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

*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking a Test Operations Engineer in the Energetic Threats and Training department.

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

• Lead shipping and receiving of DoW, DOJ, and DOE gear shipment on behalf of 6646
• Coordinate with OGA Operations Planners and represent the department for testing scope of operations for explosives tests
• Create essential and non-essential personnel lists for each explosives test
• Range and resource deconfliction between customer and site personnel
• Coordinate with applicable corporate safety entities (e.g., RP) for each event
• Conduct Site Safety requirements in accordance with corporate policy (e.g., Laser, Rad, and XPL)

Due to the nature of this work the selected applicant must bea ble to work onsite.

Salary Range

$87,400 - $168,800

*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

• Bachelor's degree in technical or business area; OR Associates plus four (4) years' experience; OR eight (8) years' experience
• Experience coordinating, prioritizing and implementing efforts of integrated teams
• Experience with corporate Engineered Safety principles and practices
• Experience in Work Planning and Control Processes
• Active DOE Q clearance or equivalent

Qualifications We Desire

• Experience working with Law Enforcement or Military EOD personnel
• Experience planning, conducting, and reporting of field and/or laboratory experiments involving high explosive and high-energy materials
• Experience with curriculum development, planning, coordinating, and managing training classes or events
• Experience in compliance with safety protocols, particularly as applied to explosive, high-voltage and security operations
• Experience working in field test or training environments and facilitating field testing or training exercises
• Communicate skills and ability to build effective and positive relationships with peers, partners and customers

About Our Team

The Energetic Threats and Training Department, was formed in 2007 to serve the nation's need for energetic threat assessment/mitigation and specialized energetics training. 5915 serves customers from DoD, DOJ, DHS, NNSA, and other customers. The department works seamlessly with the Energetic Systems Research Department to ensure continued mission success. The department operates out of site 9940 and also performs work at Thunder Range. 5915 designs and fabricates credible, inert models of real devices that are used for training exercises by first responders. Additionally, the department performs large scale threat demonstrations in addition to developing mitigation solutions for those threats. Many of the training events are conducted at Sandia and require the construction of realistic training venues, as well as, on site support for customers as they train.

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, 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.