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.
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.
Salary Range
$101,400 – $201,400
*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.
What Your Job Will Be Like
We are currently seeking a Science and Engineering Project Manager to join their team in support of Missile and Strike Systems Research and Development Activities!
The selected candidate will support and lead rapidly recurring integrated missile systems design and flight test operations for the organization. They will also support fielding and flight test operations with a focus on low-cost high tempo multidisciplinary flight systems integration and test.
On any given day, you may be called on to:
- Conduct primary sponsor interface regarding program budget, schedule, risk and high-level technical activities
- Collaborate with other technical and non-technical project managers to respond to overarching interrelated sponsor request and requirements
- Serve as the technical program manager of a fast-paced multidisciplinary team of highly competent technical staff
- Lead a team of project controllers, including interns
- Partner with peers across Integrated Military Systems to deliver on corporate and sponsor strategic initiatives
- Coordinate development of flight test campaign and non-recurring engineering cost estimates of rocket flight test activities.
- Oversee status reporting of budget and schedule performance for management team and sponsors
Qualifications We Require
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant STEM field, plus 5 years technical experience
- 2 years Project Management experience
- Current PMP certification or equivalent certification, or the ability to obtain within 12 months
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance
Qualifications We Desire
- Advanced degree in relevant STEM field (MS or PhD)
- Experience with the following:
- Experience with large cost estimates (greater than $10M)
- Primavera 6 experience
- Possess a strong dedication to a positive teaming dynamic and ability to mentor junior staff members and/or interns
- Flight test integration and fielding experience
- Exposure to flight system design and analysis processes
- Ability to manage complex projects/portfolios
- Experience leading aspects of flight-grade hardware and avionics component design, procurement, integration, test, and post-flight data analysis and distribution
- Proven ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal)
- Familiarity with flight test range coordination and flight safety analysis processes
- Experience working with government agencies and working with classified information handling and data distribution
- Familiarity with Propulsion Systems and Ordnance Device Handling, Inventory, Assembly, Integration, and Flight Test
- Identifying and implementing engineered and administrative controls for hazardous operations and implementation of mission assurance principles for high consequence technical activities
About Our Team
The Mechanical Flight Systems Department supports flight test programs across center 05400 and the laboratories at large in both DoD and DOE mission spaces. We provide expertise in vehicle mechanical and ordinance system design, implementation, and test for a wide range of rocket-based flight systems. Our staff members are integral flight test project team members active in all aspects of vehicle design, mission planning, flight test execution, and post-test analysis. We maintain relationships with active national test ranges such as KTF, PMRF, WFF, WSMR, RTS, VAFB, KSC, as well as numerous government and industry partners related to ordnance and propulsion production and storage. We also cooperate with numerous commercial launch providers in support of a national defense related mission set. Sponsors include US Navy, Army, and Air Force, the MDA, DTRA, DARPA, NASA, as well as private industry.
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.
Security Clearance
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.
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.