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 dedicated R&D Systems Engineer to join our multi-disciplinary team. The successful applicants will have experience in many different areas of engineering to address system level challenges throughout the life cycle of a project; design, research, testing, development, and implementation. Join us to develop creative solutions to unique national security challenges!

During the design process the selected applicants would be responsible for handling customer requirements and deriving them into functional and operational requirements. We are also responsible for selecting commercial products for procurement or researching and developing solutions that meet specifications and customer requirements.

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

• Build system or sub system test plans that are traced to requirements for system testing.
• Research/develop/analyze/test advanced and innovative sensor technologies, power electronics, embedded systems, and hardware and software for communications.
• Implement the requirements through design definition activities, such as design reports, engineering drawings, and specifications.
• Implement test plans either in laboratory, test field, or implementation site.
• Complete activities related to system level design, engineering, and testing.
• Design, conduct and document tests, experiments, and results to evaluate sensor technologies/system performance.
• Apply systematic scientific methods to evaluate commercial technologies to determine their ability to meet sponsor performance requirements.
• Present at technical design reviews.
• Interact regularly with internal and external partners from a variety of technical and professional areas.
• Represent Sandia on multi-organizational project teams.

This position requires occasional travel (up to 25% of the year).

Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.

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

Salary Range:

$95,400 - $185,700

*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.

Qualifications We Require:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, physics, or relevant STEM field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. A higher-level degree (MS, PhD) in relevant discipline may also be considered in lieu of Bachelor’s degree.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q-level security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Experience in the following:
• Physical security system Design, Testing, and Implementation.
• Security analysis or technologies (interior/exterior sensors, video, networks, data fusion, etc.) and / or experience with NNSA or DoD applications of physical experience with part/material selection and ordering.
• Deriving system requirements into sub-system and component development and requirements.
• Fielding and collecting data in a dynamic environment.
• Project planning and project management.
• Calibrating test equipment.
• Ability to analyze and breakdown systems into manageable and discrete parts for better understanding and troubleshooting.
• Willingness to work in an environment that is highly collaborative.
• Mature problem-solving skills with the ability to learn new technologies and develop solutions based on project needs.
• Demonstrated ability to work in and lead multi-functional teams to support customers with shifting and evolving requirements and due dates.
• Possess a strong dedication to positive teaming dynamic, detail oriented and strong written and verbal skills.
• Ability to excel within a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

About Our Team:

Department 6517\'s primary mission is to provide enhanced surety systems and security systems to ND, NNSA, and DOD. These responsibilities include the development of testing, integration, and certification of components and systems necessary to advance DoD surety world-wide and supporting design, technology development, and installation of enhanced security components and systems for the USAF and NNSA.

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:

Sandia is required by DOE 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 obtain and 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: 694024

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.