R&D Manager - Computational Materials Science (1864) - Onsite

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.

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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.

Salary Range:

$157,100 - $267,000

*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.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Are you passionate about your work and dream of utilizing state-of-the-art capabilities to explore solutions? Want to manage a team of dynamic researchers that solves significant issues for our nation's security? Our team is seeking a results-oriented Research & Development (R&D) Manager of the Computational Materials Science department. We specialize in advanced computational research and analysis that enables materials-based understanding and solutions over a range of lengths scales from atomistic to the continuum. Key growth areas include machine-learning, artificial intelligence and data-driven science. Our multidisciplinary background and materials science expertise enable mechanistic and physical understanding related to aging and wear of materials such as metals, semiconductors, biomaterials, and polymers in support of Sandia's nuclear deterrence (ND) and national security missions.

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

• Be a team-focused manager to coordinate and facilitate R&D activities, undertake professional development of staff, Postdocs, and student interns and foster a safe, secure, creative, and productive work environment.

• Develop a vision and strategic direction for the department that encourages innovation and integrates with the Material, Physical, and Chemical Sciences (Center 1800) and Lab-wide strategies.

• Collaborate with your peers, partners, and team members to identify solutions to material problems of national security or ND interest

• Develop and strengthen collaborations within Sandia, across the NNSA complex, and with academia to deliver computational data and materials insights in support of Sandia's missions

• Lead the department and programs in delivering high quality research products, publications, materials insights, and transformational computational capabilities

• Assist in the planning and coordinating computational activities across the Nuclear Security Enterprise and DOE's Office of Science Basic Energy Sciences and Fusion Energy Science programs

• Lead a sub-element of Sandia's Physics and Engineering Models (P&EM) sub-program for NNSA's Advanced Simulation Computing (ASC) program focused on materials modeling from the nano to continuum scales and scale-bridging technologies

Due to the nature of the work the selected applicant must be able to work onsite in Albuquerque, New Mexico Relocation will be provided for those that qualify.Join our team and achieve your goals while making a difference!

Qualifications We Require:

• PhD in materials science, chemistry, engineering, physics, computer science, mathematics or a related field, or a Masters degree in one of the same fields plus four years of engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development

• Six or more years related research and development experience

• Experience in management, program management, or leadership within a technical environment

• Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

• Two or more years of demonstrated leadership experience

• Demonstrated people leadership skills, including developing, coaching, mentoring, attracting, and retaining staff, postdocs and student interns

• Experience building collaborations between theoretical, modeling/simulation and experimental communities

• A working knowledge of Sandia's primary mission areas and how materials modeling at multiple length scales can be applied to answer critical design or performance issues

• Experience with internal and external customers and partners including National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Defense Programs and/or the DOE Office of Science

• Successful track record leading basic science research and/or mission-inspired R&D for national security applications

• Experience in materials model development & implementation and familiarity with techniques used in the department including ab-initio electronic structure calculations, Molecular Dynamics, Monte Carlo, microstructural evolution, microstructure-informed properties and/or continuum scale materials modeling

• Experience with machine learning, data science and/or artificial intelligence

• Active DOE security clearance

About Our Team:

The Computational Materials department (01864) provides advanced computational science that enables materials-based insights and solutions to develop detailed processing-structure-properties-performance relationships. Capabilities include model development, nanoscale-to-mesoscale materials evolution, aging and reliability, interfacial dynamics, defect initiation and propagation, and plasticity and damage. An area of growth for the department is the development and application of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data-driven science for new materials discovery. Our multidisciplinary background and materials science expertise enable mechanistic and physical understanding of materials such as metals, ceramics, semiconductors, biomaterials, and polymers in support of DOE nuclear and non-nuclear missions. Sandia provides world-class computing resources, with multiple high-performance computing platforms available for large-scale simulations, visualization, data analysis and storage.

Our materials research programs broadly support the laboratory mission areas, and our sponsors include DOE NNSA, other DOE offices (e.g., DOE Office of Science, BES, BES/CINT, FES, OE, EERE, AMO, etc.), multiple federal agencies, and industry. Additionally, the department has strong ties with universities and other specialists to use our research while contributing to the international research community. The group has an extremely strong publication record, with articles appearing in high-impact journals and presented at conferences world-wide. The department's award-winning research portfolio is diverse, providing a dynamic work environment with the opportunity to have broad impact on Sandia missions and international material science directions.

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 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, 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.

Job ID: 695305

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F