Senior/Principal Systems Engineer - High Consequence Software Quality Assurance (Onsite)

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.
What Your Job Will Be Like
Do you want to join a dynamic, impactful, multi-discipline team developing essential capabilities for the nation? If so, please consider joining the Special Programs department!
We are seeking a highly motivated R&D Systems Engineer to support development of our High Consequence Software Systems that enhance U.S. national security missions! Your work will be impactful and will continually challenge and cultivate your creativity. The work environment is team focused with success contingent on everyone working together toward common goals.
On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Drive system engineering principles to achieve a successful project while working in a team environment
• Ensure quality deliverables by creating and executing test plans, supporting demonstrations and exercises, and evaluating and mitigating risks
• Create, monitor, and control metrics impacting product and team quality
• Analyze product quality and usability, associated system limitations, and report on risk
• Champion and influence software development best practices and the customer experience always
• Use your problem-solving skills and technical expertise to take a customer need through to an operational capability by establishing concept of operations (CONOPS) requirements, designs, tests, cost estimates, schedules, project plans and operational Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs)
• Cultivate collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams including information technology, software development, project management, and operations to guide system development and meet project requirements
• Partner with other project groups to improve and develop collaborations, capabilities and process which create efficiencies and guide future projects

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 100% of the time
Qualifications We Require

• Bachelor's degree in relevant STEM subject area plus 5 years' experience, or master's degree in relevant STEM subject area plus 1 year experience, or equivalent experience in an engineering or scientific field
• Experience in Systems Engineering and testing with a focus on software
• Experience managing software development projects
• Ability to acquire and maintain DOE Q-level and TS/SCI security clearances

Qualifications We Desire

• Experience working across security domains and in development/test environments that deviate from the ultimate operational environment
• Ability to work the balance of security requirements with operational needs
• Well versed in the agile software development process
• Experience deriving software requirements and Quality Assurance
• Experience leading team to execute SW development to release
• Experience in Systems Engineering of software and IT architectures
• Experience creating and executing test plans for software and architecture testing
• Experience in software assurance from development to release
• Experience working with U.S. Government organizations - intelligence organizations, DOE, DoD
• Strong leadership, partnership, and coaching/mentoring skills
• Strong communication skills and experience providing complex information to all levels of project partners

About Our Team
The Special Programs Department I (8771) is responsible for developing high-impact and high-consequence national security projects supporting a broad range of US government sponsors. Projects revolve around CONOPS creation, traditional Systems Engineering and development of custom software and IT architectures. While IT architectures and software development are core capabilities, projects span multiple engineering disciplines and have durations ranging from days to years. Special Programs' success comes from the team's ability to create innovative, end-to-end capabilities supporting the most demanding missions. The team works closely with our sponsors to understand their mission and develop solutions based on the sponsors' specific needs. Special Program's unique infrastructure, operational mindset along with deep domain and technical experience creates distinct and exceptional capabilities for our sponsors and an exciting and challenging work environment.
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.
Security Clearance
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 and SCI access, both of which require US citizenship. SCI access may also require a polygraph examination. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain these levels of access 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 the 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.
NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs
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.