Cleared Senior/Principal R&D Systems Research & Analysis - Source Technical Analysis, Onsite
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, 87101, USA
Listed on 2026-10-16
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Research/Development
Research Scientist
Job
Location:
Albuquerque, NM
Employment Type:
Full-Time
Employment Status:
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. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:
- Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
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- 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*
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What Your Job Will Be LikeWe are seeking an R&D Systems Research & Analysis Professional to perform all-source technical analysis of the evolving nuclear weapon threats against the United States. In this role, you will interact with the national security community to develop a deep understanding of foreign state and non-state technical capabilities related to nuclear weapons and other related technologies, and develop technical assessments, using the broad technology base within Sandia.
Key focus areas include: weaponization, hardware assessment, logistics and supply chain analysis, modeling and simulation, and testing.
As the largest national laboratory and one of the three nuclear weapons labs, Sandia plays a primary role in supporting IC efforts to assess the capabilities of foreign nuclear systems. Participating in fast-paced, technical support to senior government officials is only one aspect of our work in the Proliferation Assessments Program of 5900.
On any given day, you may be called on to:
- Collaborate with colleagues to understand and assess all-source intelligence.
- Produce written assessments used to advise senior government officials on emerging and persistent national security issues.
- Partner with subject matter experts across Sandia's broad technical capabilities to address specific or urgent needs.
- Collaborate with technical team members to define future analysis opportunities.
- Serve as a technical/programmatic interface for multiple levels of customers from various government organizations.
- Inform Sandia/s decision makers and contributors with threat assessment briefings and trainings.
Qualified candidates will be asked to provide a writing sample (500 words or more) prior to any scheduled interviews.
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.
Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories
The Sandia job code title for this position is R&D Systems Research & Analysis, however candidates may have background in many disciplines including all degrees in Multi-disciplinary fields, Economics, Management Information Systems, Experimental Psychology, Industrial Engineering, International Relations, Earth Sciences, Information Assurance, Public Health, Political Science, Statistics, Ceramics, Decision‑Making & Risk Analysis, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Research, Data Analytics.
Salary Range$117,500 - $235,700
* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience…
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