Senior​/Principal R&D Systems Research Analyst, Hybrid

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

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* 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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What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking a dedicated and hardworking R&D Systems Research Analyst (job title: R&D S&E, Systems Research and Analysis) to work within a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team of researchers to develop, prioritize, and exercise capabilities to improve the affordability, and reliability of the nation's electric power infrastructure. The selected candidate will maintain, build and develop new relationships with important partners in the energy, resilience, and governance landscape.

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

* Solicit creative ideas from multiple partners on how new analytical capabilities and systems analyses improve decision-making for infrastructure planning and energy policy

* Perform analysis of the societal, economic, and national security impacts of major power outages

* Disseminate results and lessons learned in public reports, journal articles, or conferences

The selected applicant can work a combination of onsite and offsite work. The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary.

Salary Range

$114,000 - $227,500

* 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

* A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, 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 L-level security clearance

Qualifications We Desire

The ideal R&D S&E, Systems Research and Analysis candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

* Graduate degree in a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).

* The ability to understand, synthesize, and draw insights from multiple types of data streams (e.g., technical, economic, policy) through the use of various analytical tools.

* Experience working as part of multi-disciplinary teams examining complex systems.

* Knowledge of the fundamentals of good project management, especially as it pertains to the execution of federally-funded work (e.g., proposal development through annual review, final delivery, and closeout).

* Experience working with federal sponsors in the defense and intelligence sectors, as well as their domestic FFRDC partners, international partnering agencies, and foreign governments.

* Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams delivering critical information to customers in a succinct manner.

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

* Master's degree in Computer Science;
Data Science;
Information Science;
Mechanical, Electrical,…