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 a Level 1 Manager to lead the Gas Transfer Systems Department. This will be onsite in Livermore, California. The Gas Transfer System (GTS) Engineering Department brings together engineers, material scientists, and technologists to design, develop, and qualify GTS components that are critical in supporting the nuclear deterrent. Our work focuses on three major thrusts—scientific research, advanced component design and development, and engineering support of existing systems. Specific responsibilities include design of the high-pressure gas reservoir and explosive components, development of welding and joining technologies, and investigation of the effect of hydrogen isotopes in various materials.

This Department works closely with various partners across Sandia and the U.S. nuclear weapons enterprise to research, conceptualize, develop, and qualify components, while managing cost, risk, manufacturability, complexity, and logistical burden.

The successful candidate for this position will be responsible for providing professional leadership and guidance to the department’s staff as well as programmatic and technical leadership for the department’s projects. The candidate will team with partners across Sandia and the U.S. nuclear weapons enterprise to realize component/subsystem solutions to existing and emerging needs.

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

• Provide coaching and direction to staff including developing career goals and working to align assignments with those goals.
• Manage the day-to-day operational, technical, and administrative responsibilities of the department.
• Work with 8400 management and project teams to identify and secure needed resources which may include additional staff, infrastructure, space, and/or, funding.
• Partner with internal organizations (systems groups, component organizations, S&T organizations) and external stakeholders (NNSA, LLNL, LANL, KCNSC, SRS, and PX) to develop requirements, plan projects, and execute work.
• Represent interests in Laboratory strategic planning and workforce development activities.
• Participate in efforts to recruit, train, and mentor new engineers to steward surety capabilities and contribute effectively to broader Sandia missions.
• Oversee laboratory operations to ensure that high-value and hazardous test activities are performed safely.
• Provide oversight of, and guidance about, security and classification procedures.
• Foster a culture of inclusion, safety, and security.

Qualifications We Require:

• Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in an engineering or science discipline, with eight or more years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience in project development and customer interactions
• Experience in project management and execution
• Ability to travel up to 25% of your time, usually to Albuquerque, NM, Los Alamos, NM, Kansas City, MO, Savannah River, SC, Amarillo, TX, or Washington DC
• U.S. DOE Q security clearance required to start

Qualifications We Desire:

• Experience in leading and contributing to teams
• Excellent communications skills, both oral and written
• Provide oversight of, and guidance about, security and classification procedures
• Foster a culture of inclusion, safety, and security
• A minimum of two years of demonstrated leadership experience
• Master’s degree, or higher, in an engineering or science discipline with at least eight years’ relevant experience or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience in supporting and developing staff
• Experience and knowledge of Gas Transfer Systems
• Experience and knowledge of Sandia's nuclear weapons program, the nuclear weapons enterprise, and specifically the Product Realization Process
• Experience working with production partners (KCNSC, Pantex, SRS)
• Line management experience
• Ability to create a positive atmosphere in a very dynamic environment

About Our Team:

The Gas Transfer System (GTS) Engineering Department is a group of engineers, material scientists, and technologists who are responsible for the design, development, and qualification of gas transfer systems for national security programs. Our work has three major components: scientific research, advanced component development, and engineering support of existing systems. Responsibilities include high-pressure gas reservoir design, explosive component design, development of welding technologies, and investigating the effect of hydrogen isotopes in various materials. The department operates a high pressure testing facility and a welding/brazing facility. Our personnel routinely interact with other Sandia engineering and research groups, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, production agencies (located in Kansas City, Savannah River, and Texas), the National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA), and the Department of Defense (DOD).

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: 693142