Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), also known as Sandia, is one of three research and development laboratories of the United States Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Headquartered in Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it has a second principal facility next to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California, and a test facility in Waimea, Kauaʻi, Hawaii. Sandia is owned by the U.S. federal government but privately managed and operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International.
Sandia National Laboratories is hiring in 1 states and 1 cities. These are the places with the most openings, which tell you where its work really happens.
The mix of roles shows what Sandia National Laboratories needs right now. Pay is the median of the ranges the employer itself published in its ads (only roles with at least two published ranges).
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Typical posted range (median low – median high, yearly) ⇅
Senior/Principal R&D Laboratory Support Technologist
3
Early Career Electromechanical Technologist
2
Cleared Senior/Principal R&D Mechanical Engineer
2
Cleared Manager
2
Senior/Principal Systems Engineer
2
Early Career R&D S&E
2
Senior/Principal Computer Scientist
2
Cleared Senior/Principal R&D Systems Engineer
2
Senior/Principal MESA Post-Fab Production Engineer
1
Cleared R&D Manager
1
Pay and level
None of the 211 open listings publishes a pay range, so we do not state one.
Sandia National Laboratories states a seniority level in 211 of 211 listings: Senior Level 85, Internship 70, Mid Level 56.
0 of 211 listings (0%) mention a remote or flexible location.
What it demands
We counted how often Sandia National Laboratories's own 211 ads (those with a full description) state each requirement. This shows the filters the ads apply before anyone reads a resume. We have no data on why candidates are rejected after applying, and we do not guess.
Years of experience. 23 of 211 ads (11%) state a number of years. The median is 5 years; 65% ask for 5 or more and 13% for 10 or more.
Education
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Ads that state it ⇅
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Bachelor's degree
140
66%
'or equivalent experience' accepted
88
42%
PhD or doctorate
59
28%
High school diploma or GED
42
20%
Master's degree
21
10%
Associate degree
11
5%
Legal and eligibility: what can rule you out
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Ads that state it ⇅
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U.S. citizenship mentioned
211
100%
Security clearance mentioned
211
100%
Background check or drug test
211
100%
U.S. person / export-control (ITAR, EAR) rules
3
1%
Working conditions
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On-site or in-person work
211
100%
Relocation mentioned
211
100%
Travel mentioned
48
23%
Nights, weekends, holidays or on-call
4
2%
Skills and tools named most often
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Ads that state it ⇅
Share of ads ⇅
python
59
28%
matlab
48
23%
c++
32
15%
machine learning
25
12%
labview
21
10%
solidworks
18
9%
excel
16
8%
java
15
7%
cad
13
6%
linux
9
4%
fpga
9
4%
sql
8
4%
pmp
6
3%
aws
6
3%
kubernetes
5
2%
How to get in
Pick the role family closest to your skills. At Sandia National Laboratories the biggest are: Scientist / Researcher / Lab, Software engineer / Developer, Security engineer / Analyst.
Open a job ad and read it end to end; each ad links to the employer's own application page, which is the only place to apply.
Set a free e-mail alert for new Sandia National Laboratories jobs so you apply while the ad is fresh (211 were posted in the last 3 days).
Check pay, level and place in the tables above before you spend time on an application.
What the hiring process, culture, schedules and benefits are like is not in our sources, so we do not describe it. Read the job ads and the employer's own site.