What Your Job Will Be LikeThe Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Science group is looking for an experienced Systems Engineering Lead to provide leadership and support for technical programs and projects with cross-functional teams to deliver mission-critical capabilities.
Core Responsibilities:
- Ensure successful deliverables for multi-year strategic programs within $40M+ project and R&D equipment portfolio, including internal and external customer and stakeholder engagement
- Work in partnership with business and technical teams to plan and manage development of new programs, including supporting and guiding technical teams responding to Requests for Proposals
- Work in partnership with business and technical teams to identify and build requirements for milestones, deliverables, and schedules to ensure successful execution of programs and projects
- Act as a technical resource manager- allocate and track personnel, equipment, and supporting resources across multiple internal and external groups.
- Drive transition from prototype projects to production-ready products, with appropriate quality standards.
- Support and deliver senior and executive-level reports, presentations and proposals
- Plan and support technical resources for future planned facility modifications and new construction, including but not limited to: planning programmatic deliverables during relocation of capabilities, planning and supporting relocation of R&D equipment and workflows, and planning technical resources for relocating and requalifying R&D capabilities.
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. There will be a need for occasional travel.
Salary Range$138,600 - $235,700
*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.
Qualifications We Require- Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline, plus, twelve or more years of directly related experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the job. or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
- Successful demonstration of serving as a technical liaison, including negotiating deliverables and milestones.
- Experience with manufacturing, infrastructure, architecture or engineering projects and processes
- Experience managing technical portfolios ($20m+) to include cost, schedule, and/or performance
- Technical project management experience, e.g., PMP certification
- Experience interfacing with internal and external executive management
Qualifications We Desire- Successful demonstration of defining and executing multi-year strategic plans for complex engineering programs
- Experience supporting and guiding technical teams responding to Requests for Proposals
- Successfully managing portfolios $50M+ to include cost, schedule, and/or performance
- Demonstrated experience with oral, written and presentation skills for senior-level audiences
- Successful demonstration of defining and executing multi-year strategic plans for complex engineering programs
About Our TeamThe Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Science Group is a focal point for collaborative cross-lab and external materials R&D initiatives. Our portfolio spans all Sandia mission areas, from fundamental materials physics through rapid machining development for prototyping. Our two outward facing, off-site facilities lead advanced manufacturing and materials development, including polymer, electronics, and metal additive manufacturing. We derive knowledge from disparate data with quantified margins and uncertainties. We deliver science-based engineering judgments to resolve issues and inform decisions. We evolve technologies to deliver tailored system solutions to fill mission capability gaps. We invent materials, methods, and concepts to transcend international trends, create revolutionary lines of research, and enhance performance in mission applications. We lead state-of-the-art foundational science, enable rapid engineering development cycles, and transcend the art of possible for future missions.
Posting DurationThis 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.
Security ClearancePosition 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.
