Senior​/Principal R&D Systems Engineer - Space- Remote Sensing Researcher, Onsite

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We are seeking a Remote Sensing Researcher with technical experience in areas such as signals processing, remote sensing, machine learning, or physics-based modeling and simulation to provide expertise and technical leadership in space-based remote sensing research.

The successful applicant will have strong skills and interests in;

• Solving complex problems
• Implementing new ideas
• Conducting cutting edge research.
• History of novel research and development proposals and have been principal investigator for their own work.

Due to the nature of this work the selected applicant must work onsite.

$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.
• Ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance and SCI

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 National Security Campus (KCNSC), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Los Alamos National Laboratory, 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.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

• Ph.
  
  D. or Master's degree with 2 years of experience in Engineering, Physics, Optics, Mathematics, or similar disciplines
• Research experience in remote sensing, data analysis, computational imaging, and/or algorithm development, or physics-based modeling and simulation
• Demonstrated ability to develop new methods and processes by identifying new approaches for solving complex and difficult technical problems.
• Proven ability to be self-motivated and work independently as well as in a multi-disciplinary team environment, building consensus and resolving issues
• Experience in modern programming practices and test-driven development practices (e.g. CI/CD)
• Research experience in remote sensing, data analysis, computational imaging, and/or algorithm development, or physics-based modeling and simulation
• Strong organization and planning skills and ability tackle more than one assignment at a time.
• Experience as a Principal Investigator or other technical leadership for a research and development project, involving proposal writing, planning and executing work, and publishing results.
• Desire to learn new skills as required and develop expertise in areas that may be unfamiliar
• Active Q and TS//SCI clearances

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