Cleared R&D Manager, Threat Intelligence Sensors - 5944, Onsite

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What Your Job Will Be Like

The Specialized Threat Mitigation Solutions Group (5940) is seeking a manager to lead the Threat Intelligence Sensors department and oversee a team of computer scientists, electrical engineers, and technologists who work on a diverse set of projects and programs that range from low technical readiness R&D efforts and small scale, rapid turn prototypes to high rigor systems that are deployed for long term use. The department's experienced embedded systems engineers deliver solutions for business areas across the Labs. The department efficiently and effectively plans, implements, and supports all phases of embedded system projects.

In this environment, a successful manager is expected to have a wide range of knowledge, network connections, and customer interactions, both internal and external. This position is a unique opportunity to join a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team that has direct impact on national security missions and:

• Partners with sponsors on mission challenges, vision, strategy, and execution.
• Actively shapes the future of the group's vision and strategy.
• Works in a wide range of technical focus areas from innovation to high reliability deliveries.
• Integrates mission success with a positive and inclusive culture where everyone is valued.

As the manager of Threat Intelligence Sensors, your role will include supporting the development and growth of Center 5900's MASINT (Measurement and Signature Intelligence) sensor systems portfolio, partnering with 5930 Advanced Concepts & Solutions staff and management. Programmatic responsibilities include fostering innovation and managing multi-disciplinary sensor system development.

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

• Provide leadership and oversight for the department, ensuring accountability for negotiated milestones and deliverables, which requires the development of overall program and project plans, budgets, schedules, and staffing requirements, while doing so safely and securely.
• Build and nurture collaborative relationships within Sandia and with trusted partners at other government agencies to develop and deliver on targeted program growth aligned with the Center's vision, to include interacting with SIPP sponsors on strategy and to develop new programs.
• Collaborate with leaders in the Group, Center, and the Threat Intelligence Community (5500, 5600, 5900).
• Continue to develop and realize the Threat Intelligence Sensors strategic vision, and support Sensor Technology Landscape Map.
• Manage the Center's MASINT sensor program.
• Champion a positive culture and passion for the mission to tackle some of the most challenging issues facing our nation's security.
• Attract, engage, develop, energize, and lead high-performing, technically-capable teams.
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and direction to staff, ensuring their technical and career growth and development.
• Lead capability development and strategic initiatives for the Program Area and Center.
• Manage working laboratories and apply Work Planning and Controls to activity level work located in three buildings (859, 890, 892).
• Manage working laboratories containing radioactive source repository, coordinating safety procedures and inspections (890, 892).

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. Monthly travel may be required.

Salary Range

$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.

Qualifications We Require

• 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.
• Active DOE Q clearance is required to start, plus the ability to obtain and maintain a SCI which may include a polygraph examination.

Qualifications We Desire

The ideal R&D Manager 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 one or more of the department's core competencies:
• Demonstrated management, program development, program management, and leadership skills.
• Familiarity with SPP and SIPP processes and related NNSA requirements.
• Experience with developing a vision and goals and leading others to achieve them.
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience in building positive, constructive, and trusted relationships among peers, staff, management, and sponsors, particularly within Sandia and the Intelligence Community.
• Experience writing proposals for new technical work and engaging with sponsors.
• Proven ability to integrate a diverse workforce and foster a positive, collaborative environment, with a broad understanding of Sandia capabilities across multiple technical areas.
• Demonstrated experience in handling ambiguous and difficult situations, with the ability and willingness to conduct effective crucial conversations.
• Skill in balancing priorities, resources, and multiple sponsors while managing capabilities.
• Active SCI clearance.

About Our Team

Center 5900, Integrated Threat Intelligence, is part of the Threat Intelligence Community, along with Center 5600, Cyber Threat Center, and Center 5500, Applied Information Sciences. Together, we address a wide range of threats to the United States through a deep understanding of science and technology and an appreciation for the art of the possible. Center 5900 consists of three groups with deep capability and knowledge that support government objectives. We provide technical intelligence assessments and intelligence-informed insights, specialized collection capabilities, and mitigation options for WMD and emerging technologies that pose a threat to U.S. interests. 5940, the Specialized Threat Mitigation Solutions Group, focuses on developing specialized solutions to help the U.S. Government mitigate adversarial threats to our nation. These solutions typically require a multidisciplinary approach and leverage expertise from across the laboratories, including Sandia¿s extensive analytics capabilities.

The Threat Intelligence Sensors department (5944) has decades of combined technical experience developing sensor systems by providing ultra-low power embedded expertise that integrates sensors, electronics hardware, software, instrumentation, and algorithms for subsystems within satellite, defense, and intelligence systems. Providing these sensor systems includes design, development, manufacture, assembly, integration, test, and qualification & verification activities. Principally focused on electronics that blend commercial-of-the-shelf devices and custom designs, mechanical enclosures using portable packaging and protective cases to custom enclosures, as well as equipment racks, are also department specialties.

The Threat Intelligence Sensors department works with other Center 5900 departments, and the wider Sandia labs, to contribute to projects focused on MASINT sensor systems, tag, track, and locate technologies, embedded flight control systems, data acquisition, and signal processing. Furthermore, the Threat Intelligence Sensors department develops flight-ready PCB designs, quick-turn design and manufacture, and software and hardware consultation for critical mission components and beyond.

Posting Duration

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.

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 and SCI access, both of which require US citizenship. SCI access may also require a polygraph examination. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain these levels of access 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 the 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.