Senior/Principal System Engineer - Environment, Safety, and Health, Hybrid

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*

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We are seeking a highly motivated and passionate System Engineer to join our Environment, Safety, and Health (ES&H) Information and Requirements Management team. This role is integral to our digital journey, with a strong emphasis on data analytics as a driving force behind our decision-making processes. The successful candidate will support the development, execution, integration, and maintenance of advanced reporting and analytics functionalities. Working closely with ES&H program leads and data warehouse subject matter experts, the candidate will enhance data interaction and reporting capabilities for a comprehensive, center-wide measures and metrics program. Key responsibilities will include overseeing ES&H data integration and coordination, addressing partner requests for information, data, and functionality, and ensuring seamless data warehouse integration. The candidate will play a pivotal role in integrating performance measures by leveraging data analytics to extract actionable insights that support

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

• Integrate with Information Technology (IT) Resources: Collaborate with IT teams to plan future functionalities and interactions for reporting and analytics across multiple custom and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) applications.
• Data Analysis and Reconciliation: Review and analyze data, reconcile report discrepancies, and ensure data accuracy. Develop predictive models using statistical techniques or machine learning algorithms. Validate and refine models based on performance metrics.
• Develop and Enhance Reporting: Create, modify, and improve reporting mechanisms at all ES&H levels to provide better performance information.
• Data Warehouse Advancements: Partner with IT to develop future data warehouse enhancements, focusing on creating consumable tables/views to support reporting, analytics, performance monitoring and data-driven decisions.
• Data Compilation and Reporting: Utilize common office software and proprietary tools to compile and generate reports, statistics, timelines, tables, and graphs, aiding leadership in making data-driven decisions.
• Process and Training Development: Develop, implement, maintain, and manage effective processes and training materials to support IT applications for ES&H.
• IT Process Evaluation: Evaluate IT requests with the ES&H future framework in mind and provide recommendations to leadership.
• Presentation Development: Develop and deliver presentations to a variety of audiences, effectively communicating complex information.
• Project Management: Develop project milestones and schedules to ensure timely and successful project completion.

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.

$99,400 - $193,600

*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.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline plus five (5) years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and related experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the job.
• Experienced in data analysis tools and programming languages, including SQL and visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau, with a preference of Power BI experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics/Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or Computer Science/Engineering.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically about data and its implications for business decisions.
• Understanding of statistical concepts and methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of business analytics principles and practices.
• Proven experience in data management, including data collection, storage and analysis.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and attention to detail skills.
• Experience with data governance.
• Experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI) development and application.
• Knowledge of and experience in ES&H programs.
• Proficiency in process analysis and development.
• Expertise in project planning and management.
• Demonstrated success in organizing, prioritizing, and completing multiple tasks under strict deadlines, frequent interruptions and changing priorities.
• Strong organizational, team-building, facilitation, planning, communication, and interpersonal skills to effectively work with multiple levels of management, workforce members and external contacts.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
• Active L or Q Security Clearance; or other Active DOE/DOD clearance.

The ES&H Information and Requirements Management department develops integrated processes and offers centralized resources for Environment, Safety, and Health (ES&H). Our focus is on supporting the workforce and our partners, contributing to both tactical and strategic initiatives across ES&H through a dynamic systems approach. Our responsibilities encompass requirements and obligation management, alignment of management systems, ESH field management and data integration, information technology alignment, information management, measures and metrics, and management of change.

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.

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.

This Limited Term Employee (LTE) position is a temporary position for one year term, which may be renewed at Sandia's discretion up to a maximum of seven years.

Individuals in LTE positions may bid on regular Sandia positions as internal candidates, and in some cases may be converted to regular career positions during their term if warranted by ongoing operational needs, continuing availability of funds, and satisfactory job performance.