Senior/Principal PRT Lead - Code Management System Team, Onsite

About the role

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking an experienced R&D Systems Engineer to join the Code Management System (CMS) team. CMS supports critical nuclear weapon operations and ensures authorized use of air-delivered weapons. The role involves leading product realization activities across the full systems engineering lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead CMS product realization activities across the full systems engineering lifecycle
• Translate mission needs into executable plans and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering work
• Mature products from requirements and design through development, production, and delivery
• Work closely with domain experts, systems engineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, software engineers, test engineers, technologists, business professionals, and partner organizations
• Deliver practical mission-focused outcomes
• Manage work scope, budgets, and schedules aligned to program priorities
• Support technical decision-making through trade studies, design reviews, and cross-functional coordination
• Balance multiple priorities and adapt quickly as technical and program needs evolve
• Build and communicate a roadmap aligned to a long-term strategic vision for CMS product realization
• Integrate Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approaches and tools into day-to-day engineering
• Mentor junior staff, influence technical direction, and engage effectively with senior staff and management
• Operate effectively both independently and in a collaborative team environment across multiple sites

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Engineering or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement
• Experience working with Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) laboratories and plants including Pantex, KCNSC, LLNL, LANL, and KCNSC/NMO
• Experience working on engineering design, qualification, production, integration, or related modeling/simulation projects
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering efforts to deliver complex products or systems in a mission-focused environment
• Experience coordinating product realization activities such as requirements maturation, design development, integration, verification, configuration management, and delivery planning
• Experience developing or managing project budgets, schedules, and execution plans
• Experience developing system requirements and maintaining traceability from mission need through implementation and verification
• Experience with system architecture, design, and development in a high-consequence engineering environment
• Experience with MBSE methods and practical tool use (e.g., MagicDraw/Cameo or similar)
• Experience with the Product Realization Process 6.x process
• Demonstrated ability to identify technical risks, work through ambiguity, and drive practical solutions with multidisciplinary teams
• Leadership experience guiding junior staff, influencing senior technical staff, and engaging management
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare clearly written reports and deliver well-organized briefings
• Ability to learn new tools and processes quickly and execute within defined engineering frameworks
• Track record of leading systems engineering or product realization activities within a technical domain