Cleared Senior/Principal R&D Systems Engineer - W80-5 Team, NM/CA, Onsite
Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, 66045, USA
Listed on 2026-02-12
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Cleared Senior/Principal R&D Systems Engineer - W80-5 Requirements Team, NM/CA, OnsiteSandia 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 vacation, 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://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov
* These benefits vary by job classification.
What Your Job Will Be Like:
The W80-5 Systems Engineering team has an immediate opening for an experienced R&D Systems Engineer with a background in Mechanical, Electrical or Systems Engineering (or similar engineering field). As part of this high performing team, the Engineer will work closely with the Requirements and Environments Leads to support source requirements maturation and develop the understanding of system environments and the mapping to subsystems and components.
On any given day, you may be called upon to:
¿ Present at technical design reviews and programmatic meetings.
¿ Work across the System Engineering team and coordinate, develop, mature, and document requirements.
¿ Work with component Product Realization Teams to understand system environments mappings to the component level.
¿ Integrate and partner with environments engineering SMEs.
¿ Employ analytical thinking to work through ambiguous problems with a multi-disciplinary team.
¿ Conduct trade studies and own key decisions based upon performance data, cost, and schedule constraints.
¿ Maintain close interactions with key individuals across the W80-5, NNSA, partner Design Agency Labs, and DOE Production Agencies.
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 100% of the time.
Travel:
This position requires the ability to travel 25% of the time to support the mission.
Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.
Salary Range:
$139,900 - $280,600
* 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-level security clearance.
Qualifications We Desire:
The ideal R&D S&E Systems Engineer candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:
¿ Graduate degree in Engineering or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
¿ Experience working with Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) laboratories and plants including Pantex, Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC), Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLNL) and Kansas City National Security Campus/New Mexico Operations (KCNSC/NMO).
¿ Experience working on engineering design, qualification, production, or related modeling/simulation projects.
¿ Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
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