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Sandia National Laboratories

<div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>About Sandia</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>Sandia National Laboratories is the nation&rsquo;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:</p><ul>
<li>Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide</li>
<li>Extraordinary co-workers</li>
<li>Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world</li>
<li>Career advancement and enrichment opportunities</li>
<li>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)</li>
<li>Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*</li></ul><p>
World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov</p><div><ul><li><br>
These benefits vary by job classification.</li></ul></div>
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What Your Job Will Be Like</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>We are seeking a Electromechanical Technologist to join our team. In this role, you will support the development, construction, modification, and repairs of a wide variety of electronic, electromechanical, and optical devices, as well as instruments, systems, or processes. You will work in the field as well as a laboratory developing, building, and setting up experiments and making and recording observations in support of the development and testing of scientific theories.</p><p>
On any given day you may be called on to:</p><ul><li>
Plan and perform a variety of duties in the electric, electromechanical, or optical areas.</li><li>
Construct, troubleshoot, calibrate, adjust, test, and maintain equipment, components, devices, or systems in an outdoor test environment.</li><li>
Work from engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions.</li><li>
Perform calibration and alignment checks; make adjustments, modifications, and replacements as directed; and prepare prescribed compounds and solutions.</li><li>
Operate equipment, conduct tests, and report data in a prescribed format.</li><li>
Analyze data and recommend modifications to components or test procedures to meet desired specifications.</li><li>
Support documentation efforts.</li></ul><p>
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.</p>
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Salary Range</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>$74,700 - $144,400</p><ul><li>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.</li></ul>
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Qualifications We Require</b></h2>
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<div></div><div><ul><li>High school diploma plus three or more years of directly related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience</li><li>
Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance</li></ul>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Qualifications We Desire</b></h2>
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<div></div><div><ul><li>Skill and knowledge in electronics, mechanics, and/or optics.</li><li>
Experience with LabVIEW control software of systems like heliostats, solar radiation equipment, testing equipment (Multimeters, oscilloscopes),</li><li>
Knowledge of current soldering standards.</li><li>
Knowledge of and experience with electrical design, installation, testing, repair, and maintenance.</li><li>
Ability to conceptualize and communicate major elements of electrical design, engineering, or maintenance.</li><li>
Ability to conceptualize appropriate or novel diagnostics required to obtain data and knowledge of the system.</li><li>
Ability to prepare and present electrical systems or equipment tests and reports.</li><li>
Knowledge of the use, distribution, and potential variances and hazards of electrical current.</li><li>
Ability to read and understand blueprints, drawings, layouts, and other related specifications.</li><li>
Knowledge of Sandia National Laboratories' environment, safety, and health policies, practices, and procedures.</li><li>
Knowledge of legal requirements and environmental impacts affecting design, engineering, and maintenance.</li><li>
Experience and demonstrated skill in conducting research, investigating alternative solutions, and recommending solutions on problems affecting electronic systems or equipment.</li><li>
Ability to work independently and as well as part of a team.</li></ul>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>About Our Team</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>The Solar Thermal Test &amp; Demonstration department operates Sandia's National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF), a globally unique, multi-mission R&amp;D capability that enables pioneering research and technology development for energy and aerospace applications. Using concentrated sunlight, our team creates extreme thermal and combined harsh environments for tests ranging from small-scale coupons to full-scale, multi-story components and systems. We develop and test advanced thermal protection materials, optical metrology systems, innovative solar thermal energy technologies, and heat transfer technologies, including heat exchangers and heat pumps.</p>
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Posting Duration</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.</p>
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Security Clearance</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>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.</p><p>
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.</p>
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EEO</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>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.</p>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>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.</p><p>
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.</p>
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Essential Functions</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>If offered the position, you may be required to demonstrate your fitness to perform certain physical aspects of the position, including lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.</p></div></div></div></div></div>

