What Your Job Will Be LikeThe High Reliability Special Communications Department (5372) is seeking a motivated Systems Engineer and Project Lead to drive the development of advanced RF/microwave special communications systems. Our systems are used in high-impact, high-consequence national security applications. You'll work alongside deep technical experts in RF, DSP, and embedded systems. Prior RF experience is helpful but not required.
On any given day, you may be called upon to:
- Develop trust-based partnerships with organizations internal and external to Sandia.
- Lead and listen to a multidisciplinary team of engineers and subject-matter experts.
- Define and manage system requirements, architectures, and interfaces, and conduct trade studies to inform design decisions.
- Guide the team through design reviews and verification, and release documentation to realize fielded products.
- Plan and lead integration, test, and field-test activities.
- Manage technical, cost, and schedule risk across the project lifecycle.
- Mentor staff and help grow the department's systems engineering capabilities.
- Provide programmatic and technical status updates to Sandia management and external partners.
- Align and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders, production partners, and government organizations.
Some travel is required for this position. Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to work onsite. Relocation provided for those who qualify.
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 security clearance or equivalent (e.g. DOW Top Secret)
Qualifications We DesireThe ideal R&D S&E Systems Engineer candidate 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, 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 individual with the following experience:
- Two or more years of demonstrated leadership experience.
- Experience leading engagements with DoD/DoW and NNSA sponsors.
- Demonstrated success leading teams to meet performance, cost, and schedule targets.
- Experience with high-rigor projects and teams (e.g., nuclear weapons, hypersonics, space payloads).
- Ability to obtain and maintain SCI access, which may require a polygraph test.
About Our TeamThe High Reliability Special Communications Department (5372) develops terrestrial, airborne, and space-based special communications systems for surveillance, reconnaissance, and high-value target and material control. Our work spans long- and short-range communications and transponder systems, typically using ultra-low-power signaling techniques. Design challenges include highly miniaturized electronics, efficient low-power transceivers, and signal extraction in very low signal-to-noise ratio environments. Our staff bring a diverse skill set spanning microwave circuit design, antenna design, signal analysis, digital signal processing, embedded software development, mechanical design, and systems engineering, and work together to carry solutions from initial concept through fielded capability. We serve a variety of government organizations conducting specialized missions, giving our work real-world impact.
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.
