R&D Systems Engineer - Purchased Product Value Stream, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories is the nations 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
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• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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We are seeking an R&D Systems Engineer to play a key role in developing and delivering solutions to improve and secure a cutting-edge nuclear weapons supply chain.

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

• Plan and direct engineering and technical projects for internal and external customers
• Define system and subsystem requirements, project scope, schedules, cost estimates, and products that support mission objectives
• Arrange reports with external customers and partners, build and lead teams, and organizes resources to implement scope
• Apply standard principles and advanced Project Management techniques and tools
• Calculate, analyze variances, and make project decisions applying Earned Value Management System
• Manage project resources, objectives, and changes according to the project management plan
• Identify and coordinate with customers and program managers to ensure resources are available to accomplish production
• Oversee project teams in the planning, inquiry, and execution of project plans from initiation to completion
• Build and lead technical teams to identify potential project risks, develop risk mitigation strategies and corrective actions, and recommend risk acceptance or avoidance for all aspects of the project
• Collaborate with customer requirements and limitations
• Conduct technical and program reviews to report status of cost, schedule, and performance to management and customers
• Deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations
• Conduct project postmortems and applies lessons learned for process improvement

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

$99,400 - $193,600

*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.

• 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

The ideal R&D S&E 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:

• PMP or LSS Black Belt Certified
• Leadership skills to include a successfully develop and deliver organizational critical initiatives (planning, organizing, leading, and monitoring)
• Experience in gathering and analyzing data; facilitating decision making/problem solving that requires scientific and/or engineering judgment
• Experience in supply chain risk management; identifying and generating metrics, parameterizing, prioritizing, developing responses, and tracking risk
• Possesses a well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent oral and technical writing skills; with an ability to develop and present ideas/results in oral and written form
• Ability to build and collaborate with partnerships across organizational boundaries
• Experience in the application of Lean Six Sigma methodology and tools
• Active DOE Q clearance (or DOD equivalent)

The Purchased Product Value Stream Department is responsible for purchased products and logistic operations in support of Sandia National Laboratories production mission activities. Major areas of responsibility include 1) Materials Planning is responsible for developing the plan and authorizes procurement of production materials based on master schedule requirements: 2) Purchased Product Engineering is responsible for purchased products, including raw materials, tooling and end item components; serving as the liaison to design, product, and process engineers, production users, and suppliers in the areas of design definition, coordination of fabrication, and acceptance requirements; 3) Inventory Management & Logistics provides services in inventory management, materials movement, receiving, and shipping; and 4) Change Configuration Management Cell manages the execution of product configuration in the Sandia drawing system and the Oracle manufacturing system for the Production Center.

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.

Sandia is required by DOE 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 obtain and 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.

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.

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.