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The Intelligent RF Communications group is seeking a passionate and experienced individual to lead the Integrated Telemetry Systems Department. As the Research and Development (R&D) Manager, you will lead a highly skilled multidisciplinary team that delivers quick-turn high-risk, high consequence, and high-rigor electronics solutions in support of the Nation¿s missile defense system and hypersonic missions. The selected candidate will be instrumental in maintaining and developing current and new capabilities and technologies for the organization, across the lifecycle of a variety of projects.

On any given day your job may involve the following:

• Maintain and establish strong collaborative partnerships with peer R&D managers and to deliver on projects on time and to the standards of quality expected from Sandia.
• Manage a team of innovative engineers, technologists, and interns.
• Perform recruiting, hiring, and retention of high-performing staff.
• Perform performance engagement, career development, and skills-projects alignment on a regular basis.
• Maintain a culture of accountability with superiors, peers, customers, and staff.
• Travel to program and project meetings/offsites as needed.
• Leverage technical background and experience to maintain a safe working environment during high hazard operations both onsite at Sandia and at offsite locations.
• Leverage technical background to provide mentoring and guidance to staff.
• Leverage the department¿s missile defense system expertise to build new customer partnerships that align with the group¿s strategic plan.

$163,700 - $278,000

*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.

• 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.
• Q clearance required to start and the ability to obtain and maintain SCI clearance.
• Ability to travel (domestic and international) as needed.

*Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

The ideal R&D S&E Computer Engineer candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• 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.

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

• Experience in cradle-to-grave development including requirements development, prototype development, test, qualification, field activities, post-mission activities, and transfer to industry.
• Demonstrated capability to build trust-based relationships among peers, staff, management, and customers at all levels.
• Demonstrated experience developing technical proposals, presenting these proposals to potential customers, and acquiring funding for those proposals.
• Experience in formal development methodologies to tailor design and qualification processes for a diverse level of quality rigor.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain the engineering pipeline via recruiting and leading an interview panel to make excellent hiring decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive when given ambiguous tasking in a multidisciplinary engineering environment.
• Current SCI clearance.

The Integrated Telemetry Systems Department specializes in the design, development, and integration of advanced telemetry systems and flight qualified electronic systems for both Nuclear Deterrence and Strategic Partnership Projects customers. Our expertise encompasses hardware, firmware, and software solutions, enabling seamless data acquisition and processing for a variety of applications. Our multidisciplinary team is committed to delivering innovative and reliable systems that enhance operational efficiency and support critical decision-making processes.

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.

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.

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.

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.