Cleared Senior​/Principal Project Lead, Space Systems - Onsite

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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://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov

* These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Sandia's Space Mission Engineering Program Office (SMEPO) strives to enhance national security by creating the future of space. To this end we seek the toughest unmet, space-based mission challenges for our DoD and IC partners. Solving these problems requires acting as a trusted resource, leveraging innovative ideas, applying differentiating technologies, and harnessing the strength of Sandia's unique capabilities.

We are seeking a project lead to join our space flight efforts in the areas of optical remote sensing, space control, and rapid realization. The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to strengthen partnerships, work with DoD or IC sponsors, manage teams effectively, and execute projects successfully through full lifecycle.

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

Support or lead diverse, multidisciplinary teams executing projects

Work closely with principal investigators to steer projects successfully

Engage with external sponsors and Sandia leadership

Inform and implement project execution strategies

Generate project plans for new proposals or existing projects

Resolve security, acquisition, and process issues

Generate and implement security plans

Generating and implementing statements of work

Implement improvements to infrastructure to enable team success

Provide financial data to project leadership

Ensure staffing plans are followed

Ensuring funding is processed correctly and timely

Manage project schedules and hold teams accountable for delivery

Work in a secure environment, protecting information and results as required

Must be willing to support occasional travel.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$117,500 - $235,700

* 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 STEM field and five or years of directly relevant experience in space systems engineering.

Two or more years of experience with DOD or IC communities.

Current PMP certification or equivalent certification, or the ability to obtain within 12 months.

Active DOE Q/SCI or equivalent.

Qualifications We Desire:

Five or more years of project execution experience with DOD or IC communities

Experience implementing and leading SCI and/or Special Access Program (SAP) level projects

Experience building relationships and establishing credibility with scientists, engineers, and technical project teams.

Experience in technical management processes: lifecycle management, requirements engineering, configuration management, risk management, verification and validation, etc.

Experience developing tools and processes to optimize technical management of science and engineering projects

Demonstrated teaming skills, including the ability to…