Cleared Senior​/Principal R&D Systems Engineer - Advanced Fuzing Technology PRT Lead, Onsite

Cleared Senior/Principal R&D Systems Engineer - Advanced Fuzing Technology PRT Lead, Onsite

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:

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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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* These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking to hire an experienced engineer into a staff leadership role as Component Product Realization Team (PRT) Lead. As part of the Advanced Fuzing Technologies Group, you
¿ ll ensure the continued delivery of high rigor flight components---components that play a critical role in assuring the safety and security of our nation
¿ s nuclear deterrent in a wide range of scenarios. In this role, you
¿ ll collaborate with engineering and research teams across the broader Nuclear Security Enterprise and the DoW to produce, assess, troubleshoot, and drive continuous improvement for these components.

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

Lead staff and technologists towards key milestones for safety critical components of ND and DoW Systems

Utilize your expertise in engineering to field high-integrity products, meeting both technical and programmatic requirements

Employ analytical thinking to lead resolution of ambiguous problems with a multi-disciplinary team

Maintain the design intent of hardware through requirements negotiation and trade studies while engaging with relevant stakeholders.

Lead investigations and resolution of anomalies through analysis and testing

Present your work to peers, customers, and management in formal and informal settings

Use sound project management skills to provide structure to your PRT
¿ s activity level work so the team can prioritize and execute properly.

Identify project risk so that appropriate handling and mitigation strategies can be developed, communicated, and executed.

This position will offer you substantial opportunity for training, technical mentorship, and work across multiple programs.

Some travel is required.

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

An active DOE Q clearance, or equivalent, is required to start

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R&D S&E Systems Engineer candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition posses the following:

Graduate degree in Engineering…