Early Career Computer Scientist - Remote Sensing Systems, Onsite

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

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories seeks a software engineer to design and develop software for high-throughput, real-time satellite data processing in a mission-focused R&D environment.

You will join a multidisciplinary team delivering creative solutions for remote sensing systems, collaborating with architects, developers, and customers to capture requirements and implement scalable software. The role requires onsite work and may include limited travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field and ability to obtain DOE Q and SCI clearance.
• Experience with C++, Python, GitLab, and object-oriented programming.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and modern software development practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop software solutions for remote sensing and real-time satellite data processing.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, customers, and end users to design extensible applications.
• Analyze existing systems and innovate new solutions to push technical boundaries.
• Lead R&D projects in image processing and data-centric approaches.

Skills

C++

Python

GitLab

Object Oriented

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

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

What Your Job Will Be Like

As a software engineer in this mission‑focused R&D environment, you will help design and develop software for high¿throughput, high volume data processing that supports real‑time decision‑making. You will join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that delivers creative solutions for sophisticated remote sensing and satellite data systems contributing directly to Sandia’s national security mission.

On any given day you will be expected to perform the following:

• Develop software solutions and algorithms for remote sensing systems, including the capture, processing, exploitation, visualization, and distribution of real‑time satellite sensor data.


• Collaborate with architects, developers, technical leads, customers, and end users to collect requirements, design solutions, and deliver extensible software applications.


• Analyze existing systems and develop new solutions that push the state of what is possible.


• Propose and lead image processing and data‑centric research and development projects.


• Engage with diverse specialists in areas such as data fusion, signal and image processing, analytics, cloud computing, machine learning, modeling and simulation, service architectures, data management, and visualization.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. This position requires limited travel.

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, 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.


• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire

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

• Graduate degree in Computer Science or a directly related field with extensive programming experience.


• Demonstrated software development skills and familiarity with modern software development practices and tools (e.g., Agile).


• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, and a passion to improve and expand technical skills.

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

• Experience in C++, Python, GitLab, and Object Oriented programming.


• Experience utilizing Kubernetes.


• Ability to work independently for problem solving


• Thorough knowledge of and experience with designing, planning, and executing research, design, and development projects.


• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with implementing Sandia policies affecting research, design, and development activities, projects, or initiatives.


• Demonstrated ability to team across disciplines.


• Demonstrated ability to conduct analysis and research, design and architect, implement, test and integrate and deploy software systems to improve our customer’s decision‑making and communication capabilities.


• Ability to research and develop novel means to perform computations, make these accessible, understandable and useful to users, and to improve decisions.


• Ability to identify and implement best means to perform computations for a given R&D use case.


• Ability to develops novel ways/pipelines for humans and machines to compute, think, discover, and conclude/decide.


• Ability to model behaviors that reflect Sandia’s core values.

About Our Team

The Real Time Data Processing Department develops software, algorithms, and distributed computer systems for real‑time extraction of static and dynamic events in a remote sensing domain. Skills within the department include software engineering; signal and image processing; statistical inference; data fusion; image registration; pattern recognition; radiometric calibration; compressive sensing; human‑computer interfaces; data visualization; and design, implementation, deployment, operational user support, and maintenance of collaborative decision support systems.

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.

Job ID: 698228

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part‑Time Status: F