Senior/Principal S&E Project Manager - Inertial Systems, Remote

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, and they are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Science and Engineering Program Manager to join their dynamic product realization teams. The role involves overseeing engineering projects from conception through development to production, ensuring timely delivery within scope and budget while collaborating with cross-functional teams and managing resources effectively.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the W87 High Accuracy Separation Package (HASP) and Advanced Targets (AT) avionics portfolios, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including electrical, mechanical engineers, technologists, and data analytics specialists, to facilitate project success and innovation
• Participate in weekly technical meetings, providing insights, guidance and strategies for prioritizing engineering development and environmental testing
• Manage project requirements and prepare results for programmatic reviews, ensuring presentations are clear and professional for stakeholders, including MDA, NNSA, AF and W87 Systems Engineering teams
• Maintain and update project roadmaps, ensuring alignment with team objectives and timelines while managing and meeting project requirements
• Assist the team in navigating complexities and challenges, fostering an environment of open communication and collaboration
• Guide and mentor team members, encouraging innovative thinking and exploration of alternative solutions while maintaining project focus
• Remain agile in revising plans as needed, working closely with the PRT lead and technical staff to adapt to changing project dynamics
• Facilitate discussions that allow engineers to explore various avenues while ensuring the team remains aligned with project objectives
• Lead root cause corrective actions and facilitate reviews to ensure product quality and reliability
• Develop priority planning for design validation testing and contingency planning with limited resources
• Guide stakeholders on how to utilize underspent funding strategically per HASP or ECUBE component need
• Engage with external vendors as needed to address parts obsolescence recovery plans for test apparatus

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and advanced degree preferred
• 5 or more years of technical experience in inertial sensor subsystems and avionics
• Proven experience in project management, preferably in engineering and technology development
• Familiarity with earned value management
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work effectively under pressure
• Ability to organize workshops for failure analysis, production reviews, system architecting
• Experience with project management tools - P6 Primavera, Jira, Microsoft Project
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Active in mentoring and coaching emphasizing continuous improvement
• Familiarity with formal government agency replan exercises
• Strong understanding of inertial systems and electronic technologies is highly desirable
• Experience building relationships and establishing credibility with scientists, engineers, and technical project teams
• Experience in technical management processes: lifecycle management, requirements engineering, configuration management, risk management, verification and validation, etc
• Experience developing tools and processes to optimize technical management of science and engineering projects
• Demonstrated teaming skills, including the ability to work effectively with leadership at multiple levels, customers, other organizations, and technical leads
• Demonstrated technical writing and presentation skills, including an ability to succinctly explain complex technical concepts
• Demonstrated leadership experience involving technical and programmatic responsibilities
• Demonstrated ability to effectively interface with management, customers, and stakeholders at all levels