Job Description

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:

The SLBM warhead systems teams (W76-1, W88 Alt 370 and W93) at Sandia are working with the NNSA, U.S. Navy, Los Alamos National Laboratory and DoD contractors to assess compatibility of these warheads with the next generation of the Trident missile, D5LE2. This is a highly integrated joint effort that is in the early stages of development for flight test vehicles, ground test equipment and mod/sim to support the missile development ground and flight test program.

This role will be organizationally assigned to the W88 Stockpile Systems Team (2224) and will support the W76-1, W88 Alt 370 and W93 D5LE2 compatibility requirements needs approximately 75% and the W88 Alt 370 Stockpile System requirements management needs approximately 25%. Working on this program, you’ll be part of an outstanding team that takes its national security mission to heart, helping to make decisions that lay the foundation for three high-visibility, high-impact nuclear weapon programs. You’ll work in state-of-the-art facilities with talented people across the Nuclear Security Enterprise and DoD, addressing interesting challenges at every stage of design and development, and making lasting relationships that will continue throughout your career.

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

• Derive system requirements for W76-1, W88 Alt 370 and W93 compatibility with the D5LE2 missile.
• Manage system requirements for the W88 Alt 370 Stockpile System.
• Derive and interpret shared requirements with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Lockheed Martin Space (LMS).
• Collaborate regularly with the program’s leadership and Sandia’s executive management on metrics and burn down plans.
• Prepare for and present to diverse audiences at technical design reviews and programmatic meetings.
• Coordinate with teams to develop a detailed understanding of customer requirements and ensure maturation of requirements for specific system aspects.
• Attend technical meetings with the Integration Management Team (IMT), Flight Test Integration Team (FTIT) and Telemetry Mechanical Integration Team (TMIT).
• Work together with other system requirement engineers and/or component engineers, and provide technical mentorship on how to write appropriate requirements for verification.
• Manage the requirements database objects for requirements traceability, orphan requirements and inconsistencies within requirements language.
• Assist in integration activities with various mod/sim and hardware development teams.
• Represent Sandia on multi-organizational project teams (i.e., NNSA, DoD, LANL).

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to work onsite in Albuquerque, NM. Some travel may be required for this position (up to 25%).

Salary Range:

$109,300 - $217,400

*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:

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related STEM field, plus (1) one year of experience; OR Bachelor’s degree in stated field, plus (5) five years of experience; OR equivalent related experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
• Demonstrated proficiency using IBM Rational Distributed Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORS) or equivalent tool for requirements management.
• Active DOE Q clearance or equivalent (DoD Top Secret clearance).

Qualifications We Desire:

• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in above-stated field.
• Experience working on nuclear weapons design, qualification, production, or related projects.
• Experience developing, negotiating, and communicating requirements for either Joint Test Assemblies or other nuclear weapon system-level designs.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working on a PRT or within NW product realization or sustainment framework.
• Project management skills.
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles and implementation.
• Ability to function in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary team environment, and to work effectively with different levels of management, DoE/DoD partners, and Systems Leads.
• Demonstrated commitment to value diversity and inclusion among the workforce.
• Ability to develop trusting partnerships.
• Outstanding verbal and written skills, including the ability to build and present briefings that are clear and compelling to large and diverse audiences.
• Ability to take initiative and be a self-starter in an ambiguous environment.

About Our Team:

Systems engineering responsibilities for the US Navy W88/Mk5 SLBM-based nuclear weapon system, to help assure it remains safe, reliable and of the highest performance as the underlying basis of the US nuclear deterrent capability. We provide engineering support for the life cycle of the weapon, including maintenance, logistics, refurbishment, surveillance, special studies, testing, analysis and assessment. Our team is also leading the cross-system aspects of the D5LE2 compatibility assessment program for the W76-1, W88 Alt 370 and W93 systems.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

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.

Job ID: 694133

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.