Part-Time Early Career Systems Engineer - Interconnects, Remote

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. They are seeking a Systems Engineer to collaborate with customers and internal teams to translate mission needs into clear requirements and acceptance standards while supporting verification and delivery readiness.

Responsibilities:

• 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

Requirements:

• Bachelor's 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 Sandia's core values