Cleared Senior Manager Science and Engineering - Mechanical Design (Onsite)

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.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking an Org 2950 R&D Science and Engineering Senior Manager, located in either CA or NM , to lead a team of Level I Managers and Departments of Design Engineers, in intimate collaboration with Group 2960. You will be responsible for managing multiple functions and leading managers and staff as they interface across many technical domains and products where Sandia serves as both the Design and Production Agency.

The Design Engineering organizations partner with others to provide electrical and mechanical design for SPP and ND programs across the laboratory. Design Engineering also partners inside and outside Sandia, serving a leadership role on model-based design and design for manufacture and assembly. We have design engineering teams located in both Sandia California and Sandia New Mexico, and close partnerships are required, independent of location.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Lead managers and staff as they interface across multiple technical domains, ensuring delivery to multiple programs.

• Team closely with peers and partners across the Labs, as well as with the broader Nuclear Security Enterprise community, with special partnership with the Kansas City Nuclear Security Campus.

• Guide the technical work and strategic direction of the group; exhibit a thorough understanding of the capabilities of the integrated 2950/2960 portfolio, and continuously improve the health and reputation of the organization.

• Regularly interact with executives and/or major customers from multiple subject areas. Interactions frequently involve effective persuasive communication skills to negotiate with partners and influence leaders across the organization, often in sensitive situations.

• Oversee and co-manage the integrated 2950/2960 Level I managers and Design Engineering Staff, including hiring, professional development, performance management, technical risk assessment and communication, and defect prevention consistent with the Center's mission; guide Level I managers and staff in connecting their work/capabilities to customer needs, organizational goals, and Sandia's mission.

• As needed, participate in and provide feedback for corporate development of methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people.

Salary Range:

$184,400 - $313,700

*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:

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and ten (10) years of directly related relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and experience. *Equivalent education and experience must be engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.

• Active US DOE-Q or DOD TS security clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain an SCI clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R&D Senior Manager candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• Five or more years of demonstrated leadership and management experience.

• A graduate degree in science or engineering (MS or Ph.D.).

• Ability to foster a culture of inclusion and take an active leadership role in modeling and growing values in diversity, equality, and inclusion.

• Demonstrated positive impact of leadership ability, including direct and influence management skills.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following knowledge, skills, and experience:

• Proven track record of successfully implementing organizational health initiatives and creating alignment across teams and departments.

• Ability to navigate complex organizational dynamics and manage change.

• Experience in the design, development, and/or production of nuclear deterrence products or other high-consequence systems.

• Experience in electrical and mechanical design engineering.

• Demonstrated servant leadership and ability to co-lead a geographically disperse organization.

• Demonstrated skills in recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and/or retaining staff and leading career development.

• Leading and managing R&D engineering projects through complexity, exercising flexibility and technical discernment.

• Influencing technical decisions and delivery without direct authority.

• Creating accountability, managing conflict, eliciting win-win solutions.

• The ability to build strong, trust-based teaming relationships with internal peers, external customers, and partners with different needs and agendas.

• Social acumen and emotional intelligence; ability to anticipate and resolve ambiguous and contentious issues with differing technical points of view.

• Ability to solve complex technical problems in the absence of clear direction (experience in ambiguous environments).

• Ability to develop, convey, and motivate others to work towards achieving a vision.

• Ability to understand and evaluate diverse and incomplete data sets and draw appropriate engineering conclusions.

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to alter for varying audiences.

• Experience applying innovative ways to solve technical problems from an enterprise-wide perspective.

• Experience in managing relationships with NSE design and production agencies.

• Experience in establishing and carrying out program and organizational strategy including experience in technical business development.

• Experience driving continuous improvement in support of safety, security, quality, delivery, and cost initiatives.

• Background in nuclear weapon design, production, and stockpile activities for both systems and components.

About Our Team:

Sandia's "Design Engineering Group" consists of multiple mechanical and electrical design departments that provide design engineering services using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software such as PTC Creo, Mentor Graphics, and other 3D modeling tools. We partner with engineering teams across the lab to produce innovative design solutions based on high-quality CAD models and drawings. We develop and communicate design options and recommended approaches to product development teams, stakeholders, and manufacturing partners. We apply technical judgment based upon engineering principles in the design and development of innovative products in support of our Nation's security programs. We provide a positive and inclusive work environment where staff can master new skills, deliver optimal value, and achieve their career goals.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Job ID: 694837

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F