Cleared Systems Engineer - Operations Integration Lead, Onsite

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We are seeking a Systems Engineer to act as the PSTG Operations Integration Lead to serve as the bridge between Power Sources Technology Group capability needs and facility, infrastructure, and project integration activities. This role ensures that mission objective, equipment needs, and operational needs (safety, security, quality) are clearly understood, accurately translated, and effectively integrated into planning, construction, and transition to operations activities for new capabilities.

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

• Engage closely with PSTG management and technical teams to understand operational needs, equipment requirements, and mission workflows
• Translate mission needs into actionable facility, infrastructure, and operational integration requirements and execution strategies
• Represent PSTG in design, construction, and readiness areas, including design coordination meetings and construction walkdowns to ensure mission needs are integrated into execution strategies.
• Oversee integration of Programmatic Infrastructure and Equipment (PIE), working with construction and commissioning teams to ensure readiness and incorporating PSTG into hand over activities
• Evaluate project progress to identify additional requirements necessary for equipment installation, operations, and long term mission success
• Lead the development of equipment procurement and installation strategies, coordinating with SMEs, vendors, and project team members to meet mission timelines
• Develop and execute transition strategies that minimize operational downtime during the move from current facilities to the Power Sources Capability (PSC) facility. Plan and coordinate mission critical equipment disconnects, relocations, and installations identifying resource needs and ensuring alignment with TTO and program partners
• Establish operational and maintenance strategies for equipment and ensure accurate updates to asset management systems
• Support the safe and complete decommissioning of PSTG operations, ensuring seamless mission continuity throughout the transition

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

$87,400 - $168,800

*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.

• Bachelors degree in a related field; or equivalent (AS + 4 years or no degree + 8 years)
• Experience with construction coordination, equipment installation, or similar technical environments
• Experience with laboratory safety and operations
• An active DOE Q clearance, or equivalent is required to start

• Demonstrated project management experience, including coordinating multiple teams, aligning schedules, tracking deliverables, and resource planning
• Strong ability to understand complex equipment needs and operational workflows.
• Familiarity with facility planning, utilities, construction processes, and equipment installation practices
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross functionally across diverse technical teams and management
• Experience working with contracted resources to align scope of work, scheduling, and other resource management

Department 7442, PSTG Capabilities Management stewards and executes PSTG capabilities. We perform a variety of technical work within the core PSTG capabilities as well as ensure mission needs is met through sustained management equipment, facility, and operational needs. We also support major infrastructure investments, including the PSC project, to ensure sustained mission capability.

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.

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