Cleared Senior/Principal RD Chemist - Battery Abuse Testing Operations, Onsite

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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: We are seeking an experienced research staff for the Power Sources Technology Group (PSTG) to lead operational activities at several facilities, which provide key capabilities for the PSTG. Notably this will include being the operational lead for Battery Abuse Testing as part of the Battery Abuse Test Laboratory (BATLab) team. This job will work with the members of the workforce within our Group to execute on programs across a wide variety of Sandia mission areas. You will participate in the PSTG efforts to identify and carry out tactical efforts to improve group and capability operations. You will work with the team to ensure that customer needs are satisfied by coordinating specific deliverables, research objectives, project plans, budgets, structures, schedules, and testing priorities. You will help to direct work that is rooted in the fundamentals of science and engineering and requires a deep understanding of engineering and scientific principles. This position will contribute to the execution of Sandia¿s scientific programs from fundamental research through development and qualification of electrochemical energy storage technologies. On any given day, you may be called on to: Lead operational activities at the Battery Abuse Laboratory (BATLab) and its ancillary sites including the planning and execution of abusive battery tests, and directing the work of diverse team of technologists, post-docs, and students Engage engineers, technologists, students, and collaborators associated with our programs to deliver on multi discipline programs and guide those teams towards successful execution Serve as a representative for Power Sources to represent our work to customers and stakeholders Oversee and apply engineering methods used within scientific and engineering disciplines to develop or demonstrate new designs, machines, products, processes, and fundamental research Provide leadership for ensuring hardware, experiments, and safety expectations are met for several capabilities within the technology group Advocate for our team, their expertise, and capabilities as we conduct business development activities to grow the group portfolio Cultivate and build strategic partnerships with a wide and technically diverse customer base across the laboratory and sister National Labs in establishing technical work to be executed within the department Lead the team in updating and configuration of Procedures and Work Planning & Control documentation Be accountable as a WP&C Work Planner to ensure work acceptance, cost estimations, procurements, planning of large projects, engineering support, customer interface, work schedules to customers Security, Safety, Quality requirements Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. Salary Range: $117,500 - $235,700 *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 An active DOE Q clearance, or equivalent is required to start Qualifications We Desire: The ideal R&D S&E Chemistry 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) Familiarity with operation of standard laboratory equipment, and standard laboratory processes Ability to prioritize and teach others basic ch

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