Cleared Senior​/Principal R&D Systems Engineer - W93 System Evaluation and Qualification, Onsite

Cleared Senior/Principal R&D Systems Engineer - W93 System Evaluation and Qualification, Onsite

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We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced System Technical Basis Lead (STBL) to join our team in support of the W93 Evaluation and Qualification (E&Q) organization. The successful candidate will play a critical role in managing the test lifecycle and ensuring the effective execution of testing strategies.

This position requires a highly motivated individual with strong leadership and communication skills, capable of working collaboratively across various teams and disciplines. Responsibilities will include:

Setting expectations for the test lifecycle, owning the lifecycle document, and approving any deviations from established guidance, while providing necessary feedback and clarifications.

Partners closely and effectively with the W93 Evaluation and Qualification Lead to ensure the overall E&Q strategy is implemented through our tactical analysis and testing activities.

Coordinate any implementation challenges with the W93 E&Q Lead to ensure the strategy is modified, broader impacts are understood, and any necessary changes or mitigations are pursued.

Managing tactical-level test timelines and schedules, including P6 E&Q inputs and updates, as well as program-level test and mod/sim schedules. Providing scheduling support for test facilities, adjudicating priorities within the W93 program and among other SNL priorities.

Serving as the primary point of contact for domain lead updates, facilitating interactions between the testing teams and internal/external reporting.

Signing off on hardware transfer and hardware reuse forms, ensuring compliance with established Building 840 protocols.

Acting as the main point of contact for all test risks and baseline change requests, owning risks related to testing and mod-sim activities, and approving any change requests associated with these areas.

Integrating test leads to communicate changes and support reviews with the Hardware Team and MRS to ensure needs are accurately documented (e.g. quantities, hardware pedigrees, and requirements versions).

Executing the environments strategy with the test leads, tracking mod/sim verification and validation needs, and ensuring alignment between mod/sim requirements and test data.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. Some travel will be required.

$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.

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.

Active DOE Q clearance or equivalent and the ability to obtain and maintain a Sigma 15 security…