Cleared Senior​/Principal R&D Systems Engineer - MkFuze Systems Engineering, Electrical, Onsite

Position: Cleared Senior/Principal R&D Systems Engineer - Mk21 Fuze Systems Engineering, Electrical, Onsite
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What Your Job Will Be Like

The Mk21 Fuze Mod Systems Engineering team is seeking multiple experienced R&D Systems Engineers with background in Electrical Engineering to join our multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will contribute to new projects and ongoing operations across a portfolio of work critical to maintain a safe and reliable deterrent for our nation. The job will require the ability to balance a variety of roles and responsibilities as the program enters a critical period in ramping up to full-scale production of the Arming and Fuzing Assemblies (AFA), executing sustainment activities and design qualification activities on the Sentinel program.

The Mk21 Fuze Mod Systems Engineering team includes frequent collaboration with external partners, including staff and leadership from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the United States Air Force (USAF), and Kansas National Security Campus (KCNSC).

A successful candidate will have experience that enables them to quickly develop a fundamental understanding of an actively fielded system and leverage that expertise to lead multidisciplinary teams to plan and execute qualification, maintenance, assessment, and sustainment projects that provide high value to the mission.

This role offers opportunities to demonstrate leadership that can support ongoing career development and personal advancement at Sandia.

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

* Lead activities that support the Stockpile Assessment of the system, including flight testing, laboratory testing, and component testing.

* Collaborate with Science & Technology experts to plan, execute, and analyze data from advanced experiments, modeling, and simulation.

* Define requirements and develop, build, and test hardware and software for Sentinel/Mk21 Fuze ground and flight test integration activities.

* Conduct system test planning, execution, and analysis for environmental, functional, and safety evaluations.

* Develop and present materials for design reviews, sponsor, and customer meetings.

* Provide technical consultancy on critical design elements.

* Represent Sandia on internal and external multi-organizational project teams.

* Employ analytical thinking to navigate ambiguous problems with a multidisciplinary team.

* Conduct trade studies and make key decisions based on performance data, cost, and schedule constraints.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 100% of the time.

This position requires occasional travel to support the mission (approximately 3-5 trips per year).

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.

* Position requires an active U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance or equivalent DOW clearance to start.

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 National Laboratory (LLNL), Los Alamos National…