About Sandia:

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*

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*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking highly motivated Production Planning Control Specialist to become part of the New Mexico Stockpile Technical Basis Team. You will have the opportunity to lead a range of projects that span the lifecycle of test hardware including product definition and planning of inventory levels, data collection, and hardware management for component and full-scale system level testing.

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

• Participate in the lifecycle planning for hardware required for development, qualification, and surveillance testing for W76-1/2 sustainment, flight testing (JTA3), and compatibility assessment (D5LE2)
• Manage an inventory of hardware in Aras HAMS (Hardware Asset Management System), including hardware planning, provisioning, receiving, identifying discrepancies (ex: pedigree or quantity mismatches), and disposition post-test
• Support test activities such as reporting, Material Requisition Schedules (MRS), deliverable reports, kitting components, and managing inspection reports
• Create, disposition, and archive hardware documentation, such as hardware traveler forms, data forms, and inspection reports

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

Some travel to locations including, but not limited to Livermore, CA; Los Alamos, NM; Amarillo, TX; Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO is required for this position.

Salary Range:

$87,400 - $168,800

*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 business or STEM plus 5 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience relevant to the role
• An active DOE Q clearance or equivalent is required to start
• Ability to participate as requested in random polygraph testing

Qualifications We Desire:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate well in a multidisciplinary team of designers and test engineers
• Outstanding verbal and written skills, including the ability to develop and present briefings that are clear and compelling
• A commitment to fostering a culturally and technically diverse atmosphere
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to effectively guide and collaborate with teams
• Self-motivated and positive, thriving in dynamic, fast-paced, and evolving environments
• Adaptable and collaborative, willing to work across multiple departments and programs to address evolving technical challenges
• Experience preparing and delivering presentations to customers and management at various levels
• A solid background in nuclear weapons lifecycle and Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) processes. Experience in hardware inspection and reporting
• Experience with reviewing product drawings
• Experience with work planning and controls (WP&C) and Environment, Health, and Safety documentation

About Our Team:

The Stockpile Tech Basis organization delivers agile solutions to the nuclear deterrent through our system engineering expertise and our hardware lifetime management team. Through our system engineering, we can shape a program to address near term needs for the nation and lead that program from development to qualification, through operational capability. We team with diverse organizations throughout the labs to deliver the needed capability. Our hardware lifetime management team provides full lifetime support for hardware needs for system level development and qualification activities from early identification of needs, provisioning, kitting, assembly of test assets, and final disposition of the hardware. This full lifetime management enables the engineers to execute high fidelity experiments to validate designs

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Job ID: 698550

Job Family: MA

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F