D Systems Engineer or Scientist to oversee a portfolio of high-visibility, fast-paced engineering and science projects assessing the safety, reliability, and performance of the stockpile systems. The primary task is the development and execution of technical studies to support Annual Stockpile Assessment, in coordination with the Stockpile Systems Leads, Sandia Science and Technology (S&T) community stakeholders, and Principal Investigators and their teams who execute the technical investigations. Other responsibilities include managing multiple projects and multi-source budgets, leading key technical meetings, reviewing advanced scientific and engineering project reports and providing feedback, advising management, creating quarterly status and annual technical summary reports, and presenting plans and technical project results. You will collaborate closely with customers, stakeholders, partners, users, and domain experts throughout the Nuclear Security Enterprise. We make use of System Engineering tools, methodologies, and processes in support of this assignment.

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

• Lead the Technical Basis Realization Team (TBRT), direct and manage several in-common (cross-cutting) stockpile system technical basis projects across multiple Stockpile Systems.
• Lead and engage with the multi-System TBRT Council to resolve technical basis issues for Stockpile Systems.
• Combine systems engineering principles and multiple engineering disciplines to improve understanding of technical basis.
• Create summary reports and brief management on the scientific and engineering project outcomes during Stockpile Annual Assessment.
• Analyze compiled risks, issues, and needs (concerns) information from all the Stockpile Systems to recommend in-common technical basis projects to reduce those concerns.
• Communicate Stockpile Systems' priority cross-cutting needs to the S&T Community to foster beneficial collaborative partnerships.
• Manage work package agreements, project schedules, and budgets.
• Apply analysis and problem-solving techniques to stockpile evaluation activities.
• Collaborate regularly with the Production Agency and Physics Laboratories.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to work onsite in Albuquerque, NM. Some travel may be required for this position.

Salary Range:

$109,300 - $217,400

*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:

• Master’s degree in a relevant STEM field, plus one (1) year of experience; OR Bachelor’s degree in stated field, plus five (5) years of experience.
• Active DOE Q clearance (or DOD Top Secret clearance).

Qualifications We Desire:

• Master’s degree in above-stated field, plus four (4) years of experience; OR Bachelor’s degree in above-stated field, plus eight (8) years of experience.
• Applicable NW experience, including experience with NW systems, components, safety, NW surveillance, and/or advanced nuclear weapons technology.
• Demonstrated ability to work on challenging engineering problems in a fast-paced collaborative team environment that requires extensive cross-organizational and multi-disciplinary teaming.
• Experience with SNL NW Product Realization Process, NNSA, and Department of Defense (DOD) NW processes.
• Experience in interacting with Production Agencies and working production issues.
• Experience and knowledge in Systems Engineering.
• Demonstrated knowledge of complex electrical, electro-mechanical, nuclear, and/or mechanical systems.
• Able to manage multiple high visibility projects simultaneously.
• Experience directing use of physical and/or computational simulations/modeling.
• Experience interacting with internal/external customers (i.e., 1800 and component PRTs) and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written-clear, concise, and effective.
• Demonstrated teaming skills.

About Our Team:

Department 2215, Nuclear Weapon System Engineering & Integration, is a vital component of the New Mexico and California Stockpile Systems organizations (2210, 2220, and 8280). We are dedicated to the successful execution of the Nuclear Deterrence (ND) mission. Our Department is responsible for Mission Critical Stockpile Systems and Cross System ND Integration and Engineering activities including management of Risk Informed Stockpile Evaluation, Pantex Complex Support Program Management, and KCNSC Production Integration for the SNL Nuclear Deterrence community. Our 2215 team partners with ND Modernization, ND Sustainment, ND Technical Maturation, Pantex, KCNSC, Weapons Evaluation Test Lab (WETL), Surety Analysis & Engineering, Weapons Response Groups, Weapon Systems Groups, LANL, LLNL, and the Chief Engineers Office for Nuclear Weapons (CENW). Department 2215 uses System Engineering tools, methodologies, and processes to execute strategic and tactical Integration and engineering activities on behalf of ND Stockpile, Modernization, Sustainment, and Technical Maturation programs.

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: 694648

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.