Job Description

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 Engineering Program/Project Lead who plans and implements complex science and/or engineering sustainment projects which require high-rigor program/project management and that will enable Sandia’s Microsystems Engineering, Science and Applications (MESA) to continue to meet NNSA’s microelectronics R&D and production requirements for the next several decades.

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

• Use engineering and/or technical judgment built upon a strong engineering or technical background to lead the MESA Microelectronics Component Capability (MC2) Line-Item program and the MESA to MC2 (M2M) bridging project. Identify potential project risks, develop risk mitigation strategies and corrective actions, and recommend risk acceptance or avoidance for all aspects of the project.
• Use engineering or technical judgment, within defined scientific and engineering practices used in the research, development, and manufacturing of microelectronics, in negotiating with customers and program managers to ensure that resources are available to accomplish the work, identify procurement and contracting needs, and marshal resources to complete project deliverables within the scope, schedules, and budgets defined in project work packages.
• Negotiate with all stakeholders including NNSA, Kirkland AFB, Sandia PMO, Sandia facilities partners, and MESA leadership on matters of M2M and MC2 design and construction requirements and limitations.
• Define future MESA facility needs to define M2M and MC2 project scope, schedules, cost estimates, and deliverables.
• Provide leadership, technical support, and tactical planning for execution of MESA capital acquisition projects and applies engineering or other technical knowledge to achieve project objectives and deliverables.
• Conduct technical and program reviews to report status of cost, schedule, and performance to management and sponsors.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations to internal and external stakeholders at all levels of leadership.
• Develop and/or maintain technical expertise in MESA systems and equipment, current and future state, to lead proper program management and planning efforts. This includes but is not limited to: microelectronics manufacturing, mechanical systems, electrical systems, equipment installation design, and critical safety systems
• Make informed engineering, technical and programmatic recommendations in alignment with MESA leadership and stakeholder interests, while identifying and managing risks and opportunities to achieve a balanced portfolio.
• Serve as an important interface to customers and sponsors, ensuring effective communications and communication strategies for internal and external audiences.
• Coordinate with internal and external entities to execute the strategy to ensure US Government access to Warhead Strategic Rad Hard & Trusted Microelectronics.
• Collaborate with SNL Infrastructure and Operations personnel achieve MESA’s sustainment strategies.
• Understand what technical, environmental, physical, or functional performance requirements drive risk and can affect cost and schedule.

The selected applicant can be a remote worker located in any U.S. State or District of Columbia. Regular or periodic travel to your assigned work location may be required.

The selected applicant will be supporting several managers in 5290 with a matrixed focus to 5294 and the MC2 Project.

Salary Range:

$109,300 - $217,400

*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.

Qualifications We Require:

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or other relevant field plus five (5) or more years of relevant experience or;
• combination of education and experience
• Knowledge of project management practices for technical work, including developing project plans, work breakdown structures, and work packages; managing to scope, schedule, budget, and technical baselines; and documenting baseline reports and change control actions.
• Experience making decisions requiring scientific, engineering, and programmatic judgment.
• Experience in technical management processes, including lifecycle management, requirements engineering, and risk management
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including the ability to successfully plan, organize, lead, and monitor team efforts to completion.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE Q clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

• Experience in the manufacturing of microelectronics
• Experience using tools and developing processes to optimize technical management of science and engineering projects
• Strong teamwork skills, collaborating effectively with leadership, customers, and technical leads
• Proven leadership in managing large-scale, complex technical programs and projects
• Skilled in interfacing with management, customers, and stakeholders at all levels
• Proficient in technical writing and presentations, with the ability to clearly explain complex concepts to a diverse audience
• Knowledgeable in the balancing of production, R&D, and construction needs
• Knowledge of the technical or operational discipline of the assigned project. Specifically, familiarity with microsystems, including functionality, survivability, production processes, and the microelectronics ecosystem.

About Our Team:

MESA Sustainment (5290) is charged with ensuring US Government access to Warhead Strategic Rad Hard Microelectronics for the NNSA and other National Security Missions. To achieve this assignment, MESA Sustainment is responsible for planning, coordinating and executing the MESA Extended Life Program (ELP), the MESA Integrated Program Plan (MIPP), and operational assurance and capital investments to ensure MESA capabilities are maintained and strategically sustained through 2040. Operational assurance includes the design, development and implementation of the MESA Comprehensive Operational Resource Environment. Capital investments include the Microelectronics Component Capability (MC2) Line Item and the MESA to MC2 (M2M) bridging strategy. Our team is highly matrixed and is dependent upon effective partnerships within MESA; across MESA customers, sponsors, and stakeholders; and a variety of internal enabling partners.

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:

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.

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: 694692

Job Family: EN

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.