R&D Manager: Nanoscale Sciences Department
- Employer
- Sandia National Laboratories
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Salary
- Depends on experience
- Closing date
- Jan 20, 2022
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- Field of specialization
- Materials, Nanotechnology
- Work Function
- Management-Laboratory
- Job Type
- Full time
Job Details
- Electrochemical Materials Science
- Ferroic, Dielectric, and Electronic Materials Science
- Sensor and Device Realization and Integration
- Serve as an ambassador for the Department’s research activity to various internal and external parties
- Continually guide and evolve the Department’s Materials Science R&D direction and foster an inclusive research environment that encourages scientific and inventive innovation for developing disruptive mission solutions
- Use and expand your technical expertise to help guide the Department’s future direction
- Foster the development of staff, technologists, postdoctoral researchers, and student interns
- Host visiting scientists and customers engaged in the Department’s R&D activities
- Ensure the safe and secure operation and steward the Department’s considerable innovative R&D lab and instrument resources
- A bachelor’s and an advanced degree in materials science, chemistry, engineering, physics, or a related field
- Eight years’ proven scientific and/or engineering experience
- Solid interpersonal skills as evidenced by a track record of publication of results in peer-reviewed journals and external presentations at professional scientific conferences and/or successful program leadership with internal and/or external customers (a list of publications should be included in the CV)
- Able to acquire a DOE Q-level security clearance
- PhD in materials science, chemistry, engineering, physics, or related field
- 2 or more years of experience managing a Science and Technology (S&T) organization, or the equivalent program leadership experience
- Active DOE Q-level clearance
- Experience developing new R&D opportunities
- Experience conducting or managing R&D in the fields of energy storage, corrosion or advanced electronic or ferroic materials
- Proven track record forming trust-based relationships with partners and customers
- Proven ability of building and leading teams that partner effectively and deliver results
- Demonstrated dedication to Sandia values and to diversity
- Demonstrated interest in people and organizational management, with motivation to develop people and improve the careers of associates
- Work with others towards leading strategic planning and the creation and execution of actionable roadmaps with measurable metrics for success
- Successfully manage basic science research or mission-inspired R&D for National Security, interacting as needed with the broader materials science community
- Serve as a customer liaison to foster broad applications of materials science to mission
- Represent Sandia S&T to internal and external customers
- Exercising critical thinking on a wide range of technical and nontechnical issues
- Ensure safe and secure lab operations
- The design, growth, processing, and characterization of next-generation wide-bandgap semiconductor materials and devices for power switching, radio-frequency, and optoelectronic applications
- The evaluation and development of emerging electronic and optical materials and devices
- Advancing the understanding and control of nanoscale materials behavior for enabling advanced ferroic, dielectric, electronic, sensing, energy storage, and electrochemical applications; and 4) quantum and superconducting materials and devices. We partner with other groups across Sandia, other government agencies, universities, and industry to accelerate innovative solutions for some of our nation’s most compelling national security challenges.
- 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 vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*
Company
Sandia employs about 8,500 people and manages about $2.3 billion of work annually. We are funded primarily by the U.S. Dept. of Energy with other major funding by the Dept. of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense. Since 1949, Sandia National Laboratories has developed science-based technologies that support our national security. Today, the nearly 300 million Americans depend on Sandia's technology solutions to solve national and global threats to peace and freedom. Sandia has two main sites; our headquarters are located in Albuquerque, NM. We also have about 900 employees located at Livermore, CA. Both sites conduct leading-edge research to support national defense, homeland security, and our energy infrastructure.
- Telephone
- 5052833247
- Location
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PO Box 5800
MS: 1515
Albuquerque
New Mexico
87185
US
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