Early-Career Quality Engineer - Global Burst Detector, Hybrid

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 looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Quality Engineer to join our dynamic and collaborative Global Burst Detector (GBD) Quality Team. The GBD program is a significant and long-term space payload program executed by Sandias Monitoring Systems and Technology Center 6700.

Our mission involves designing and producing payloads hosted by GPS satellites, utilizing advanced technologies to monitor for nuclear detonations on Earth, in the atmosphere, and in space. This critical mission requires exceptional Quality support and collaboration to ensure our payloads meet demanding design and performance requirements while adhering to cost and schedule constraints. Join us to develop creative solutions to unique national security challenges!

On any given day, you may be called to:

• Partner closely with R&D teams to provide quality support throughout the development lifecycle of the GBD program, ensuring that design and performance requirements are met from the earliest stages of product development.

• Support the GBD project by execution of its deliverables within the framework of its Quality Management Systems (QMS), established and maintained in accordance with AS9100 certification.

• Conduct planning, control, auditing, and continuous improvement activities for the GBD program.

• Lead quality assurance initiatives for the GBD program, including causal analysis, corrective action, and measurement activities, utilizing a Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) defect prevention methodology.

• Implement engineering methods, tools and techniques to design, maintain and improve GBD work processes.

• Develop, operate, and maintain GBD quality control systems.

• Evaluate and analyze testing and inspection procedures to diagnose and correct GBD quality control practices as necessary.

• Define, identify, and apply product and process control methods, such as developing risk mitigation plans, identifying critical control points, and developing and validating assembly/test procedures and work instructions for GBD processes.

• Work with various SMEs throughout the GBD product lifecycle to interpret specifications and requirements and select and develop trusted GBD suppliers.

  The selected applicant can work a combination of onsite and offsite work. The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary.

Salary Range:

$85,100 - $164,100

*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:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent education and experience.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in a STEM field

• Active DoD or DOE security clearance.

• Experience in High-Technology Industries such as space systems, electronics, or other high-consequence fields.

• Familiarity with Quality Management Systems: experience working within established frameworks such as ISO 9000 or AS9100.

• Proven ability to analyze technical data, formulate performance assessments, and implement process improvements to achieve desired outcomes.

• Hands-on experience in manufacturing or production environments, with a focus on quality control practices.

• Excellent ability to collaborate, influence, and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

• Ability to balance multiple tasks and competing priorities to meet project deadlines and objectives.

About Our Team:

The Monitoring Systems & Technology (MST) Systems Assurance Department leads innovation and R&D for Center 6700, specializing in definition, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of technical systems and processes. Our focus is on product development for initiatives like the Global Burst Detector (GBD) and Mobile Guardian Transporter (MGT).

We work closely with technical project teams, partners, and stakeholders to meet customer requirements for cost, schedule, performance, and quality. Committed to fostering innovation, we conduct evaluations that prioritize innovative approaches, integrate technical solutions into ongoing projects, and participate in risk and root cause analyses to drive improvements.

Quality management is an essential component to our work. We ensure compliance with program procedures and quality standards, document lessons learned and implement best practices for future activities. Additionally, we apply Lean Six Sigma principles to optimize laboratory spaces across the Center, enhancing operational efficiency.

By focusing on technical excellence and R&D, the MST Systems Assurance Department is vital to advancing the Center's mission and delivering successful project and program outcomes.

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, 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.

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: 695591

Job Family: QU

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F