Early Career Data Science - ND Data Analytics Team, Onsite

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Albuquerque, NM

Full-Time

Regular

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.

• 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.

We are seeking an early career, enthusiastic R&D Data Science team member with a Computer Science, Software Engineering, or STEM background with programming experience to join the nuclear deterrence (ND) Data Analytics Team. In this role, you would deliver tools that enable verification, plotting and qualification outputs for the current and emerging programs to meet the national interests.

As a Data Analyst, you will be called to maintain and implement a complete toolset that:

• Verifies requirements
• Finds trends

You will be part of a fast-paced and tightly integrated team who utilizes agile software engineering processes incorporating Git Lab.

As part of this diverse multidisciplinary team, you may use your skills including:

• Software engineering
• Qualification engineering
• Modeling and simulation
• Data analytics and visualization
• Data science

On a given day, you may be called to work closely with one of our senior analysts to:

• Learn how to tackle Gitlab issues that may require some software development to help maintain the existing code base
• Run, maintain, or work with a senior analyst to improve existing MATLAB code per request
• Be familiar with or have a desire to learn AGILE methodologies using Git Lab
• Work closely with our team as we collaborate with engineers on emerging systems and functional electrical testing teams
• Resolve technical and programmatic challenges in a collaborative manner

Due to the nature of work, successful candidate must be able to work onsite.

$102,400 - $199,700

* 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.

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, 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 Q level security clearance

The ideal R&D Data Science candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• Graduate degree in a relevant computationally-intensive discipline where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
• Experience in developing software for enterprise and national security applications.
• Experience acquiring, preparing, and analyzing real world data.
• Demonstrated software development skills and familiarity with modern software development practices.
• Proven ability to work and communicate effectively in a collaborative and interdisciplinary team environment.

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

• Experience with MATLAB and a desire to learn how to develop/maintain MATLAB code
• Basic familiarity with Object-Oriented programming
• Some knowledge of working with SCRUM
• Understanding of qualification testing
• Experience with Simulink
• Experience with Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE)
• Experience with Git, or other Configuration Management tools
• Experience in Python and working with libraries like Matplotlib and Pandas
• Current Active Q-Clearance or equivalent

The Data Analytics and Information Technology organization supports the Nuclear Deterrence Modernization…