What Your Job Will Be LikeSandia National Laboratories seeks an enthusiastic professional in geospatial analytics for national security space to develop and lead teams in identifying, securing, and delivering on existing and emerging projects within the Mission Engineering & GEOINT Data Analytics for Space Program Office (MEGASPO). The ideal leader is an established professional in remote sensing and geospatial intelligence with strong sponsor relationships and the ability to cultivate new opportunities, while integrating their team's work with subject matter experts across Sandia to ensure mission impact. Experience leading teams across the project lifecycle and strong active listening skills are essential to success.
Positions of this nature across the laboratory provide excellent pathways to future leadership roles, and the successful candidate will bring a growth mindset and the vision to imagine what Sandia can contribute to national security in the future. This manager will guide a team of 11 scientists and engineers, collaborate with peer managers and the MEGASPO program manager, and help shape new mission opportunities.
On any given day you will be expected to perform the following:
- Work collaboratively with peer research managers and the MEGASPO program manager to deliver on project outcomes to existing defense and IC sponsors on time and to Sandia's standards for quality.
- Manage a team of 11 innovative scientists and engineers, including hiring, retention, performance engagement, career development, and skills-to-project alignment.
- Build and maintain relationships with key sponsors in the defense and IC communities, with a focus on identifying new opportunities for Sandia to serve national security needs.
- Travel to key sponsor meetings and offsites as needed (approximately once every 4¿8 weeks).
This position is based in Albuquerque, NM, and requires four days onsite each week. Travel is limited to less than 10%.
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.
- The ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
Qualifications We DesireThe 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 developing or managing Strategic Partnering Program (SPP) projects and/or Strategic Intelligence Partnering Programs (SIPP) projects and understanding of the funding process.
- Demonstrated experience developing technical proposals, presenting these proposals to potential customers, and acquiring funding for those proposals.
- Familiarity with multi-phenomenology analysis and simulation of sensing instrument performance.
- Demonstrated ability to work well in diverse, multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Experience in the following areas:
- Remote sensing technologies
- Mission systems engineering
- Modeling and simulation
- Flight system disciplines
- Signal/image processing and analysis
- Information/data science
- Ability to travel as needed.
- Current SCI clearance.
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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.
