Senior/Principal R&D Data Science - Mission Analytics, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 118,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Affordable housing

Minimal traffic congestion

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico is seeking a Senior/Principal R&D Data Science professional to join Mission Analytics onsite. The role focuses on information science, AI/ML, geospatial/text analytics, and software engineering to address national security challenges.

On a typical day you will design and apply advanced data science methods, lead research projects, collaborate with government and university partners, and communicate findings through publications and proposals.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five years of directly relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI clearance which may require a polygraph test.
• Experience in developing software for enterprise and national security applications is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Understand and address existing and emerging threats among a diverse customer set leveraging advanced data science tools and techniques.
• Apply state of the art AI/ML techniques to diverse and complex data sets and implement them on national security systems.
• Propose and lead data-centric engineering, research and development projects, ensuring alignment with organizational and customer goals.
• Work closely with government, industry and university partners to produce high-quality research proposals, foster collaboration, drive technological advancements and communicate findings and recommendations via publications.

Skills

C/C++

Java

Python

Matlab

AI/ML

Data analytics

Software engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

Senior/Principal R&D Data Science - Mission Analytics, Onsite

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 an experienced R&D Data Science professional to work on teams addressing some of the nation's most difficult challenges in the areas of information science, statistical analysis, cyber analytics, geospatial analytics, text analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and software and firmware engineering.

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

Understand and address existing and emerging threats among a diverse customer set leveraging advanced data science tools and techniques.

Apply state of the art AI/ML techniques to diverse and complex data sets and implement them on national security systems.

Propose and lead data-centric engineering, research and development projects, ensuring alignment with organizational and customer goals.

Work closely with government, industry and university partners to produce and disseminate high-quality research proposals, foster collaboration, drive technological advancements and communicate findings and recommendations via publications.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$117,500 - $235,700

*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.

Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI clearance which may require a polygraph test.

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R&D Data Science candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

Graduate degree in a relevant computationally-intensive discipline where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).

Experience in developing software for enterprise and national security applications.

Experience acquiring, preparing, and analyzing real world data.

Demonstrated software development skills and familiarity with modern software development practices.

Proven ability to work and communicate effectively in a collaborative and interdisciplinary team environment.

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

Experience with the following:

Computer programming languages such as C/C++, Java, Python, Matlab.

Collaborative, team-focused environments with a desire to lead in various capacities (e.g., project leader, mentor).

Designing, planning, and implementing research, development and integration projects.

Experience and/or Training in research and development in one or more of the following or related areas:

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Digital signal processing

Statistical signal processing

Detection and estimation theory

Linear systems and estimation theory

Adaptive filtering and kalman filtering

RF, radar, sonar, acoustic, communication, or navigation signal processing

Sensor fusion

Optimization and mathematical programming

Statistics and Applied Mathematics

Data analytics (e.g. text, behavioral, spatiotemporal, cyber)

Algorithm development and implementation

Software Engineering

Embedded systems

Proven ability to conduct independent technical projects or scientific research.

About Our Team:

In Spatiotemporal Analytics, Department 5543, we identify and collect mission analytics needs, share them with analytics researchers inside and outside the labs, collaborate and invest in research, integrate analytics capabilities, and partner with Sandia programs to transition successful research into mission applications. We provide analytics capability to support Sandia's National Security Programs (NSP, Division 5000) and partner broadly across Sandia to collaborate on critical programmatic opportunities where analytics are needed. We are successful when analytic capabilities provide a game-changing advantage to the nation through improved decisions, actions, and outcomes. The current strengths of this department are in computer science, software development, software engineering, applied statistics, applied mathematics, optimization, geospatial analytics and text analytics. National security challenges require that we become expert in cross-domain analytics addressing the great diversity of data types and decision spaces of our sponsors in an integrated fashion. We continue to grow into this broader problem set.

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.

• Affordable housing, reasonable cost of living
• Minimal traffic congestion compared to larger cities