Senior/Principal Electromechanical Technologist - National Solar Thermal Test Facility, Onsite

<div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>About Sandia</b></h2><div><br>
<div><div>
</div><p>Sandia National Laboratories is the nation&rsquo;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:</p><ul>
<li>Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide</li>
<li>Extraordinary co-workers</li>
<li>Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world</li>
<li>Career advancement and enrichment opportunities</li>
<li>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)</li>
<li>Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*</li></ul><p>
World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov</p><div><ul><li><br>
These benefits vary by job classification.</li></ul></div>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
What Your Job Will Be Like</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>Passionate about your work and dream of developing and implementing state-of-the-art solutions to pressing national and global security needs? Join our team!</p><p>
We are seeking a computer scientist to join our Proliferation Detection Data Exploitation team. The selected applicant will work across multi-disciplinary teams to advance state-of-the-art data science for nonproliferation applications. This work could span multiple domains including data management, data science, applied mathematics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence engineering, with interactions with subject matter experts across multiple nuclear proliferation detection and national security applications. This is a great opportunity to make a mark in an exciting field with next-generation technology.</p><p>
On any given day, your duties may include the following, depending on the specific role:</p><ul><li>
Identify, analyze, and provide data science solutions and alternate approaches for national security challenges</li><li>
Interpret and apply industry standards to data management and FAIR (finable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) data principles</li><li>
Apply technical judgment in determining efficient application of potential solutions</li><li>
Collaborate with your team to solve encountered problems</li><li>
Report results through team meetings, writing publications, and attending conferences</li><li>
Participate in teams proposing novel research and development to our US government sponsors to apply data science solutions to national and global security challenges</li></ul><p>
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.</p>
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Salary Range</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>$102,400 - $199,700</p><ul><li>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.</li></ul>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Qualifications We Require</b></h2>
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<div></div><div><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, 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.</li><li>
Active DOE Q clearance or Equivalent</li></ul>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Qualifications We Desire</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>The ideal R&amp;D S&amp;E Computer Science candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:</p><ul><li>
Graduate degree in Computer Science or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).</li><li>
Demonstrated software development skills and familiarity with modern software development practices and tools (e.g., Agile).</li><li>
Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, and a passion to improve and expand technical skills.</li></ul><p>
Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:</p><ul><li>
Educational or professional experience in applied mathematics, statistics, operations research/industrial engineering, and related fields</li><li>
Research experience in data management, data analysis, and/or algorithm development</li><li>
Experience working in multiple computer programming languages</li><li>
Experience implementing multiple machine learning and artificial intelligence approaches and capabilities (e.g. natural language processing, computer vision, agentic systems)</li><li>
Knowledge of good software engineering practices</li><li>
Knowledge of nuclear nonproliferation needs</li><li>
Excellent written and verbal communication skills</li><li>
Proven ability to conduct creative, independent research</li><li>
The ability to obtain and maintain an SCI security clearance</li></ul>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>About Our Team</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>The Monitoring Systems &amp; Technology Center (6700) has researched and developed new monitoring systems and technologies for over half a century. Building on that legacy, today we support national security missions involving nuclear proliferation detection, treaty monitoring, warhead monitoring, and various needs within the national security communities.</p><p>
The Proliferation Detection Data Exploitation R&amp;D Department (6753) advances global and national security missions through the development of innovative data science solutions. Data exploitation competencies resident in the department include data management, data fusion, computer vision, natural language processing, graph analytics, and machine learning.</p><p>
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Posting Duration</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.</p>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Security Clearance</b></h2><div><br>
<div><div>
</div><p>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.</p><p>
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.</p>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
EEO</b></h2><div><br>
<div><div>
</div><p>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.</p>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs</b></h2><div><br>
<div><div>
</div><p>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.</p><p>
