What Your Job Will Be LikeWe are seeking a R&D S&E, Systems Engineering:
On any given day you will perform the following
- Plan and conduct user research to improve usability and efficiency of web and desktop applications
- Apply user-centered design methodology to develop usable software products
- Create wireframes and prototypes to communicate design ideas
- Synthesize research findings into actionable insights and recommendations that stakeholders and peers can act upon
- Collaborate with stakeholders, researchers, designers and developers to create high quality software products
- Serve as an advocate for end users
- Leverage current user experience research to create artifacts that can be utilized and shared throughout Advanced Simulation & Computing (ASC) Integrated Codes (IC) and beyond, e.g., experience maps, personas, user profiles, affinity diagrams
- Interact with the ASC and ND usability landscape and establish the vision and strategy for addressing the evolving usability
- Establish exceptionally positive relationships within the ASC Program and with ND organizations to ensure robust visibility into to use of the ASC codes
- Create a user-data driven library of UI templates and reusable assets that can be used by ASC-IC development teams and beyond
- Develop a set of design standards for ASC-IC products to help increase usability and learnability
Salary Range$102,400 - $199,700
*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, 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.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.
Qualifications We DesireThe ideal R&D S&E System Engineer candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:
- Graduate degree in User Experience Research, human factors, or computer science 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 individuals with the following experience:
- Experience with a wide variety of usability methods, including observational studies, user interviews, surveys, heuristic evaluations, usability testing, etc.
- Design experience with high fidelity wireframe/mockup creation, developing a design system, and interaction design
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience working with development teams using agile methodologies
- Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative data and derive meaningful insights
- Familiarity with quantifiable data analytics and representing data visually
About Our TeamThe Advanced Simulation & Computing (ASC) program at Sandia provides state-of-the-art computer simulation capabilities as part of NNSA's mission to extend the lifetime of nuclear weapons in the stockpile without underground testing. While these tools enable scientists and engineers to gain a comprehensive understanding of nuclear weapons, they are also revolutionizing the way in which many innovative products are engineered. In fact, the computing, modeling, and simulation tools developed in the ASC program are leveraged by a variety of other national security programs. Successfully gaining adoption of UX principles and best practices by the ASC Integrated Codes (IC) community is the critical accomplishment that will drastically impact user's end-to-end experiences. UX research is predicated on engaging stakeholders, customers, users, and community members. Deliberate and extensive engagement will help mitigate this risk by ensuring user's input and feedback is collected and reflected in the UX best practices.
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.
