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:

Are you passionate about your work and want to join a dynamic team that solves challenging issues? If so, you could be the highly motivated Engineering Program and Project Lead we seek to create a strategic vision!

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

• Communicate and coordinate with federal program staff, other national laboratories, and international partners.

• Lead the planning and execution of engineering and technical projects, ensuring they meet system requirements and performance standards.

• Define project scope, schedules, cost estimates, and deliverables in alignment with organizational mission objectives.

• Engage with external customers and partners to negotiate deliverables, building and leading teams to implement project scope.

• Apply advanced project management techniques to develop detailed project plans, work breakdown structures, and resource-loaded schedules.

• Manage project resources, monitor project progress, and make strategic decisions based on project performance metrics.

• Provide technical, engineering, and analytical support across various aspects of the program, ensuring technical judgments are aligned with organizational and program goals.

  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.

Qualifications We Require:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant STEM, plus five (5) years or more years of directly related experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the job. Or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

• Experience in the following:

• Lead international programs.

• Manage large-scale international projects.

• Manage both domestic federal program leadership and international partners.

• Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q-level security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Experience with the following:

• Designing and implementing distributed sensor systems.

• Data visualization, data analysis, and optimization.

• Conducting field assessments and implementation of physical protection and sensor systems.

• Solve ill-defined and complex technical problems.

• Budget proposal generation, justification, tracking, as well as event and travel scheduling.

• Strong critical thinking skills.

• Proven ability to work both independently and within a multi-disciplinary, teaming environment.

• Ability to operate effectively in high-pressure environments and make crucial project decisions often while on international travel and away from home resources.

• Strong skills in task assignment, equipment procurement and maintenance, material procurement and tracking, training, and project documentation processing.

• Excellent mentorship skills, providing counsel to team members and partners across Sandia and the DOE-Complex.

• Effective communication and negotiation and the ability to interact with multiple levels of personnel and management.

• Certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP).

About Our Team:

The Secure Commerce and Border Systems Department (6813) at Sandia National Laboratories specializes in systems engineering to advance critical national security missions, supporting various National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA) initiatives. Our work spans international, homeland, and nuclear security. We apply our expertise throughout the entire lifecycle of non-proliferation security systems—from planning and definition to research, development, and testing—delivering innovative and sustainable solutions aimed at reducing global proliferation and terrorism risks.

Our current portfolio emphasizes enhancing global capabilities to deter, detect, and intercept illicit nuclear and radiological materials at international borders, including airports, seaports, and land crossings. We collaborate closely with the NNSA, other national laboratories, industry partners both domestic and international, facility operators, and foreign government officials. A key function of our department is leading systems engineering and integration efforts to develop and deploy effective radiation detection systems at strategic international locations and conducting comprehensive systems-level acceptance testing.

In addition to our technical and project management roles, we manage and supervise multidisciplinary teams across the DOE-Complex and international partners, coordinating efforts to ensure seamless integration and implementation of security technologies and strategies. This leadership extends to spearheading research and development for the Borders and Maritime Security subprogram, supporting the Department of Homeland Security. Our projects include developing and implementing advanced solutions for cargo security, optimizing operations at ports of entry, and creating new tools and methods to assess and enhance security at borders and coastal areas. These efforts extend to enhancing situational awareness, guiding operations, and developing innovative technologies for tracking and interdicting illegal border activities, as well as contributing to international nuclear detection analyses.

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: 693339

Job Family: EN

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F