Early Career R&D S&E, Systems Engineer, Remote

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.

We are seeking a R&D S&E, Systems Engineering:

On any given day you will perform the following

• Plan and conduct user research to improve usability and efficiency of web and desktop applications
• Apply user-centered design methodology to develop usable software products
• Create wireframes and prototypes to communicate design ideas
• Synthesize research findings into actionable insights and recommendations that stakeholders and peers can act upon
• Collaborate with stakeholders, researchers, designers and developers to create high quality software products
• Serve as an advocate for end users
• Leverage current user experience research to create artifacts that can be utilized and shared throughout Advanced Simulation & Computing (ASC) Integrated Codes (IC) and beyond, e.g., experience maps, personas, user profiles, affinity diagrams
• Interact with the ASC and ND usability landscape and establish the vision and strategy for addressing the evolving usability
• Establish exceptionally positive relationships within the ASC Program and with ND organizations to ensure robust visibility into to use of the ASC codes
• Create a user-data driven library of UI templates and reusable assets that can be used by ASC-IC development teams and beyond
• Develop a set of design standards for ASC-IC products to help increase usability and learnability

$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.

• 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.
  
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.

The ideal R&D S&E System Engineer candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• Graduate degree in User Experience Research, human factors, or computer science 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 National Laboratory (LLNL), Los Alamos National Laboratory, 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.
  

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

The Advanced Simulation & Computing (ASC) program at Sandia provides state-of-the-art computer simulation capabilities as part of NNSA's mission to extend the lifetime of nuclear weapons in the stockpile without underground testing. While these tools enable scientists and engineers to gain a comprehensive understanding of nuclear weapons, they are also revolutionizing the way in which many innovative products are engineered. In fact, the computing, modeling, and simulation tools developed in the ASC program are leveraged by a variety of other national security programs. Successfully gaining adoption of UX principles and best practices by the ASC Integrated Codes (IC) community is the critical accomplishment that will drastically impact user's end-to-end experiences. UX research is predicated on engaging stakeholders, customers, users, and community members. Deliberate and extensive engagement will help mitigate this risk by ensuring user's input and feedback is collected and reflected in the UX best practices.

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.

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, 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.