Cleared Senior​/Principal Test Systems Engineer - Evaluation & Qualification, W93​/MkProgram, Onsite

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We are seeking an Evaluation and Qualification Test Systems Engineer to join our dynamic team on the W93/Mk7 program, where you will tackle complex challenges. In this role, you will be responsible for conducting materials and thermal testing for the W93/Mk7 Systems Program, becoming an integral part of our mission-driven team.

The successful candidate will need to be comfortable operating in both technical and programmatic domains while collaborating closely with the W93 systems team, internal organizations (such as test facilities, experimentalists, analysts, etc.), external design agencies, and customers/stakeholders. You will engage in defining program test objectives, developing test unit concepts, and ensuring that evaluation and qualification efforts meet the commitments between agencies.

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

• Engage technically and programmatically with partnering design agencies (Sandia, Los Alamos, and Lockheed Martin) and customers/stakeholders to define program test objectives and ensure commitments regarding evaluation and qualification efforts are met.
• Coordinate logistics with testing facilities for scheduling, hardware delivery, and on-site coordination.
• Serve as the primary interface between Sandia, Lockheed Martin, and Los Alamos National Laboratory for the planning and execution of materials and thermal environments testing for varying system configurations.
• Lead the development of test unit concepts, architectures, and physical layouts, including defining test hardware pedigree, and support design activities for test units and fixtures necessary for environmental testing.
• Perform trade studies balancing performance, costs, risks, materials, functionalities, and technology maturation.
• Develop specifications and documentation for dynamic test and modeling strategies, laboratory and field test activities, test and analysis plan preparation, test execution, and data analysis.
• Engage with experts in materials and thermal dynamics within Sandia and partner agencies to support the evaluation and qualification program.
• Contribute to the development of the W93 materials and thermal qualification plans.
• Prepare presentations and other supporting documentation needed for technical reviews.
• Assist with Cost Account Management/Earned Value Management.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. Occasional travel to testing locations may also be required.

$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.

• 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 to start.

The ideal R&D 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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