Sandia National Laboratories · 12 hours ago
R&D S&E Systems Engineer - Physical Security Systems, Onsite
Albuquerque, NM
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$102K/yr - $200K/yrSandia 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. They are seeking a motivated Research & Development Systems Engineer to explore and develop innovative concepts and new technologies to meet national security needs.
National DefenseGovernmentInformation TechnologyNational Security
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Build system or sub system test plans that are traced to requirements for system testing
Research/develop/analyze/test advanced and innovative sensor technologies, power electronics, embedded systems, and hardware and software for communications
Design/test custom electronic circuits and assemblies and/or firmware/software
Implement the requirements through design definition activities, such as design reports, engineering drawings, and specifications
Implement test plans either in laboratory, test field, or implementation site
Complete activities related to system level design, engineering, and testing
Design, conduct and document tests, experiments, and results to evaluate sensor technologies/system performance
Apply systematic scientific methods to evaluate commercial technologies to determine their ability to meet sponsor performance requirements
Present at technical design reviews
Interact regularly with internal and external partners from a variety of technical and professional areas
Represent Sandia on multi-organizational project teams
Ability to travel up to 25%
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, 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
Active DOE Q security clearance or equivalent
Preferred
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
Experience in major elements of physical protection system components, policy and/or operations for government agencies
Providing successful leadership of completed physical security related or other end-to-end system design and implementation project
Experience in conducting, reviewing, and interpreting physical security vulnerability assessments
Address changing Program priorities while navigating ambiguous customer direction/requirements
Established network with different organizations within the government to allow external partners to demonstrate lab wide capabilities and critical reach back support
Interacting with high-level external partners (SES, General Officer, and O-6 level)
Strategic Partnership Program (SPP) project execution, including project initiation, execution, and closeout
Domain expertise in physical security delay design, sensor development/testing, network design, or image design/implementation
Developing and maintaining a portfolio of R&D related activities
Knowledge of DOE, NNSA (473.1A), and USAF (5210.41M) requirements as applied to physical security design/implementation projects
Knowledge and expertise in vulnerability assessments of systems
Demonstrated interest and success in recruiting, hiring, and developing/mentoring new personnel
Benefits
Generous vacation
Strong medical and other benefits
Competitive 401k
Learning opportunities
Relocation assistance
Amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance
Company
Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia is a conducts research and development into the non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons.
Founded in 1945
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.4MKey Investors
US Department of EnergyARPA-E
2023-09-21Grant· $0.5M
2023-07-27Grant
2023-01-10Grant· $3.7M
Leadership Team
Laura McGill
Deputy Laboratories Director - Nuclear Deterrence, and Chief Technology Officer
Maria Gallardo
CFO Enterprise Risk Management Program Lead
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