Engineering Program/Project Lead (Experienced)

Posting Duration

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Salary Range

$99,700 - $196,100

*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.

What Your Job Will Be Like

The Nuclear Deterrence (ND) Governance and Engineering Processes Team is seeking a Systems Engineer who has passion and the ability to lead in the sustainment and evolution of how we realize Nuclear Weapon (NW) product.

Our team is a diverse group of professionals that come from all areas of Sandia and have experience from every aspect of the ND product realization life cycle. As you survey the NW lifecycle at Sandia National Labs, you will discover this position offers an outstanding opportunity where you can:

• Technical Advisor to the Weapon Engineering Council and Product Realization Assurance Committee.
• Contribute to cross-weapons program projects.
• Interact and build working relationships with ND senior and executive leadership.
• Exposure to just about every area of NW product realization lifecycle.
• Gain a breadth and depth of knowledge across the National Security Enterprise (NSE).
• Lead or support ND initiatives/projects that have impact across Sandia and NSE.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Partner with senior and executive leadership in ND Governance Boards to help drive effective processes, tools, and guides for the product realization teams (PRTs).
• Create and maintain various elements of the product realization structure.
• Contribute to the development of a Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) effort to modernize ND product realization processes.
• Learn and support the analysis of proposed federal requirements that would have an impact on NW product realization.
• Engage the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and external systems engineering partners to improve interfaces and handoffs in the phased product realization process.
• Consult current weapons projects on product realization issues to assist in the weapon process and procedures needed for developing and producing product.
• This position requires occasional travel.

This position can be located at Sandia Albuquerque or California with most of the work allowing a telecommuting work option. Some onsite work will be required.

Qualifications We Require

• Bachelor's and advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in a relevant STEM subject area, plus (2) years relevant experience; or Bachelor's in a relevant STEM subject area plus (5) years of relevant experience in lieu of an advanced degree.
• Experience with interpreting requirements; ensuring processes are understood and implementable.
• Active US DOE Q-level security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire

• Demonstrated Leadership skills.
• Experience in the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) specific to weapon product realization.
• Project Management Experience with large organization wide efforts.
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering
• Proven and demonstrated effectiveness in building relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Experience in defining opportunities and delivering results when incomplete or ambiguous information is provided.
• Ability to negotiate competing requirements to provide the best system level outcomes.
• Ability to apply strong interpersonal and communication skills working with a diverse team.
• Ability to perform in a highly collaborative and teaming environment with ND senior management and executive leadership, peers, and customers.
• Ability to work independently as well as work well in multi-disciplinary team environment to build consensus and resolve issues.
• Self-motivated, positive individual comfortable working in a constantly evolving environment.

About Our Team

Org. 523 develops, improves, and governs the weapons lifecycle processes to consistently and responsively enable weapon programs/projects to deliver quality ND product.

This organization manages:

• The ND Product Realization Governance Structure (Weapons Engineering Council and various Governing Boards / Councils), which fosters and achieves Sandia's product realization excellence by addressing strategic opportunities and operational issues impacting the phased weapon lifecycle at the appropriate levels.
• The Realize Product Subsystem (RPSS), which is the governed system embedding a structured and consistent approach to assure that all elements of excellence in engineering and the phased lifecycle process are implemented, while also meeting DOE/NNSA contractual requirements leading to the delivery of high-quality products.
• The Nuclear Weapons Requirements Integration Office (NWRIO), which directly interfaces with the DOE/NNSA and other sites in the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) to support the development and release of contractual requirements, ensuring all requirements are reviewed, analyzed, and implemented through Sandia product realization processes.

About Sandia

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible 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 vacations, 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.

Security Clearance

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.