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.</p></div></div></div></div></div>

Cleared Early Career Computer Scientist - Monitoring Systems & Technology, Onsite

<div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>About Sandia</b></h2><div><br>
<div><div>
</div><p>Sandia National Laboratories is the nation&rsquo;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:</p><ul>
<li>Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide</li>
<li>Extraordinary co-workers</li>
<li>Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world</li>
<li>Career advancement and enrichment opportunities</li>
<li>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)</li>
<li>Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*</li></ul><p>
World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov</p><div><ul><li><br>
These benefits vary by job classification.</li></ul></div>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
What Your Job Will Be Like</b></h2><div><br>
<div><div>
</div><p>Are you passionate about contributing to national security? Do you seek to devise effective solutions to complex problems? Join our group and help solve issues for our nation's security!</p><p>
As a Systems Analyst (job title: R&amp;D Systems Research Analysis), You will use your strong technical foundation to help develop strategies, priorities, and requirements for technology solutions. You will collaborate with our multidisciplinary team to provide decision insight to customers on a wide range of complex multi-domain national security and nuclear enterprise issues such as:</p><ul><li>
Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear</li><li>
Infrastructure resilience</li><li>
Enterprise and laboratory operations</li><li>
Emerging threats</li><li>
Nuclear weapon modernization and sustainment</li><li>
Nuclear enterprise assurance and cybersecurity</li></ul><p>
On any given day, you may be called on to do the following:</p><ul><li><b>
Identify Stakeholder Requirements: </b>Engage with stakeholders to elicit and understand their needs and challenges, utilizing facilitation and elicitation techniques to define problem scope and gather detailed requirements</li><li><b>
Formulate Requirements:</b> Develop precise and measurable requirements that capture stakeholders' operational needs and constraints, articulating clear problem statements and objectives for potential solutions</li><li><b>
Data Collection and Modeling: </b>Gather quantitative and qualitative data from diverse sources to inform decision-making, and apply analytical and modeling methodologies to objectively design and evaluate alternative solutions</li><li><b>
Interdisciplinary Collaboration:</b> Collaborate with experts across disciplines to conduct comprehensive research on emerging technologies and their implications for national security and sector resilience, integrating insights to develop holistic solutions</li><li><b>
Communicate Findings:</b> Prepare and deliver presentations of analytical results and recommendations at conferences and meetings, ensuring clarity and relevance, and enhancing understanding through visualization techniques</li><li><b>
Stakeholder Engagement:</b> Effectively communicate complex system issues and ideas concisely to enable action by customers and stakeholders at all levels of government within the United States as well as internationally, tailoring strategies to ensure accessibility of technical information</li><li><b>
Facilitate Implementation of Solutions:</b> Work with stakeholders to translate analytical findings into actionable strategies and operational plans that effectively address identified national security and resilience challenges</li></ul><p></p><p><br>
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite and be willing and able to travel up to 25%.</p><p>
Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.</p>
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Salary Range</b></h2><div><br>
<div><div>
</div><p>$139,900 - $280,600</p><ul><li>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.</li></ul>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Qualifications We Require</b></h2>
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<div></div><div><ul><li>A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) 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</li><li>
Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q-level security clearance</li></ul>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Qualifications We Desire</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>The ideal R&amp;D S&amp;E Systems Research and Analysis candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:</p><ul><li>
Graduate degree in a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation)</li><li>
The ability to understand, synthesize, and draw insights from multiple types of data streams (e.g., technical, economic, policy) through the use of various analytical tools</li><li>
Experience working as part of multi-disciplinary teams examining complex systems</li><li>
Knowledge of the fundamentals of good project management, especially as it pertains to the execution of federally-funded work (e.g., proposal development through annual review, final delivery, and closeout)</li><li>
Experience working with federal sponsors in the defense and intelligence sectors, as well as their domestic FFRDC partners, international partnering agencies, and foreign governments</li><li>
Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams delivering critical information to customers in a succinct manner</li></ul><p></p><div><p><br>
Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:</p></div><ul><li>
Experience or education related to at least one of the following disciplines: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) Security, agriculture security, economics, and/or risk and decision science</li><li>
Knowledge of and experience applying AI/ML methods and tools</li><li>
Experience conducting facilitation and elicitation processes to gather stakeholder insights and requirements, and utilizing risk and decision science analysis tools and methods across various data types</li><li>
