R&D S&E, Computer Engineer - Extended Reality Visualization Engineer, Onsite

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We are seeking a motivated R&D S&E Computer Engineer and/or Science professional to work with our extended Reality Engineering Visualization (XREV) team. XREV interactive visualizations are designed to address engineering design & problem-solving by collaborating with engineers to create tailored user-interfaces/user-experiences that are specific to project needs. By design, XREV provides engineers the ability to interact with their multidisciplinary data simultaneously, to enable faster problem-solving, to streamline training and onboarding, and to preserve engineering knowledge in a centralized, accessible format.

The XREV team directly supports teams addressing some of the nation's most difficult challenges in the areas of Nuclear Deterrence and other critical National Security technologies. Utilization of Artificial Intelligence methods and software engineering are key enablers of the extended reality technical work.

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

• Develop new and innovative modules to expand the XREV capabilities
• Utilize Unity Game Engine and associate software as the software foundation underlying the technical visualizations and models
• Evaluate incorporation of the latest AI capabilities into the Unity platform
• Engage with customers to design new visualizations and work with the technical engineers to define the desired UI/UX and underlying capabilities
• Develop a standard/generic component/system with respect to CAD models, requirements, product definition, test data that will become the quality basis for XREV capabilities
• Understand and address existing and emerging digital threads within and external to Sandia, drive collaboration across the National Security Enterprise and other technology areas within Sandia

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to work onsite.

$102,400 - $199,700

*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.

• A 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 that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance.

The ideal R&D S&E Computer Science candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• Graduate degree in Computer Engineering/Science or STEM field; a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
• Ability to work independently and collaborate well in a multidisciplinary team of designers and test engineers.
• Outstanding verbal and written skills, including the ability to develop and present briefings that are clear and compelling.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

• Scripting or high-level programming, including C#, Python, JavaScript languages as well as Kubernetes and RDF experience.
• Experience with Unity or other Game Engine software and with Git configuration management/version controls.
• Experience in electrical, mechanical or industrial engineering of components and/or systems at either conceptual, development, production, or sustainment phases of a lifecycle.
• Familiarity with quality system design principles, information access and assurance principles.
• Excellent communication skills and a demonstrated ability to develop technical ideas and results and present them in oral and written form in a concise manner.
• Strong technical and people leadership skills.
• Experience leading interdisciplinary teams and engaging internal and external stakeholders of varying responsibility.

The Virtual Technologies and Engineering department is responsible for the development and implementation of various elements of the Digital Engineering effort supporting our Nuclear Deterrent. The organization leads the development of a Digital Twin framework which integrates other model-based efforts into a cohesive and structured platform to support weapon system lifecycle decisions from concept through surveillance. The team also develops or helps integrate digital solutions that enable accelerated product development. This includes development of SOLSTICE (Simulation Of Linked multi-physics Surrogate Time-domain models In Combined Environments), a platform for linked surrogate multi-physics models that enable accelerated design and virtual build-test cycles, and leading the integration of modeling, simulation and augmented/virtual reality tools into the nuclear weapon design, qualification, and surveillance mission spaces. Finally, the department oversees two strategic partnership programs with the Department of Defense, the Joint Munitions Program (JMP) and the Joint Fuze Technology Program (JFTP), which mature technology with mutual benefit to the DOE and DoD weapon missions.

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.

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.

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