Cleared Manager, R&D Science and Engineering, Onsite
Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, New Mexico, 88005, USA
Listed on 2026-02-19
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Engineering
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Management
Cleared Manager, R&D Science and Engineering, 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*
* These benefits vary by job classification.
What Your Job Will Be Like:
The Surety Engineering Group II is seeking a proactive and skilled Manager for R&D Science and Engineering. This leadership role is pivotal in directing a team of Surety System Engineers who are responsible for developing and implementing innovative strategies aimed at successful product prototyping, qualification, and realization.
- Lead and Integrate: Guide your team as they collaborate across multiple enterprises, ensuring the seamless integration of multidisciplinary technology areas to enhance project outcomes.
- Mentor and Empower: Foster a culture of critical thinking by mentoring staff to identify, assess, and mitigate risks. Promote the practical application of defect prevention strategies to ensure the development of safe, reliable, and robust products.
- Drive Initiatives: Influence cross‑cut technology areas and contribute to corporate initiatives, such as the Common Engineering Environment Technical Quality pillar, addressing challenges from components to subsystems and entire systems.
- Collaborate Across the Labs: Work closely with peers and partners throughout Sandia National Laboratories and the broader Nuclear Security Enterprise community, including all eight sites and the NNSA, to ensure cohesive project execution.
- Engage in Team Dynamics: Be an integral part of a diverse team of ten cohesive departments, collaborating on coordinated hiring and responding swiftly to emerging technical issues. Our leadership team is committed to a prevention and service ethos, with a strong focus on staff development.
Join us in this vital role where your leadership will drive innovation and excellence in Surety Engineering.
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.
Salary Range:
$163,700 - $278,000
* 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.
Qualifications We Require:- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline and eight (8) 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.
- Active DOE Q‑level (or DOD equivalent) security clearance required to start.
- Two or more years of demonstrated leadership experience.
- A graduate degree in science or engineering (MS or Ph.D.).
- Outstanding interpersonal skills in developing trusting relationships with peers, staff, management, customers, and stakeholders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the development and delivery of presentations, proposals, reports and documentation.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Sigma 14 and Sigma 15 access.
- Management experience in an R&D organization and/or Nuclear Deterrence technical leadership experience.
- Leading and managing R&D engineering projects through complexity, exercising flexibility and technical discernment.
- Experience and success in recruiting, hiring, mentoring and leading…
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