Cleared Senior​/Principal R&D Systems Engineer - W93​/MkAdvanced Flight Testing

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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

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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 vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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* These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Are you ready to play a pivotal role in the first Phase X program in over 40 years by designing, building, and testing flight bodies for the W93 program? We are looking for an innovative R&D Systems Engineer who can think creatively and proactively identify alternative solutions to ensure that program schedules are met. If you excel at building strong relationships with diverse partners and possess excellent communication skills to convey the overarching vision, you may be the perfect fit for the W93/Mk7 Flight Test Team.

This position is vital for advancing national security and ensuring the success of the W93 program, offering an exciting opportunity for those passionate about contributing to critical defense initiatives. In this impactful and challenging role, you will support the design of environmental flight bodies and the environmental qualification of Joint Test Assemblies

On any given day you may be called on to:

Conduct requirements discovery, negotiation, and verification for both mission objectives and missile compliance.

Collaborate with other laboratories, design partners, sponsors, and stakeholders to ensure the W93/Mk7 program's maturation plan remains on schedule.

Support the realization and testing of flight bodies in laboratory, ground, and flight environments.

Analyze test data and providing insights to inform design decisions and program direction.

Develop and maintain documentation related to system requirements, design specifications, and test plans.

Participate in design reviews and technical meetings to communicate progress and address challenges.

Identify and mitigate risks associated with system design and testing processes.

Engage in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance engineering processes and methodologies.

External partners include our DoD stakeholder (USN), DOE/NNSA, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lockheed Martin Space (LMS), and the Kansas City National Security Center (KCNSC). Internal partners encompass a variety of components, design definitions, test and evaluation teams, foundational research, and computational simulation.

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

Salary Range:

$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.

Qualifications We Require:

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 required to start with the ability to obtain and maintain Sigma 15 access.

Qualifications We Desire:

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