Quality Engineer - Transportation System Analysis, Onsite

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Passionate about engineering and dream of utilizing state‑of‑the‑art facilities to explore solutions? Join our dynamic team to solve significant issues for our nation’s quality this group, you will apply systematic approaches to improve, maintain, and develop quality systems and processes.

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

Apply technical judgment in determining optimal application of engineering and technical practices to ensure the delivery of high‑quality product lifep>

Define, select, and apply various techniques including supplier qualification, certification, evaluation, ratings, performance improvement, etc.

Identify sources of design inputs such as customer requirements, regulatory requirements and how they translate into manufacturing.

Define, describe, and interpret the basic elements of a quality system, including design, planning, control, and improvement, documentation, quality standards from product and process design through quality cost systems, audit programs, etc.

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

$87,400 - $168,800

* 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.

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience and/or achievements that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the job.

Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q‑level security clearance.

Background or experience in system testers or system tester quality

STEM degree or background

Excellent verbal communication and technical writing skills.

Ability to integrate with team and leadership and interact effectively with all levels of internal and external partners to build effective working relations to reach consensus.

Demonstrated success in cross‑functional teams to facilitate and drive integrated, multidisciplinary solutions to complex operational problems.

Sandia’s non‑nuclear weapon mission spaces.

Developing and/or improving quality systems and processes.

Interpreting technical drawings, product specifications, and requirements in relation to design.

Product characteristics throughout the life cycle.

Quality inspections, assessments, observations, and reviews for technical projects.

Leading diverse and technical teams.

The Transportation System Analysis Department supports the NNSA Office of Secure Transportation (OST) by conducting safety and security evaluations of OST operations, designing transportation systems and, when warranted, identifying and demonstrating technology applications to enhance OST safety and/or security posture. This team evaluates, develops, and improves a wide variety of technologies for enhancing protective force effectiveness for the DOE, DoD, and several other customers and applications.

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.