Senior​/Principal R&D Systems Research Analyst, Hybrid

Overview

Job

Location:

Albuquerque, NM
Full/Part Time:
Full-Time
Regular/Temporary:
Temporary

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. This section describes typical advantages and opportunities se benefits vary by job classification.

We are seeking a dedicated and hardworking R&D Systems Research Analyst (job title: R&D S&E, Systems Research and Analysis) to work within a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team of researchers to develop, prioritize, and exercise capabilities to improve the affordability, and reliability of the nation s electric power infrastructure. The selected candidate will maintain, build and develop new relationships with important partners in the energy, resilience, and governance landscape.

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

• Solicit creative ideas from multiple partners on how new analytical capabilities and systems analyses improve decision-making for infrastructure planning and energy policy
• Perform analysis of the societal, economic, and national security impacts of major power outages
• Disseminate results and lessons learned in public reports, journal articles, or conferences

The selected applicant can work a combination of onsite and offsite work. The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary.

$114,000 - $227,500

* 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.

• 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 L-level security clearance

The ideal R&D S&E, Systems Research and Analysis candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• Graduate degree in a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
• The ability to understand, synthesize, and draw insights from multiple types of data streams (e.g., technical, economic, policy) through the use of various analytical tools.
• Experience working as part of multi-disciplinary teams examining complex systems.
• Knowledge of the fundamentals of good project management, especially as it pertains to the execution of federally-funded work (e.g., proposal development through annual review, final delivery, and closeout).
• Experience working with federal sponsors in the defense and intelligence sectors, as well as their domestic FFRDC partners, international partnering agencies, and foreign governments.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams delivering critical information to customers in a succinct manner.

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

• Master s degree in Computer Science;
  Data Science;
  Information Science;
  Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Civil Engineering;
  Operations Research;
  Applied Economics;
  Applied Mathematics;
  Applied Physics;
  Social Sciences, including Geography (concentration in modeling and simulation) or Geosciences (concentration in modeling and simulation); or other relevant field
• Two or more years of experience leading teams and/or projects in a R&D environment
• Experience with modeling and simulation and optimization
• General analytical and research capabilities
• Demonstrated record of working with multiple energy-focused stakeholders, including electric utilities, state public utilities commissions, state energy offices, US DOE, local governments, energy technology vendors, etc.
• Proven record in writing large, multi-performer proposals, especially for federal funding
• Familiarity with human behavior subject to power outages and other social aspects of energy resilience
• Ability to develop relationships with the broader network of stakeholders and subject matter experts (SMEs) and integrate and solicit feedback from multiple partners
• Problem-solving ability to evaluate and study systems, think through alternatives, estimate parameters, and seek guidance from other SMEs
• A publication record of technical documentation, including reports and peer-reviewed journal publications
• Spatial software development, including proficiency with ArcMAP Python-based API, ESRI Model Builder, or spatial statistical programming using R or Python
• Background in emergency management or planning, with working knowledge of evacuation protocols and planning, sheltering…