Job Description:
Posting Duration:
This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days including the posting date. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.
Salary Range:
$99700 - $166800
*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.
What Your Job Will Be Like:
The Computational Decision Sciences Department is seeking experienced R&D Computer Science staff members who are passionate about mentoring customer/mission-focused risk-tolerant comfortable in a highly matrixed organization and desires trusting peer relationships.
R&D Computer Science professionals are needed for multiple positions to work on teams addressing some of the nations most difficult challenges in the areas of data science complex systems statistical analysis text analytics social analytics machine learning and software engineering. We seek exceptionally dedicated hardworking individuals who work well in teams care about their teammates and are life-long learners. Leadership opportunities are available. Travel opportunities are also available as is the ability to collaborate with university corporate and government partners.
On any given day you may be called on to:
- Learn about mission data needs decisions decision criteria and sponsor work culture and environment.
- Learn about a new mission domain.
- Learn a new data science math or computer science technique.
- Conduct research to discover and test innovative methods in data analytics.
- Build new understandings and capabilities by using evaluation techniques critical review experimentation and engineering methods.
- Propose plan conduct or lead research and development.
- Analyze existing innovative solutions and develop new solutions.
- Architect develop or improve a software platform for research or deployment.
- Develop a data visualization a user workflow or a user interface.
- Produce and disseminate research proposals reports or papers.
- Perform engineering or research tasks independently or with teammates.
- Grow your leadership teamwork and communications skills.
*Candidates applying on this requisition may be interviewed and/or hired into one of the departments in 5520 - depending on their strengths experience and program needs. Due to the nature of the work the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 40% of the time.
Qualifications We Require:
- Ph.D in Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Mathematics or relevant STEM field or;
- Masters in the above fields plus four (4) years experience
- Proficiency in computer programming languages such as C/C++ Java Python etc.
- Experience or training in research and development in one or more of the following areas:
- statistics
- applied mathematics
- epidemiological models
- streaming algorithms
- discrete math
- machine learning
- analytics (e.g. text behavioral spatiotemporal cyber)
- software development/engineering or other relevant area
- Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE Q and SCI clearance which may require a polygraph test
Qualifications We Desire:
- Ability to conduct independent technical projects or scientific research
- Ability to perform in a highly collaborative and team-focused environment
- Evidence for and a desire to lead in any capacity (technical direction project leader program leader mentor educator etc.)
- Detailed knowledge of and experience with designing planning and implementing research design and development projects
- Ability to adapt to different software platforms and languages
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to develop technical ideas and results and present them in oral and written form
About Our Team:
The Computational Decision Sciences Department (5525) is part of the Complex Systems for National Security Group (5520) a rapidly growing tightly knit organization. We are a capability-focused group that partners with organizations across Sandia to solve our nations most challenging threats. The staff and management team have cultivated a hardworking diverse entrepreneurial high-performing culture. We focus on leadership and staff development creating an inclusive environment where staff have maximum autonomy. We pursue opportunities to create immediate and enduring national-security impact.
About Sandia:
Sandia National Laboratories is the nations 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 vacations 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.
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.
Position Information:
This Limited Term Employee (LTE) position is a temporary position for one year term which may be renewed at Sandia's discretion up to a maximum of seven years.
Individuals in LTE positions may bid on regular Sandia positions as internal candidates and in some cases may be converted to regular career positions during their term if warranted by ongoing operational needs continuing availability of funds and satisfactory job performance.
Job ID: 686955
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