Senior​/Principal R&D Systems Engineer - Nuclear Detonation Detection, Onsite

Senior/Principal R&D Systems Engineer - Nuclear Detonation Detection, Onsite

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What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a Systems Engineer to join our team of subsystem Systems Engineers. We develop operational monitoring systems in support of the US and International nuclear monitoring and non‑proliferation mission with particular focus on US Nuclear Detonation (NuDet) Detection System (USNDS) and other ground systems. From basic research and development to fully deployed operational data processing and analysis systems, the organization specializes in software feature development, machine learning, analytics, algorithm development and data analysis.

Our department
¿ s focus is on systems engineering, architecture, and project management of these large, complex software systems to ensure successful development and delivery using core skillsets of requirement management including requirement definition, development, and decomposition; technical system engineering; platform/software/security architectures; agile frameworks; and delivery of products to site.

On any given day, the selected candidate may be asked to:

Support a team of systems engineers on efforts related to requirements engineering, system architecture and design, system integration and testing, and test data analysis as well as deliverables associated with each major programmatic milestone.

Support system‑level performance characterization, requirements verification, and system performance reporting through engineering and test activities.

Provide leadership with work breakdown estimates, execution status, and status of risk mitigation activities.

Collaborate with the Program Office, Mission, and system‑level partners as well and those responsible for developing, testing, and implementing the system and its elements.

Work with the various subsystem and competency teams to verify complex requirements, often from a combination of analysis and simulated environmental testing.

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.

Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R&D, S&E Systems Engineering 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…