Cleared Faculty Sabbatical, Hybrid

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in the United States seeks a seasoned professional to contribute to advanced flight test projects. The role emphasizes collaboration with university partners and Sandia staff to design and integrate payloads, test vehicles, and launch initiatives.

You will interact with government and industry partners, coordinate payload requirements, and support field testing. A Master’s degree with substantial relevant experience and active security clearance are required, with

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant discipline with five years of directly relevant experience.
• Effective communication across academia, national laboratories, industry, and government.
• Active DOE Q or DoD-equivalent security clearance to start.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
• U.S. citizenship suitability for security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Review and contribute to the overall design of flight test vehicles.
• Coordinate and assist with payload requirements development and execution.
• Build relationships and collaborate with government and industry launch providers.
• Work closely with external range and test facility personnel.
• Travel as needed to support design reviews, integration, testing, and fielding activities.

Skills

Communication skills

Security clearance

Travel readiness

Education

Master's degree

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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 vacation, 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:

This program selects outstanding professors from universities nationwide with the goal of fostering collaboration between faculty and Sandia staff. It provides an opportunity for participants to contribute meaningfully to Sandia’s technical mission while strengthening university partnerships.

Participants will offer subject matter expertise in ground and flight testing efforts, including sounding rocket flight testing, payload design and integration, as well as high-speed wind tunnel design, test setup, and execution.

Typical responsibilities may include:

• Reviewing and contributing to the overall design of flight test vehicles
• Coordinating and assisting with the development and execution of payload requirements
• Building relationships and collaborating with government and industry launch providers
• Working closely with external range and test facility personnel
• Traveling as needed to support design reviews, integration, testing, and field deployment activities

*The selected applicant can work a combination of onsite and offsite work. The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary.

Salary Range:

$1,000 - $500,000

*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 Master'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.

Effective communication skills across academia, national laboratories, industry, and government agencies.

Active DOE L clearance or DoD equivalent required to start.

Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Qualifications We Desire:

• PhD in relevant discipline
• Experience working around energetics or other hazardous materials
• Review and contribute to overall flight test vehicle design efforts
• Coordinate and assist with payload requirements development and execution
• Build relationships and coordinate with other government and industry launch providers
• Collaborate with external range and test facility personnel
• Travel as needed to support reviews, integration, testing, and fielding activities

About Our Team:

Org 5475 Missile Systems specializes in the design, assembly, integration and flight testing of end-to-end rocket and payload systems, with a particular focus on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical AI&T support, and Ordnance and Propulsive Systems. Missile Systems focuses on flight vehicle design and payload integration to support a variety of DOE, DoD, and other mission partner flight test needs, including fielding emplacement and flight testing at multiple Sandia and partner sites across the nation, and also oversees the Solid Rocket Motor inventory that Sandia maintains to support its ongoing flight test. Missile Systems is also available to support mechanical and ordnance design, integration and test activities for a variety of partner organizations across the labs.

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:

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, 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.