What Your Job Will Be Like

Organization 8452, one of three departments dedicated to realizing Use Control and other high assurance, NSA certified systems for a variety of DOE and DoD customers, is seeking a driven and results-oriented R&D Systems Engineer to join their dynamic and tightly integrated team. In this role, the selected applicant will be leading interactions with the NSA to certify and deliver multiple high consequence cryptographic systems as part of a critical capability to the warfighter. You will also make vital contributions to requirements management, qualification, and verification in partnership with the PRT and Surety Engineering. This position is an opportunity to have immediate and critical impact on our Nations security and deterrence mission in collaboration with the US Air Force, NSA, KCNSC, and other stakeholders.

On any given day, one may be called upon to:

• Drive the development, decomposition, traceability, and validation of functional, interface, and security requirements
• Work with a diverse team of electrical, mechanical, and software engineers to overcome challenging technical, programmatic, and schedule challenges
• Lead engagement with the NSA on security requirements compliance along certification documentation delivery and adjudication, to include the ownership and development of certification CDRL documentation
• Collaborate with end users (e.g. USAF) to develop and document procedures for operational use of custom developed products
• Develop requirements traceability reports, verification/validation plans, qualification plans, and other documentation evidence to ensure our products fully meet requirements

In addition to the position described, this role provides opportunities to get involved with next-generation R&D work with the Surety Technologies portfolio and involvement in other areas of Use Control, including Coded Switches and Code Management Systems.

The position requires the ability to travel up to 25% to support the mission.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to work onsite.

Salary Range

$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.

Qualifications We Require

• 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.
• Active US DOE-Q or DoD TS security clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain an SCI clearance.
• The ability to obtain and maintain Sigma 15 access.

Qualifications We Desire

The ideal R&D 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 (LANL), 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:

• Demonstrated experience with systems engineering principles including requirements derivation, allocation, verification/validation, qualification, and production.
• Experience with NSA certification or other security/cybersecurity evaluation or certification processes such as the USSF Functional Security Engineering Team (FSET), Vulnerability Capability Unit (VCU), Production Security Verification Program (PSV), etc.
• Experience with fail-safe design analysis, fault tree analysis, pin-to-pin analysis, or other risk identification, assessment, and mitigation frameworks.
• Experience writing technical publications or similar end user operational manuals and/or training end users.
• Proficiency in technical writing and presentations.
• Understanding of the qualification process including functional and environmental testing.
• Strong customer-facing skills and a proven track record building trust with stakeholders.
• Active SCI clearance.

About Our Team

The High Assurance Product Realization group develops embedded and ground support equipment in support of National Security missions. We are a leader for high-assurance National Security hardware, utilizing current and advanced electronic hardware approaches, tools, and techniques in developing information assurance subsystems. These responsibilities span research, design, development, production liaison, and existing product evaluation for Use Control applications. Our staff develop custom electronic technologies in support of the DOE/DoD Use Control community and specialize in real-time embedded electronic design solutions with emphasis on security and reliability. The team also has a key role in the development, maturation, and deployment of advanced technologies for next-generation weapon systems and information assurance products.

Posting Duration

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.