Early- Mid Career Systems Engineer - Advanced & Exploratory, Onsite

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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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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*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

* These benefits vary by job classification.

We are seeking an early to mid-career, hardworking, and dedicated Engineering and Operations Systems Engineer who is passionate about engineering systems development activities for future Sandia programs and work for our customers.

The successful candidate will join a highly integrated, highly motivated, cross-functional team contributing to the system design of new and conceptual nuclear weapon systems. Programs managed in this department range from technology demonstrators to system prototypes preparing for adoption into the early phases of the realization process. The successful candidate will:

Develop and deploy strategies, tools, and processes for effective onboarding and offboarding

Work with Information Management and Configuration Management professionals to develop an enduring and extensible strategy for the weapon system

Partner with Program Management to articulate risks and interfaces with stakeholders and provide risk mitigation strategies

Help manage the acquisition, planning, and execution of tests and test materials

Help the team establish an effective security posture across multiple classification boundaries

On any given day, you may be called on:

Collaborate with information, configuration management, and high-security professionals to develop effective strategies and processes that operate across multiple classification boundaries and program-appropriate limits.

Partner with internal teams (Systems, Product Realization, Mission Realization) and external stakeholders to define program goals, acquire and maintain materials, and develop logistics, deployment, and training plans supporting test, qualification, assembly, and system implementation.

Plan, direct, and coordinate projects for internal and external customers by defining system/subsystem requirements, project scope, schedules, cost estimates, and deliverables; develop comprehensive project plans using advanced management techniques.

Manage project resources and teams to ensure timely delivery, applying earned value management and other performance metrics to monitor progress, analyze variances, and support decision‑making.

Provide technical leadership and tactical planning throughout project execution, including evaluating system functionality, recommending integrated solutions, overseeing change management, identifying risks, and developing mitigation and contingency plans.

Coordinate negotiations with customers and partners to establish deliverables, stakeholder requirements, and project constraints.

Conduct technical and program reviews to…