Senior/Principal Military System Realization Engineer - Onsite
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, 87101, USA
Listed on 2026-08-30
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists, Electrical Engineering
About Sandia
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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- 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*
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What Your Job Will Be LikeWe are seeking an experienced R&D Systems Engineer to work in the 5428 Military System Realization Department supporting Strike Systems programs. You will use related technical experience while supporting Integrated Military Systems development programs as Sandia delivers hypersonics and other related designs to industry partners for manufacturing. You will enable design engineers to comply with Parts, Materials, and Processes (PMP) requirements, as well as other program sponsor directed system requirements.
You will work on programs for missile, air, and space defense, and associated pathfinder technologies as part of a dynamic team that develops and modernizes our Nation's most critical weapon systems to ensure strategic capabilities for the United States. You will work with multiple teams internal and external to Sandia with a variety of engineering disciplines (mechanical, electrical, materials, aerodynamics, systems, and manufacturing) ensuring collaboration and coordination of efforts.
You will travel occasionally to support program partner interactions and system integration activities.
Due to the nature of the work, this candidate must work onsite in New Mexico offices and must have the ability to occasionally travel (possibly one 3 or 4-day trip roughly every 2-3 months).
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- 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.
- The ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.
We are also seeking individuals with the following experience:
- 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.
We are also seeking individuals with the following experience:
- Master's degree in Systems Engineering
- An active DOE Q-level or higher security clearance
- The ability to understand system requirements, system architecture, and technical aspects of products being designed by Sandia for DoW program sponsors.
- Experience with the following:
- Compliance with Parts, Materials, and Processes (PMP)…
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