R&D Systems Engineer - Global Burst Detector (Experienced) - Onsite
Company: Sandia National Laboratories
Location: Albuquerque
Posted on: April 17, 2024
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Job Description:
About SandiaSandia 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 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
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.What Your Job Will Be LikeWe are seeking an R&D
Systems Engineer to represent the Post Delivery Support (PDS) Lead,
providing technical leadership and coordination for the product
realization, Space Vehicle (SV) integration and test, and
early-on-orbit operation of the Global Burst Detector (GBD). Join
us to develop creative solutions to unique national security
challenges!On any given day, you may be called on to:Use technical
judgment to monitor, advise and assist with resolution of technical
issues on flight hardware and software work.Product realization
including build, integration, and test of both SNL and LANL
subsystems into a satellite payload system.Support technical and
program surveillance for integration of the GBD payload onto the
Block IIIF platforms, which include coordination with engineering
and program representatives at SV Prime contractor site.Provide the
programmatic interface for the NNSA laboratory established at SV
Prime contractor site.Support payload integration to the space
vehicle and associated SV/GBD test activities and
resources.Complete pre-launch processing and early on-orbit testing
to ensure performance prior to becoming an operational
asset.Provide the communication interface between GBD Assembly,
Integration, and Test (AI&T) team, SNL representative located
at the SV Prime contractor site, and GBD project office.Interface
programmatically, both formal and informal, with the customer, LANL
and a variety of external partners.Due to the nature of the work,
the selected applicant must be able to work onsite with an option
for occasional work from home. Some travel is required for this
position.Qualifications We RequireMaster's degree in a relevant
STEM field plus one-year relevant experience; or bachelor's degree
in a STEM field plus five years' relevant experience.Ability to
obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.Qualifications We
DesirePossess a strong dedication to positive teaming dynamic,
strong written and verbal skills, detail oriented with a keen focus
on customer serviceExperience prioritizing and balancing competing
activities, as well as working with varying degrees of
ambiguity.Several years of experience on large multi-organizational
projects, with an emphasis on satellite or other aerospace
projects.Experience with both military payload development projects
and research and development payloads.Self-motivated, positive,
individual comfortable working in a diverse, fast-paced, results
oriented environment.Experience with realization and delivery of
high rigor designs.Active DOE L or Q clearance, or DoD
equivalent.About Our TeamWe perform key test and post-delivery
activities with a focus on the United States Nuclear Detonation
Detection System's (USNDS) Global Burst Detector (GBD) Space
Segment. GBD payloads have a long association with Global
Positioning System (GPS) host satellites and contribute to a
diverse national capability for the detection of nuclear
detonation.We lead the integration and test (I&T) of GBD
hardware in Albuquerque and support the payload I&T at
satellite vehicle factories and launch sites. Our space flight
function is conducted in unison with ground systems engineering and
the mission user community. The department staffs and manages one
of the major satellite environmental test facilities: TVAC. The
Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) Facility has a comprehensive suite of
chambers that simulate the temperatures and high altitudes, of a
space environment, characterizing designs and assessing payload
space flight survivability.Posting DurationThis 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.Security
ClearanceSandia 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.EEOAll 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.NNSA Requirements for MedPEDsIf 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.
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