What Your Job Will Be LikeWe are seeking a highly motivated R&D Systems Engineer to join the Stockpile Logistics Team. The selected candidate will leave work every day knowing they have played a critical role in keeping our country safe and secure. Our team executes design, development, qualification, and sustainment activities associated with the Integrated Surety Architecture Portfolio and the U.S. Nuclear Stockpile.
To support this vital mission, we are looking for a Systems Engineer to serve as the Pantex Integration Lead. This role involves leading SNL's efforts in support of Pantex readiness activities to achieve First Production Unit milestones and supporting production sustainment. The position requires a multidisciplinary approach to systems engineering, supported by engineering expertise, critical thinking, and collaboration with multiple internal and external partners.
This role includes interfacing with various internal organizations, as well as the Pantex Production Agency, U.S. Navy and Air Force, and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) customers, to ensure the successful integration of Department of Energy (DOE) systems into service.
On any given day, you may be called on to:
- Be the main point of contact for Weapon Production programs (i.e.W76-1/2 939, W88 ALT 940, MTAD integration) activity needs identified by System level counterparts at the CNS/Pantex Plant (Pantex);
- Author and improve Product Specifications, Specific Use Specification, Weapon Safety Specification documents, as needed;
- Collaborate with Weapons Response, Pantex, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Lockheed Martin counterparts on improvements to Pantex procedures;
- Support inter-site logistics planning and actions to ensure Pantex is driving the Weapon System results;
- Provide status briefings to National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and DOD partners, as needed, and during management reviews;
- Monitor and support components and hardware being shipped to Pantex in support of Pantex production;
- Team with counterparts at LANL to ensure high-production readiness levels and effective problem solving;
- Coordinate with Systems Surveillance with respect to hardware provisioning in support of the weapon system state of health monitoring;
- Update SNL management on production and First Production Unit status;
- Support ongoing production and support resolving technical issues as they occur;
- Provide system expertise and engineering authorizations to minimize impact of production interruptions at Pantex.
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to travel to Pantex frequently or work onsite in Amarillo, TX and travel to Albuquerque, NM.
In addition to travel between Amarillo and Albuquerque, some travel to locations including, but not limited to Livermore CA, Los Alamos, NM, Washington DC and Kansas City, MO is required for this position.
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 DOE Q clearance or equivalent and ability to obtain sigma 15 which may require polygraph testing.
Qualifications We DesireThe ideal R&D Systems Engineer 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 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.
Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:
- Experience with ND programs, processes, customer, and support organizations.
- Experience with production processes and high consequence systems integration.
- Experience in assembly processing and product testing.
- Experience with design definition (AY, ML, RD, SS, etc.) protocol and processes (EA, RD/DR, etc.).
- Two or more years of demonstrated leadership experience.
- Demonstrated ability to continuously improve and learn.
- Deep understanding of nuclear explosive safety as it pertains to safety basis at PX and how SNL provides support.
- A desire to help internal and external team members improve and be successful.
- Demonstrated ability in effectively collaborating with Production Agencies external to Sandia and preferably Pantex and Kansas City New Mexico Operations Hub.
- Demonstrated ability in effectively collaborating with Design Agencies external to Sandia; LANL and Lockheed Martin.
- Demonstrated dedication to one or more ND technical mission areas.
About Our TeamDepartment 2217's mission is to realize the W76-1/-2 ALT 939 and support production sustainment of W88 ALT 940 Integrated Surety Architecture (ISA) Scope. Responsibilities include all aspects of systems engineering, encompassing planning and execution of all qualification activities including test and modeling & simulation and ensuring the weapon systems remain safe, secure, and reliable as they are entered into service. The team provides the systems engineering expertise and support for the ALT 939 and ALT 940 and is the direct interface to the customer and partner sites as the System Integrator. The department manages collaborative activities and interfacing with Over-the-Road (OTR) organizations to accomplish transportation integration activities. We also partner with technical organizations across Sandia National Laboratories, including other system groups, stockpile surveillance, materials research, science and engineering, and computational modeling and simulation, to execute our mission. In addition, we partner with external stakeholders, including the National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Defense/War and its contractors, Los Alamos National Laboratory, as well as the Kansas City National Security Campus and Pantex Production plants, to ensure the continued success of the programs.
Posting DurationThis 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.
