R&D Systems Engineer (Early/Mid-Career) - Onsite

at  Sandia National Laboratories

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
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• 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 vacations, 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.

WHAT YOUR JOB WILL BE LIKE

We are seeking a R&D Systems Engineering Analyst to join our Infrastructure and Operations team. Our team is part of the broader Nuclear Deterrence (ND) Program Management Offices (PMO) that are responsible for managing NNSA funding that supports Nuclear Deterrence capabilities and programs across Sandia. Specifically, Group 430 has responsibility for managing funding associated with the operation, maintenance, and sustainment of key ND capabilities, facilities, and equipment as well as participating within the NNSA Integrated Planning Group (IPG) to prepare Sandia-specific content for the annual Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan (SSMP) and collecting and sharing Sandia programmatic equipment needs with the NNSA Programmatic Equipment Recapitalization Working Group (PRWG). We partner closely with other parts of the ND PMO, with Facilities organizations that plan and perform maintenance and other sustainment projects, and with the ND line organizations that implement work within our program.
The Analyst will primarily lead activities supporting the development and release of the NNSA Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan (SSMP). The SSMP is a high-level document that defines the 25-year Program of Record for Defense Programs based on the Future Years Nuclear Security Program (FYNSP) and is released to Congress annually. The successful candidate will work across the laboratory to collect, validate, and combine annual content as well as represent Sandia at periodic IPG meetings along with the Group 430 Senior Manager. The successful candidate will be expected to review the current internal SSMP legacy process and actively look for opportunities for improvement.
This position offers broad exposure to a diverse range of Nuclear Deterrence work across Sandia. The Analyst may also participate in other aspects of Department 0431 to include the coordination of project updates (data collection and analysis) in support of monthly, quarterly and annual reporting requirements, supporting the 430/431 Management team in crafting rapid responses to requests from NNSA and PMO executive leadership, recognizing common themes of accomplishments, risks, and issues, and generating summary reporting for the I&O Program that is shared internally with Program Office leadership and externally with NNSA.

QUALIFICATIONS WE REQUIRE

• BS or MS in engineering or science; applicants with equivalent experience welcome
• Minimum of two years experience working in Nuclear Deterrence
• This position may require some travel to support business needs and to enrich the experience of this position but is flexible
• Proven ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and compellingly in oral and written forms
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance

QUALIFICATIONS WE DESIRE

• High political acumen and cross-laboratory and cross-site partnering skills
• Excellent information management and presentation skills
• Nuclear Weapons system or component development and sustainment experience
• Experience with nuclear weapons development and qualification processes
• Ability to work in a dynamic, sometimes ambiguous environment
• Awareness of, or experience working with, NNSA Federal Program Managers and Engineers
• Experience in mining, organizing, and analyzing data
• Proven expertise in preparing and delivering succinct, informative position/decision papers and presentations
• Active DOE Q security clearance or DOD equivalent

NNSA REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDPEDS

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.
If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date

Please refer the Job description for details