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Sandia National Laboratories · 5 hours ago

Cleared R&D Manager - Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis, Onsite

Albuquerque, NM

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$157K/yr - $267K/yr

8+ years exp

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. The Cleared R&D Manager will lead the Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis department, guiding a team to advance remote-sensing satellite systems and ensure technical excellence while meeting mission demands.

GovernmentInformation TechnologyNational Security

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Collaborating with mission partners across other labs and customer organizations across the USNDS community to ensure models are accurate and well-understood

Partnering across laboratory centers (2600, 5300, 5400, 5900, 6300, 6700, and 9300) for the successful development of USNDS modeling, simulation, and analysis products

Advancing technical capabilities within the department and across the organization through recruitment and the integration of new technologies and methodologies

Partnering with the 6300 leadership team to address the future modeling, simulation, and systems analytics needs of the expanding SMEPO and MEGASPO program offices

Providing insights into the current and future needs of laboratory missions to influence the strategic direction of the 6370 capability group

Qualification

ModelingSimulationEngineering Project ManagementLeadership ExperiencePhysics-based ModelingSoftware Development LeadershipData ScienceTeam BuildingRecruitingHiringPerformance ManagementInterpersonal SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

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 clearance with the ability to acquire an SCI

Preferred

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

Experience with the USNDS program: its people, structure, and projects, the phenomenologies detected, and/or the technical approaches used in USNDS remote sensing

Experience working within, and providing leadership for, software development teams, systems engineering teams, or mission analysis teams creating government mission support applications

Familiarity with physics-based Modeling and Simulation

Line management experience, providing career guidance and direction for direct-report staff, recruiting and hiring, and performance management

Experience initiating and building new teams to position Sandia to meet new and emerging national technology needs

Experience with engineering project management (cost, schedule, performance), ideally to include both DOD acquisition-gate and Agile approaches

Enthusiasm for discovering innovative, forward-looking approaches that solve unmet mission needs