What Your Job Will Be Like

The Nuclear Deterrence Assurance and Analysis Group, 2930, is seeking an R&D Science and Engineering Manager to lead the Electrical Surety Analysis (ESA) Department,

• The ESA Department applies modeling and analysis tools to characterize sophisticated, high consequence nuclear deterrence systems, subsystems, and components for the purposes of safety, security, and reliability. This department supports a broad set of ND customers using an array of commercial and in-house modeling, simulation, and analysis tools, and also provides engineering consultation. The department specializes in electrical circuit modeling, applied electromagnetics, and the intersection of those subject areas.

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

• Guide the work of your department and staff, establish priorities to manage workload, and ensure standard methodologies for modeling and simulation (such as Verification and Validation.)
• Understand the capabilities of your organization and connect the work and expertise of your staff with partners and customers
• Coordinate and represent departmental work and capabilities across the laboratory
• Help staff develop Work Package Agreements and WDCR plans to support customer needs
• Develop short term and long-term organizational budgets and develop and execute staffing plans to meet budget requirements and deliverables
• Build, maintain, and leverage trust-based relationships with critical partners across the laboratory, particularly with Groups 1310, 1320, and 1330 to ensure that ND customer needs are satisfied
• Develop strategic partnerships with Design Engineering, 2960 and ND Digital Engineering Transformation 290
• Apply organizational knowledge and experience to independently judge work quality, performance, and alignment of results with customer expectations.
• Ensure department policies are kept up to date and followed (such as peer review and archival).
• Champion and manage staff development, including hiring, onboarding, professional development, recruiting, and performance management, consistent with the mission of the organization
• Collaborate on developing Department and Group level strategic direction, aligning with ND strategy, and executing that strategy
• Identify and champion innovative approaches and continuous improvement opportunities to enhance the quality, efficiency, and impact of departmental products and services
• Maintain current modeling, simulation and analysis tools and capabilities while seeking opportunities to grow new capabilities that position the department for the future. Coordinate tool acquisition with peer departments and the Common Engineering Environment Advisory Board
• Manage a Classified Workstation including a VTR and specialized IT assets and support team
• Partner with Organization 1320 to champion the Electrical Sciences Community of Practice

Due to the nature of work, successful candidate must be able to work onsite. Ability to travel up to 15% of the time.

Salary Range

$163,700 - $278,000

*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 in a relevant discipline and eight (8) 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.
• Active DOE Q-level security clearance and the ability to obtain Sigma 14/15 access

Qualifications We Desire

The ideal Manager, R&D Science and Engineering 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.)
• 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 experience.

• Experience in a nuclear weapons related organization
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills, in particular, the ability to exercise resourcefulness and initiative in approaching and dealing with ambiguity, leading multiple competing priorities, and unplanned requests for customer support
• Demonstrated ability to effectively allocate and manage resources to deliver products that meet performance, cost, and schedule requirements
• Exceptional interpersonal skills in developing trust-based relationships with staff, customers, and peers
• A track record of process improvements or capability development demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement
• Demonstrated experience in building and advancing high performing teams
• Demonstrated experience partnering with other organizations to deliver products or services
• Experience with or knowledge of analog and digital circuit and electromagnetic modeling and simulation techniques and tools
• Experience with the application of modeling to Nuclear Weapon design, qualification, and anomaly resolution, and a track record of advocating for its use
• Familiarity with nuclear weapon design, environments, technical basis development, nuclear safety principles, and disassembly/assembly operations at Pantex
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills

About Our Team

The Electrical Surety Analysis Department delivers electrical circuit and electromagnetic engineering, modeling, and analysis solutions focused on meeting our customers' safety, security, and reliability goals. We specialize in analysis of complex electrical system and component behavior to answer questions regarding performance, safety, sensitivity, aging, and environmental effects. Our analyses support challenging design or production goals and enhance the technical basis of current systems, and can be used to supplement existing prototyping, redesign, or trouble-shooting processes. Benefits include improved insight into physical phenomena, optimization of difficult or expensive testing, reduced cycle time, and resolution of anomalies, leading to increased confidence in engineered products.

Posting Duration

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.

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.