Cleared Member/Senior Engineering & Systems Integration Professional - W93 Hardware System Integration

A Cleared Member/Senior Engineering & Systems Integration Professional will support W93/Mk7 hardware management and work planning and controls in Albuquerque, NM. The role requires onsite work with minimal travel and involves managing hardware integration, schedule adherence, risk mitigation, and safety compliance across multiple organizations. You will serve as a key liaison among system component liaisons, test leads, Production Readiness Teams, hardware build committees, and federal stakeholders including the Navy and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). You will negotiate hardware delivery timelines and pedigree requirements, track hardware status in planners and databases, and assess the impact of schedule changes on overall program timelines. Applying systems engineering principles to hardware integration and test execution, you will perform technical impact analyses and risk assessments, ensure safety compliance (especially related to high explosives and special handling procedures), and communicate effectively across teams and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate hardware delivery and integration as part of the Hardware Task Team (HTT).
• Coordinate across three design agencies (SNL, LANL, Lockheed Martin) to ensure hardware is delivered on schedule.
• Negotiate hardware delivery timelines and pedigree requirements with system component liaisons, test leads, and Production Readiness Teams (PRTs).
• Update planners and databases and interface with hardware build committees to track hardware delivery and manage schedule projections.
• Assess impacts of schedule changes at the NNSA and Navy levels and recommend optimal paths forward.
• Maintain readiness in 809 for initial build operations.
• Provide oversight of the provisioning process for hardware with DoD partners.
• Support test activities including reporting, Material Requisition Schedules (MRS), and pedigree documentation.
• Maintain the W93/Mk7 Safety Case document to ensure hazards and control procedures at facilities are proactively documented and managed.
• Ensure safety compliance and hazard mitigation, particularly related to high explosives and special handling procedures.
• Communicate timely and effectively with Navy and NNSA stakeholders to manage program impacts.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant STEM field.
• Experience managing projects and their execution, including defining scope, developing plans and schedules, coordinating personnel and material resources, and tracking progress toward completion.
• Experience applying systems engineering principles to hardware integration and test execution.
• Active DOE Q clearance or equivalent to start, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Sigma 15 security clearance.

Desirable qualifications:

• Expertise in the hardware management tool HAMS/ARAS.
• Strong communication skills, particularly in technical writing, interpersonal, and leadership areas.
• Ability to thrive in a high-energy, collaborative, team-focused environment.
• Ability to juggle competing priorities and deadlines.
• Working knowledge of current Environmental Safety and Health guidelines for the State of New Mexico and Sandia National Laboratories.
• Experience with activity-level work and WP&C processes.
• Proven ability to perform technical impact analyses, risk assessments, and hazard identification/mitigation, especially related to high explosives and special handling procedures.
• Experience coordinating and negotiating across multiple organizations and stakeholders, including federal partners.
• Programmatic perspective with the ability to balance detailed technical issues with overall scheduling and program impacts.

Additional information:

• Salary range: $87,400 - $168,800 (range is estimated; actual salary determined based on experience, qualifications, and applicable geographic differential).
• Security and compliance: Sandia conducts pre-employment drug testing and background checks and requires the ability to obtain/maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance (U.S. citizenship required). A federal background investigation is required for access to classified information.
• EEO: Sandia is an equal opportunity employer, with consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected status.
• MedPEDs: If applicable, compliance with NNSA security requirements for Medical Portable Electronic Devices may be required for on-site interviews or employment.
• This description reflects current requirements and may be updated.