Cleared Senior/Principal Systems Engineer - Mobile Guardian Transport Electronics Engineering, Testers, and Cables, Onsite at Sandia National Laboratories

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Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwideExtraordinary co-workersSome of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the worldCareer advancement and enrichment opportunitiesFlexible 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 vacation, 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 We are seeking an R&D Systems Engineer to execute our Tester's Hardware Development in the Mobile Guardian Transport Electronics Engineering, Testers, and Cables group.On any given day, you may be called on to:Use systems engineering principles to implement multidisciplinary engineering approaches to research, design, or develop structures, instruments, machines, experiments, processes, systems, theories, or technologies; to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design or to forecast their behavior.Initiate, design, develop, execute, and evaluate new processes, products, or systems through basic and applied systems engineering research.Utilize creativity and critical thinking in Systems Engineering principles to proactively discern, identify, troubleshoot and mitigate requirements, design, and manufacturing challenges to ensure successful product realization in partnership with a variety of subsystem teams and sponsor needs.Determine conditions under which tests are to be conducted then prepare test, maintenance, operations, calibration and administrative procedures to support operations at hazardous facilities.Design, develop, execute and fabricate experiment hardware or test components, systems, and equipment to meet all performance criteria.Support preparation of all work planning and control documentation, to include failure mode analyses and safety cases, for work being conducted at hazardous facilities.Own, monitor, and ensure technical excellence of our contracts and contracted partners on the MGT tester subsystem.Support the analysis and interpretation of test data and recommend alternative solutions to problems and obstacles.Develop technical documentation for systems such as drawings, work instructions, reports, test plans, manuals, etc. Work on a specific task basis to support technical activities.Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.Salary Range $114,000 - $227,500*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 or DOD TS clearanceQualifications We Desire The ideal R&D S&E, 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 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:Tester equipment, testbeds, and SNL test facilitiesWorking in a schedule, budget, or requirement constrained environmentExperience working with the Primary Standards Lab Sandia work planning and control methodsDefining technical requirements, validating execution of requirements, planning, designing, integrating, implementing, and/or testing engineering solutions. Ability to emphasize small details and orders of operations by breaking down systems into manageable and discrete parts for better understanding and troubleshootingRecent experience (