R&D Systems Research & Analysis - Human Factors (Early Career)

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.

$86,300 - $142,300

• 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.

We are looking for a creative and resourceful Systems Research and Analysis professional to join our diverse team of engineers and scientists. You will be responsible for clarifying and understanding customer needs, working with both quantitative and qualitative data, and sharing findings and recommendations with a wide range of technical and non-technical audiences. You will work with a team of multi-disciplinary professionals to provide analyses and solutions that will have a meaningful impact on the security of our nation and the world. Are you ready for a challenge?

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

• Define the problem to be solved and formulate solution requirements, working with decision-makers to refine the solution space.
• Gather qualitative or quantitative data through focus groups, interviews, or surveys.
• Use technical skills to analyze diverse datasets originating from a variety of sources to draw conclusions and identify cause and effect relationships to support leadership decisions, recommend a course of action, inform system design decisions, or solve organizational issues.
• Deliver written project deliverables and presentations to audiences with differing levels of technical expertise, interest and points of view.
• Coordinate with other members of hybrid project teams to derive meaningful results, provide innovative solutions to system design, recommend ways to optimize human or system performance, and generate novel insights.
  

• Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in a STEM or social science field
• Gathering, wrangling, and analyzing quantitative and/or qualitative data
• Planning and completing surveys, focus groups, or interviews
• Ability to acquire and maintain DOE Q clearance

• Proficiency in natural language processing (NLP)
• Familiarity with:
  • Statistical packages/programs such as SPSS, SAS, JMP, STATA, Python, or R
  • Qualitative data analysis program like NVIVO, ATLAS.ti, or Dedoose
• Demonstrated ability to work with a interdisciplinary team of professionals
• Ability to contribute to multiple projects at once
• Interest in developing new skills and becoming proficient with new software
• Excellent time management skills and adherence to deadlines
• Attention to detail and a commitment to quality
• Active DOE Q or DOD TS clearance
  

The Human Factors Department is a laboratory-wide capability that provides technical expertise to Sandia projects. The Human Factors function supports a broad range of projects related to national security with major objectives of better understanding the role of people in complex systems, enhancing the effectiveness of human-machine systems, and identifying and mitigating the impact of potential human error.

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 vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

Sandia is required by DOE 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 obtain and 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.

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.

This Limited Term Employee (LTE) position is a temporary position for one year term, which may be renewed at Sandia's discretion up to a maximum of seven years.

Individuals in LTE positions may bid on regular Sandia positions as internal candidates, and in some cases may be converted to regular career positions during their term if warranted by ongoing operational needs, continuing availability of funds, and satisfactory job performance.