Job Description

About Sandia:

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

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Organization 2960, Design Engineering II, is seeking a Manager, R&D Science and Engineering to direct a team of Engineers and Technologists in department 2965, Mechanical Design, in developing and implementing strategies to deliver innovative design solutions, analysis, and high-quality mechanical design models and product definition to support successful product prototyping, qualification, and realization.

On any given day, one may be called upon to:

• Lead staff as they interface across multiple technical teams, integrating relevant multidisciplinary technology areas.
• Serve, empower, and mentor staff as they exercise critical thinking to develop design solutions, perform analysis, and deliver high-quality mechanical design definition to various customers across multiple mission areas.
• Ensure Nuclear Deterrence (ND) and Strategic Partnership Projects (SPP) needs are satisfied by managing and coordinating specific deliverables, budgets, schedules, and staffing requirements.
• Oversee the work of engineers and drafters, making sure that every mechanical design product is high quality, professional and adheres to applicable project standards.
• Impact cross-cut technology areas and corporate central initiatives such as Digital Engineering.
• Team closely with peers and partners across the Labs to deliver on commitments.
• Be a part of a diverse team of 15 integrated departments in Design Engineering that execute together – whether from integrated hiring to rapid response for emerging technical issues.
• At the heart of the leadership team is a dedicated, prevention and service ethos—and a real passion for staff development.
• Due to the nature of the work, the selected candidate must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$149,700 - $254,400

*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.

Qualifications We Require:

• A Bachelor’s degree and eight years of relevant work experience, or an equivalent combination education and experience defined by the following parameters:
• Associate’s degree plus twelve (12) years of relevant work experience; or
• A High School Diploma plus sixteen (16) years of relevant work experience.
• An active DOE Q or DOD TS and the ability to obtain and maintain higher level clearances.

*Sandia National Laboratories defines relevant work experience for this role as engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R&D Manager candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• Two or more years of demonstrated leadership experience.
• A graduate degree in science or engineering (MS or Ph.D.).
• The ability to obtain and maintain an SCI clearance.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills in developing trusting relationships with peers, staff, management, customers, and stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the development and delivery of presentations, proposals, reports and documentation.

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

• Experience in the design, development, production, and/or qualification of high-consequence systems.
• Leading and/or managing R&D engineering projects through complexity, exercising flexibility and technical discernment.
• Ability to effectively allocate and manage resources to make product deliveries meeting performance, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Influencing technical decisions and delivery without direct authority.
• The ability to negotiate and manage different interests, goals, and expectations to reach a satisfactory outcome.
• Social acuity and emotional intelligence; the ability to anticipate and resolve ambiguous and contentious issues with differing technical points of view through crucial conversations.
• Implementing engineering principles, tools, methodologies, and best direction.
• An ability to solve sophisticated technical problems in the absence of clear direction (experience in ambiguous environments).

About Our Team:

Design Engineering provides mechanical and electrical design definition services for our weapon and non-weapon customers. The design staff in organization 2960 is involved in all aspects of the life-cycle design process from model creation through simulation and analysis. The organization supports all design elements in a system such as subsystems, components, subcomponents, parts and test equipment. Design Engineering is also responsible for providing access to and configuration management of engineering information.

Department 2965 provides Mechanical Computer Aided Design (MCAD) engineering, and design services to support Nuclear Weapon (NW) and Sandia Partnership Projects (SPP). Specifically, we specialize in the creation, management, and release of CAD definition, and animation techniques to support product realization teams and product definition requirements implementing Model Based Definition (MBD). We deliver high quality 3D solid models and drawings, and apply tolerance analysis, design for manufacturability and inspection, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) expertise to satisfy design and engineering intent. Our staff are vital members of various PRT’s accountable for the design and product definition for NW and SPP systems.

Posting Duration:

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.

Security Clearance:

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.

EEO:

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.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

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.

Job ID: 693757

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.