Part-Time Early Career Systems Engineer - Interconnects, Remote

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• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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We are seeking a Systems Engineer to collaborate with customers and internal teams to translate mission needs into clear requirements and acceptance standards. The selected candidate will coordinate requirement status, interfaces, and risks to keep technical work aligned to the integrated plan, escalating issues as needed. In addition, you will support verification and delivery readiness by coordinating evaluations and assembling objective evidence and user documentation for customer completion.

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

• Help translate customer needs into clear, trackable requirements and acceptance criteria
• Track requirements, risks, and interfaces; coordinate mitigation and contingency actions with stakeholders
• Support verification and validation efforts by coordinating evaluations/tests and collecting objective evidence for customer closeout
• Monitor technical progress against an integrated plan and flag issues needing additional expertise or leadership attention
• Coordinate with teams responsible for developing, testing, implementing, and deploying the system to ensure expectations are met
• Support logistics and deployment planning, including preparing training resources and user-facing documentation

The selected applicant can be a remote worker located in any U.S. State or District of Columbia. Regular or periodic travel to your assigned work location may be required.

$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 relevant field; or equivalent (AS + 4 years or no degree + 8 years)
• Experience supporting projects where requirements, risks, documentation, and delivery readiness must be tracked and maintained
• Ability to organize information across multiple contributors (e.g., requirements status, actions, interfaces) and keep work moving to a plan
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance

• Familiarity with systems engineering lifecycle concepts (requirements, interfaces, risk, verification/validation, deployment readiness)
• Experience developing acceptance criteria, checklists, or evidence packages for customer delivery
• Experience supporting deployment/logistics planning and development of training or user materials
• Experience coordinating work with suppliers/partners to align expectations and responsibilities
• Strong communication skills and demonstrated ability to work with customers and cross-disciplinary teams
• Demonstrated judgment in resolving routine issues and escalating higher-impact items appropriately
• Ability to model behaviors that reflect Sandias core values

Our interconnects team delivers cable and harness solutions that support larger mission systems. We collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, test, logistics, and customers to align requirements, coordinate interfaces, and ensure designs and documentation are ready for build, verification, and deployment. We value clear communication, disciplined follow-through, and practical problem-solving to deliver reliable products on schedule

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.

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