Cleared Senior/Principal E&O Systems Engineer - Program Coordinator, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 102,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque seeks a highly organized Systems Engineer to serve as a Program Coordinator. This role coordinates project teams across multiple SNL Centers, ensuring deliverables and activities are planned, tracked, and completed, in partnership with program and line leadership for a >$40M program.

The successful candidate will manage interagency meetings, reports, and strategic planning, while maintaining strong internal and external relationships to enable program

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with five years of directly relevant experience or equivalent combination.
• Two years coordinating or working with large programs.
• Two years partnering with Federal or external stakeholders.
• Active DOE Q clearance and ability to obtain SCI clearance

Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate proposal calls.
• Plan, organize, and host large interagency meetings with external stakeholders.
• Partner with technical teams and leadership to prepare reports and presentations.
• Coordinate and report on 20+ projects with program leads across multiple centers.
• Host critical program reviews including reviews for SNL Executive Leadership.
• Attend internal and external meetings and execute action items and follow-up activities.
• Organize and facilitate program read-ins.
• Status financials, project issues, risks, procurements and customer interactions.
• Partner with Federal Program Managers to plan and execute project plans.

Skills

Program coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

Job ID: 699232

Location: Albuquerque, NM

Full-Time

Regular

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 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

We are seeking a highly motivated and organized Systems Engineer to serve as a Program Coordinator. This key program leadership role is responsible for coordinating project teams across multiple SNL Centers, ensuring that program deliverables and activities are organized and completed, partnering directly with both program and line leadership to plan and execute project work, and serve as the overall coordinating entity for the >$40M Program.

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

• Develop and coordinate proposal calls
• Plan, organize, and host large interagency meetings with multiple external stakeholders
• Partner with technical teams and program leadership to prepare reports and presentations for internal and external meetings
• Coordinate and report on more than 20 individual projects by partnering with the Technical Program Lead, other Program and Line leadership, and Project Leads across multiple SNL Centers
• Host critical program reviews, including reviews for SNL Executive Leadership
• Participate in internal and external meetings and proactively and independently execute action items and follow-up activities
• Organize and facilitate program read-ins
• Partner with other program professionals to status financials, project issues and risks, procurements, and customer interactions
• Partner with Federal Program Managers to plan and execute project plans
• Facilitate strategic planning efforts

The day-to-day responsibilities for this role vary significantly. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated willingness to take action, prioritize execution and follow-through on commitments, and operate with minimal guidance to ensure overall program success. This role requires the ability to develop and maintain effective personal relationships as well as adaptability to meet the changing needs of the program.

Due to the nature of work, successful candidate must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range

$102,400 - $199,700

*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 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.
• Two years' experience coordinating or working with large programs
• Two years' experience partnering with Federal or external stakeholders
• Active DOE Q and ability to obtain SCI clearance which may require random polygraph tests

Qualifications We Desire

• Current SCI clearance
• Demonstrated experience working directly with Intelligence Community sponsors and programs
• Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with both staff and leadership at SNL
• Demonstrated experience successfully working across organizational and programmatic boundaries
• Demonstrated experience working with other NNSA Labs/Plants/Sites, DOW, and/or Intelligence Community partners
• Demonstrated experience partnering with a program leadership team to plan, execute, and deliver on high-security programs

About Our Team

The Nuclear Threat Science Department executes the Nuclear Counterterrorism/Counterproliferation Program at Sandia National Laboratories as part of an integrated, national, tri-lab effort. The Department provides technical expertise, practical tools, and technically informed recommendations to NNSA to advance U.S. nuclear counterterrorism/counterproliferation objectives and build partnerships with key U.S. government agencies and certain foreign governments.

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) L security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD).

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 maintain a DOE L-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.