Cleared Senior/Principal W76-0 Weapon System Engineer, Onsite - Sandia National Laboratories

What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking a highly motivated Systems Engineer to join the W76-0 Weapon System Team. The successful candidate will support assessment activities for the W76-0 Arming, Fuzing, and Firing assembly and will have the opportunity to spearhead and engage in various engineering projects. These projects may include designing test configurations, planning and coordinating tests, system integration, modeling and simulation, data analysis, and other annual assessment activities. This position requires close coordination with the teams supporting the W76-0 test and sustainment efforts across Sandia National Labs, as well as our partners across the Nuclear Security Enterprise.

On any given day, a W76-0 Systems Engineer may be called on to:

• Analyze data collected from multiple test sites and annually document the results in an assessment report for the W76-0¿s Arming, Fuzing, and Firing assembly.
• Partner with systems, component, and surveillance engineers to identify and address knowledge, data, and capability gaps
• Lead test planning activities, coordinate with test facilities, and execute large-scale system-level tests.
• Communicate project objectives to stakeholders and author reports detailing project results.
• Improve processes and procedures at the Weapons Evaluation Test Laboratory, Pantex, and Kansas City National Security Campus.
• Prioritize testing efforts appropriately to meet System Surveillance needs and assess knowledge gaps.
• Collaborate effectively with diverse personalities and adapt to various work styles.
• Guide a multidisciplinary team of engineers and domain specialists to successfully address anomalies and resolve system-related issues.
• Brief SNL management and customers on the status of the weapon program and as part of the Annual Assessment process.
• Use engineering principles to conduct trade studies to identify system solutions.
• Partner with modeling and simulation teams to engage SMEs and direct work appropriately.
• Be called upon to peer review design efforts and concepts across the Labs.
• This position may require occasional travel.

The successful candidate will become intimately familiar with the detailed function of W76-0 nuclear weapon components, subsystems, and systems, and will have the opportunity to exercise investigative freedom in engaging the broad Nuclear Weapons community.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to work onsite in Albuquerque, NM. This position will require some travel to locations including, but not limited to Livermore, CA; Los Alamos, NM; Amarillo, TX; Washington, DC; and Kansas City, MO may be required for this position.

Salary Range

$117,500 - $235,700