Active DOE Q-level security clearance</li></ul>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>About Our Team</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>Work in 8710 covers a range of topics in national security, including nuclear weapons, homeland security, and internal studies. The focus is on providing national leaders with reliable, unbiased, and comprehensive information on viable engineering and strategy options, along with assessments of their effectiveness, risks, and consequences. Nuclear weapons work encompasses stockpile studies, surety systems analysis, cost estimation, and future stockpile planning analysis. Homeland security efforts involve analyses, simulations, and prototype technology deployments that address defense against biological, chemical, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) terrorism, as well as emerging cybersecurity threats.</p><p>
The Systems Analysis and Reliability group combines technical depth, cross-domain breadth, and multiple analytic disciplines to deliver products that inform decision-makers and facilitate evaluation of options and tradeoffs.</p><p>
8714 Systems Research and Analysis II department has a focus in homeland security missions (critical infrastructure risk methods development, food and agriculture security, public health security, CBRN challenges, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence). However, Systems Analysts may be called upon to support any of our national security missions across the laboratory.</p><p>
Teams engage in dynamic collaborations across the group and with laboratory organizations to leverage world-class technical expertise in addressing complex national and global security challenges.</p>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Posting Duration</b></h2><div><br>
<div><div>
</div><p>This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.</p>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Security Clearance</b></h2><div><br>
<div><div>
</div><p>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.</p><p>
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.</p>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
EEO</b></h2><div><br>
<div><div>
</div><p>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.</p>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs</b></h2><div><br>
<div><div>
</div><p>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.</p><p>
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.</p></div></div></div></div></div>

Senior/Principal R&D Systems Research Analyst, Onsite

<div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>About Sandia</b></h2><div><br>
<div><div>
</div><p>Sandia National Laboratories is the nation&rsquo;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:</p><ul>
<li>Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide</li>
<li>Extraordinary co-workers</li>
<li>Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world</li>
<li>Career advancement and enrichment opportunities</li>
<li>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)</li>
<li>Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*</li></ul><p>
World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov</p><div><ul><li><br>
These benefits vary by job classification.</li></ul></div>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
What Your Job Will Be Like</b></h2><div><br>
<div><div>
</div><p>Sandia's artificial intelligence (AI) team is building the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) next-generation AI Platform, an integrated scientific AI capability that delivers rapid, high-impact solutions for national security, science, and applied energy missions. The Platform is based on three pillars: Models, Infrastructure, and Data. You will join the Data Pillar team to design, implement, and operate Sandia's AI-ready, zero-trust data ecosystem. Your work will transform raw simulation outputs, sensor and facility logs, experimental records, and production data into governed, provenance-tracked, and access-controlled datasets that power AI models, autonomous agents, and mission workflows across DOE's HPC, cloud, and edge environments.</p><p>
We anticipate multiple hires for the Data Pillar that collectively span the set of responsibilities and skills described below. Likewise, new hires will be expected to work in conjunction with existing Sandia staff and teams from other DOE laboratories to deliver on this ambitious, fast-paced project. Importantly, we anticipate that while AI Platform development will leverage existing AI and data science tools extensively, success will also require considerable innovation and problem solving to address the unique needs of DOE applications. If this sounds like an exciting challenge to you, we look forward to reading your application!</p><p>
Key Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>
AI Solution Development &amp; Deployment<ul><li>
Design, prototype, and deploy AI-driven applications that solve real organizational challenges</li><li>
Integrate large language models (LLMs), computer vision, and other AI capabilities into production environments</li><li>
Build and maintain APIs, pipelines, and interfaces that connect AI models to enterprise systems</li></ul></li><li>
R&amp;D Translation<ul><li>
Evaluate emerging AI tools, frameworks, and research from academia and industry</li><li>
Rapidly prototype promising technologies to assess feasibility and value</li><li>
Operationalize proven concepts into robust, user-friendly systems</li></ul></li><li>
Workflow &amp; Automation Engineering<ul><li>
Build intelligent workflows that automate data processing, analysis, and decision support</li><li>
Leverage orchestration tools and MLOps practices for reliable AI lifecycle management</li><li>
Design systems that integrate human feedback and oversight where needed</li></ul></li><li>
Collaboration &amp; Enablement<ul><li>
Partner with data stewards to ensure clean, context-rich data fuels AI solutions</li><li>
Collaborate with domain experts to define use cases and success metrics</li><li>
Provide guidance and templates that help other teams safely and effectively adopt AI tools</li></ul></li><li>
Quality, Ethics, and Governance<ul><li>
Implement responsible AI principles, including bias testing, explain ability, and auditability</li><li>
