Research & Development Manager - Pulsed Power Science
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Description: Sandia National Laboratories is in need of Research & Development Manager - Pulsed Power Science right now, this vacancy will be designated in New Mexico. More complete informations about this vacancy opportunity kindly read the description below. Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and techno! logy innovation with major facilities in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Livermore, California. We are a world-class team of scientists, engineers, technologists, post docs, and visiting researchers all focused on cutting-edge technology, ranging from homeland defense, global security, biotechnology, and environmental preservation to energy and combustion research, computer security, and nuclear defense. To learn more, please visit our website at www.sandia.gov .
Sandia National Laboratories is searching for an R&D Manager to join the High Energy Density (HED) Material Physics group located in our Albuquerque, NM facility.
The candidate selected in this role will be required to obtain and maintain a DOE-granted “Q-level†security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
Department Description
The Dynamic Materials Properties Department (1646) at Sandia National Laboratories performs experimental measurements of dynamic material properties at high pres! sures, including material's equations of state, phase boundari! es, and constitutive properties. Experiments are performed with a variety of drivers, from high velocity gas guns to the most powerful pulsed-power facility in the world, the 26 million ampere Z facility. The focus of the department is dynamic material properties experiments using both high-pressure shock waves and shockless compression. A particularly exciting area of emerging interest is the study of material properties in regions of phase space that are both off-Hugoniot and off the principal isentrope. The department is responsible for designing, executing, diagnosing, and analyzing dynamic materials properties experiments on the Z facility, and at Sandia National Laboratories' DICE and STAR facilities.
Job Summary
The High Energy Density Material Physics group (1640) has an opening for a Manager to lead the experimental application of our pulsed power science facilities to important high pressure and temperature material property problems for national security.! The present focus of this research effort is to develop experimental platforms (from gas guns to the Z facility) to address a multitude of material property research elements for programs within NNSA. To fulfill this role, the Manager will be accountable for (1) providing leadership and coordination of the department's research activities; (2) insuring close coupling with the theoretical and facility departments in 1640; (3) working closely with facility and diagnostic development organizations to assure safe and effective experimental activities; (4) helping integrate the group's research in these areas with other Centers at Sandia and with other laboratories within the National program; (5) optimizing the capability of the Z facility for dynamic material property research in partnership with other groups in Center 1600; The 1646 manager will participate in management of the NNSA Science Campaign Dynamic Materials and Advanced Certification Programs. Externally, the succe! ssful candidate will be a visible advocate of Sandia's existing program! s in the national and international communities; develop new national security and basic science programs that utilize Sandia's unique capabilities in dynamic material properties; and develop and manage relationships with our customers, other national laboratories, universities, and industry. Internally, the successful candidate will work with the Group manager to meet our programmatic milestones.
Primary Job Duties
Guides the work of the department
Understands the work of the organization and connects the work and expertise of the organization with potential beneficiaries, collaborators, and customers
Promotes excellence by managing and coordinating specific deliverables, overall program and project plans, budgets, structures, schedules, and staffing requirements
Ensures that customer needs are satisfied through the creation of trust-based relationships
Applies organization knowledge and experience to independently judge work quality, performance, a! nd alignment of results with customer expectations
Oversees and manages members of the workforce, within the organization, including hiring, professional development, and assessment and performance management, consistent with the mission of the organization
Counsels and assists employees and management on government legislation, U.S. Department of Energy contract compliance, and Sandia National Laboratories' policies or procedures to ensure compliance
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