Senior/Principal R&D Geosciences Engineer, Onsite

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:

We are seeking an experienced geosciences engineer (job title: R&D S&E, Geosciences Engineering) to join our team. In this role, you will work on groundwater modeling, hydrologic investigations, and other R&D projects.

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

• Develop and calibrate groundwater flow and transport models to ensure regulatory compliance, while also analyzing aquifer tests to assess groundwater resources and behavior.

• Plan, conceive, and execute hydrologic investigations to gather essential data, leading to systematic investigations or experiments that discover or revise knowledge and lead to new applications.

• Plan, conceive, conduct, or manage R&D projects for Sandia's customers and sponsors, directing studies to enhance understanding of fundamental phenomena and discovering new approaches to achieve project goals.

• Utilize hypothesis testing, analysis, evaluation techniques, and critical reviews to create new understandings and capabilities, while initiating, designing, developing, executing, and evaluating new processes, products, or systems through both basic and applied research.

• Perform analyses under a rigorous quality assurance regime to ensure reliability and accuracy, including the analysis of geological and hydrological data to inform research and project outcomes.

• Prepare scientific reports and journal articles to communicate findings and contribute to the body of knowledge in the field.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. This position is located in Carlsbad, NM.

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:

• PhD in Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Geology, Geoscience, or other relevant field plus two years of experience in hydrologic modeling; or Master's degree in Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Geology, Geoscience, or other relevant field plus six or more years of experience in hydrologic modeling

Qualifications We Desire:

• Proven experience in analyzing complex heterogeneous aquifer systems, integrating hydrogeological and geophysical principles.

• Understanding of geophysical data acquisition and interpretation techniques to support hydrogeological assessments.

• Experience with aquifer testing analysis using nSIGHTS or Aqtesolv.

• Experience with groundwater flow modeling/calibration software such as Modflow, Flopy, pyemu, Pflotran, Pest, and Pest-pp.

• Experience with Geographic Information System (GIS) software such as QGIS and ArcGIS.

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Fortran, Matlab, and R.

• Proven experience in leading and managing research and development projects.

• Excellent oral and written communication abilities.

• Demonstrated teamwork skills.

About Our Team:

Sandia National Laboratories' Repository Performance Department is one of the leading geosciences programs within the Defense Waste Management Programs Group, possessing advanced capabilities in geohydrology and geochemistry. Our team provides the experimental and fieldwork expertise necessary to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).

WIPP is the world's only licensed and operating deep geologic repository for the disposal of transuranic waste. Operated by Nuclear Waste Partnership, LLC, under contract to the Department of Energy's Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO), WIPP plays a critical role in the safe management of nuclear waste. Sandia National Laboratories offers essential scientific advice to CBFO across various domains, including modifications to the repository's operating permits, periodic recertification, ongoing monitoring of repository performance against regulatory requirements, and optimization of the national transuranic waste complex.

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:

This position does not currently require a Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance.

Sandia will conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Furthermore, employees in New Mexico need to pass a U.S. Air Force background screen for access to Kirtland Air Force Base. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause access to be denied or terminated, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

If hired without a clearance and it subsequently becomes necessary to obtain and maintain one for the position, or you bid on positions that require a clearance, a pre-processing background review may be conducted prior to a required federal background investigation. Applicants for a DOE security clearance need to be U.S. citizens. 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.

Members of the workforce (MOWs) hired at Sandia who require uncleared access for greater than 179 days during their employment, are required to go through the Uncleared Personal Identity Verification (UPIV) process. Access includes physical and/or cyber (logical) access, as well as remote access to any NNSA information technology (IT) systems. UPIV requirements are not applicable to individuals who require a DOE personnel security clearance for the performance of their SNL employment or to foreign nationals. The UPIV process will include the completion of a USAccess Enrollment, SF-85 (Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions) and OF-306 (Declaration of for Federal Employment). An unfavorable UPIV determination will result in immediate retrieval of the SNL issued badge, removal of cyber (logical) access and/or removal from SNL subcontract. All MOWs may appeal the unfavorable UPIV determination to DOE/NNSA immediately. If the appeal is unsuccessful, the MOW may try to go through the UPIV process one year after the decision date.

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.

Job ID: 695106

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F