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Director, Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Excellence (Center 7500)
Director, Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Excellence (Center 7500)Sandia National Laboratories • Albuquerque, NM, United States
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Director, Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Excellence (Center 7500)

Director, Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Excellence (Center 7500)

Sandia National Laboratories • Albuquerque, NM, United States
20 hours ago
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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

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at : http : / / www.sandia.gov

  • These benefits vary by job classification.

    • What Your Job Will Be Like

    The Director of Center 7500, Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Excellence, oversees the work of one of the most exciting Centers in the Laboratory. The Center is responsible for the entire product lifecycle (research, development, qualification, production, and surveillance) for Neutron Generators. We also have design and / or production responsibility for Switchtubes, Neutron Generator Monitors, and Surety products that address an urgent national need. In February 2025 we adopted the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation (CAMINO), a program that is creating advanced manufacturing competencies and applying them to accelerate product realization. The CAMINO program serves all missions at Sandia and multiplies value by partnering with universities, industry, and all agencies in the Nuclear Security Enterprise. Underpinning all our work, and supporting multiple Centers at the labs, our enterprise integration Group specializes in equipment, analytical sciences, and information systems supporting production.

    Our Center accomplishes the production portion of its mission using a combination of internal production and engineering oversight of external suppliers. As a result, we have a particularly large set of customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders, with whom we engage to deliver all aspects of our mission scope. Our Center works closely with mission enabling teams around Sandia. As a result, the Director must spend time developing and sustaining relationships with our facilities, financial, information technology, safety, and security partners.

    We are committed to on-time and on-budget delivery to our customers, employing Lean culture and other formal methods of continuous improvement. The Center is considered by many to be an exemplar of formal continuous improvement practice within the Laboratory. In addition, the Center prides itself on having a family atmosphere that makes it a desirable place to work. The next Director will have the opportunity to build on these strengths, to make the Center an even more effective organization than it has been in the past.

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

  • Ensure on-time delivery of qualified designs and products for Nuclear Deterrence Programs and Strategic Partnership Projects.
  • Provide technical requirements and expertise in support of safe storage and transportation of nuclear weapon components, systems, and special materials.
  • Interact with all levels of leadership inside Sandia and with our advanced manufacturing partners and stakeholders to develop the CAMINO program and connect it with collaborators.
  • Influence decision makers of the value of advanced manufacturing and of Sandias CAMINO program vision.
  • Conduct activities in a safe and healthy manner and work in accordance with established ES&H requirements to ensure the protection of employees, the public, and the environment.
  • Implement systems to ensure that the work of the organization is done in a secure manner.
  • Act as an advocate and motivational leader for a team of over 500 Center employees and embedded and matrixed team members.
  • Work with a motivated management team to implement continuous improvement efforts to ensure the organization improves its efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Work with a large cadre of stakeholders to ensure the continued ability of the Center to perform its mission.

    • Salary Range

    $228,700 - $388,800

  • 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 and Master's degrees in a relevant STEM discipline; or a Doctorate in a relevant STEM discipline.
  • Twelve or more years of relevant technical experience, including eight or more years of managerial experience supporting relevant technical functions.
  • Active DoE Q level security clearance or equivalent (e.g. DoD Top Secret)

    • Qualifications We Desire

  • Relevant experience in nuclear weapons production and manufacturing.
  • Proven track record of leading operations in a multi-site environment.
  • Ability to manage business and organizational vision by communicating a compelling purpose, driving change cross-organizationally, and inspiring and motivating people and organizations.
  • Experience delivering cost reduction and quality improvement initiatives while maintaining safe, secure operations.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement in support of all aspects of the business.
  • Experience applying innovative approaches to technical problems from an enterprise-wide perspective.
  • Experience developing programs and assuring their success by gaining buy-in from internal and external stakeholders.
  • Proven ability to collaborate with business and technical functions with direct responsibility for the successful resolution of complex issues.
  • Financial and business savvy coupled with the ability to analyze metrics.
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to alter for varying audiences.
  • Strong ability to prioritize projects and make quick, sound decisions.
  • Change agent with a continual focus on increasing value to the customer.
  • Senior management-level strategy development.
  • Integrative thinker with demonstrated ability to solve complex, multi-faceted problems with due consideration for business and strategic consequences.

    • About Our Team

    The Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Excellence Center, Organization 7500, is responsible for the research, design, qualification, production, and surveillance of dozens of products across several product lines : neutron generators, switchtubes, neutron generator monitors, security products. Our products support both Nuclear Deterrence and Strategic Partnership Program customers. Our workforce is second to none, and our culture of continuous improvement ensures that we will be even more capable tomorrow than we are today.

    Posting Duration

    This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) 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.

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