Cleared Principal Systems Engineer - Critical Infrastructure Systems, Onsite

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Are you motivated to protect national security by enhancing the resilience of critical infrastructure against evolving cyber threats? Join Sandia National Laboratories multidisciplinary team dedicated to securing vital cyber-physical systems across electric power, energy, industrial, and manufacturing sectors.

As the E&O Systems Engineer, you will apply your systems engineering expertise to lead complex cyber projects coordinating with principal investigators, cyber experts, project teams, and sponsors to define requirements, scope, and deliverables. Your leadership will drive cross-team collaboration, resource optimization, and successful project execution.

Join us to make a meaningful impact on the nation's critical infrastructure security!

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

• Document and track component and system-level performance requirements and develops acceptance criteria for the subsystems and system which help shape project scope, schedules, cost estimates, and deliverables aligned with mission objectives in the cyber-physical domain.
• Plan and coordinate technical projects alongside principal investigators, engaging internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful delivery.
• Establish and maintain configuration management practices to ensure operational efficiency and repeatability.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams with tactical planning and leadership to achieve project goals.
• Document and track project risks and interfaces with stakeholders to develop mitigation and contingency plans.
• Coordinate program reviews and communicate project status, risks, and outcomes through clear briefings, reports, and presentations.
• Interface with the customer and those responsible for developing, testing, and implementing the system and its elements to ensure that customer expectations are met.
• Develop tailored project plans and coordinate with resources to meet objectives; collaborate with business teams and principal investigators to monitor performance, manage scope changes, and implement contingency plans in accordance with cost and schedule constraints.
• Conduct project postmortems and integrate lessons learned to continuously improve processes.
• Provide leadership in systems engineering to drive efficient achievement of project objectives and deliverables. Includes developing innovative workflows and reporting solutions that streamline status reporting and enhance communication with upper management and sponsors

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

$102,400 - $199,700

*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.

• Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Business, Communication, Systems Engineering, or a closely related engineering field, plus four (4) years relevant experience.
• Experience in the following:
  • Systems engineering tools and processes, including requirements engineering, configuration management, and risk management.
  • Plan, organize, and drive technical efforts to successful completion by partnering with customers and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams, including coordinating rapid response efforts to resolve challenges and facilitate collaboration.
  • Prioritize and execute tasks effectively under pressure.
  • Taking initiative and establishing processes in environments with minimal guidance.
• Active DOE Q-level security clearance or equivalent (e.g., DOD Top Secret). The position will require the ability to maintain an SCI clearance, which may require a polygraph test.

• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Experience working on cyber or intelligence-related projects.
• Familiarity with classified projects
• Proven experience managing systems engineering and program management documentation throughout a program lifecycle, including facilitating version-controlled information transfer and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Commitment to modeling behaviors that reflect Sandia's core values.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
• Background in testing or product delivery environments.
• Active SCI clearance

As a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), Sandia National Laboratories are continually asked to help address the country's most pressing national security needs. In the Threat Intelligence Center, the mission of the Information Operations Program is to assess, design, implement and influence the development of national security-related information systems and technologies in support of Defense and Intelligence customers and their national security missions. Critical Infrastructure Systems is dedicated to enhancing the security of critical infrastructure systems, particularly in the energy and communications sectors. By employing advanced modeling, simulation, and analysis techniques, the department assesses vulnerabilities within these systems and develops innovative solutions to mitigate risks associated with cyber threats. Through these efforts, the department plays a crucial role in safeguarding critical infrastructure, ensuring the reliability and security of essential services that support national security missions.

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive 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 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.