Field Service Engineer - Special Radars, 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 vacation, 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:

We are seeking a Field Service Engineer to join our dynamic team.

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

• Oversee the lifecycle support and sustainment of fielded systems across the United States and abroad

• Act as the primary interface between external customers/users and the internal engineering team responsible for developing, testing, and implementing the system

• Develop and execute acceptance, logistic, deployment, field service, and system upgrade plans

• Prepare and deliver required training resources during user training events and inter-agency exercises in the United States and abroad

• Collect, analyze, and prioritize user and customer requirements in order to design and develop improvements throughout the systems' lifecycle

• Design and participate in flight and field tests, analyze system and subsystem functionality, use physical and computational tools for system verification

• Travel throughout the United States, and occasionally abroad, for up to 25% of total work hours

Salary Range:

$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.

Qualifications We Require:

• 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.

• Active DOE Q or DOD TS security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R&D 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.

• Ability to obtain and maintain an SCI security clearance which may require a polygraph.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

• Familiarity with military and/or law enforcement air and/or ground user organizations, training/exercise processes, deployment and operational practices

• Experience with developmental and/or operational flight, field, and environmental testing of electronic systems in accordance with U.S. Government standards

• Experience with integrating and sustaining electronic systems on military and/or law enforcement air and/or ground platforms

• Experience with technical development, fielding, and use of software-defined tactical radio frequency systems

• Ability to obtain an FAA Medical Certificate Third Class and complete military aviation physiology and water survival training

• Small-team leadership and/or instructor experience

• Experience with technical development, fielding, and use of tactical and mobile networking and situational awareness systems.

About Our Team:

The Special Radars department focuses on the design, development, and support of radar interrogator systems for a variety of national security missions. These systems range from dismounted portable applications to full aircraft integrations. Projects vary between rapid responses to meet urgent user requests and longer term, life-critical efforts with rigorous development and quality requirements.

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.

Job ID: 695482

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F