Document model assumptions, limitations, and operational dependencies</li><li>
Ensure compliance with data protection and organizational security policies</li></ul></li></ul><p>
On any given day you may be called upon to:</p><ul><li>
Prototype new AI workflows using frameworks like LangChain, Hugging Face, or OpenAI APIs</li><li>
Connect AI systems to enterprise data sources, dashboards, and collaboration tools</li><li>
Working with MLOps pipelines (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, or Vertex AI) for deployment and monitoring</li><li>
Evaluating new open-source models or vendor tools and testing their performance on internal data</li><li>
Collaborating with IT and cybersecurity teams to deploy AI tools securely</li><li>
Collaborating on public-private partnerships and multi-lab federated data efforts</li><li>
Creating documentation, tutorials, and reusable components to scale adoption</li><li>
Meeting with mission or program teams to identify where AI can streamline workflow</li></ul><p>
You will be part of a multi-disciplinary, mission-focused team delivering foundational data capabilities for transformative AI systems in national security, energy, and critical materials. Occasional travel may be required. If you are passionate about building the data backbone for next-generation AI at scale, we want to hear from you.</p><ul><li>Applicants on this posting may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.</li></ul><p>
**The selected applicant can work a combination of onsite and offsite. The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary.</p>
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Salary Range</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>$102,400 - $199,700</p><ul><li>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.</li></ul>
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Qualifications We Require</b></h2>
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<div></div><div><ul><li>A Bachelor's degree in a relevant STEM discipline such as Data Science, Statistics 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.<br>
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Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE Q clearance</li></ul>
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</div><p>The ideal R&amp;D S&amp;E Data Scientist candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:</p><ul><li>
Graduate degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in a relevant computationally-intensive discipline with a where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).</li><li>
Experience in developing software for enterprise and national security applications.</li><li>
Experience acquiring, preparing, and analyzing real world data.</li><li>
Demonstrated software development skills and familiarity with modern software development practices.</li><li>
Proven ability to work and communicate effectively in a collaborative and interdisciplinary team environment.</li></ul><p>
Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:</p><ul><li>
Degree in Data Science, Informatics, Statistics, or a related STEM field with a significant data research component</li><li>
Background in AI-mediated data curation: automated annotation, feature extraction, and dataset certification</li><li>
Familiarity with data security and zero-trust principles, including secure enclaves, attribute-based access control, and data masking or differential privacy</li><li>
Familiarity with FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data practices</li><li>
Experience implementing data governance and metadata management tools (e.g., Apache Atlas, DataHub, Collibra)</li><li>
Experience with programming languages, such as Python, R, SQL</li><li>
Working knowledge of a variety of machine learning concepts, techniques, models, and tools</li><li>
Familiarity with agile principles and practices</li><li>
Implementing data policies for classified, export-controlled, or proprietary data</li><li>
Advanced and automated data wrangling techniques for raw heterogeneous and streaming data sources, particularly for AI input</li><li>
Ability to obtain and maintain an SCI clearance, which may require a polygraph test</li></ul>
</div></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>About Our Team</b></h2><div></div><div><div><br>
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</p><p>The Center for Computing Research (CCR) at Sandia creates technology and solutions for many of our nation's most demanding national security challenges. The Center's portfolio spans the spectrum from fundamental research to state-of-the-art applications. Our work includes computer system architecture (both hardware and software); enabling technology for modeling physical and engineering systems; and research in discrete mathematics, data analytics, cognitive modeling, and decision support materials.</p><p>
You will be part of a multi-disciplinary, success-oriented team working on mission-critical AI model development and deployment with national security implications. Occasional travel may be required. If you're passionate about advancing cutting-edge AI algorithms and building the software infrastructure that powers them, we want to hear from you.</p>
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Posting Duration</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.</p>
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Security Clearance</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>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.</p><p>
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.</p>
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EEO</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>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.</p>
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NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs</b></h2><div><br>
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</div><p>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.</p><p>
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.</p></div></div></div></div></div>

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