Sandia National Laboratories Australia

Exceptional service in the national interest.

Our goal isn’t to increase market share or shareholder profits. Rather, we create science and technology that not only make the world safer, but can improve the everyday lives of millions of people across the globe.

It’s this potential for impact that drives Sandians to make exceptional contributions, work hard, and accept difficult—and sometimes seemingly intractable—challenges.

Today, keeping the U.S. nuclear stockpile safe, secure and effective is a major part of Sandia’s work as a multidisciplinary national security, engineering laboratory. But Sandia’s role has evolved to address the additional complex threats facing our country.

Sandia’s science, technology and engineering foundations enable our unique mission. The laboratory’s highly specialized research staff is at the forefront of innovation, collaborating with universities and companies and performing multidisciplinary science and engineering research programs with significant impact on U.S. security.

We improve quality of life in dozens of ways. View 70 ways Sandia has changed the nation: https://www.sandia.gov/about/70-ways/.

Inclusion and diversity are defining elements of Sandia. They foster multiple perspectives, promote acceptance of different learning and working styles, and encourage the innovation for which we are known. Inclusion is the practice with which we value those differences and commonalities and leverage our diversity for exceptional service in the national interest. Diversity, by definition, is any mixture of people, groups, or ideas not limited by gender, age, culture, sexual orientation, or physical or intellectual abilities.

Committed to inclusion and diversity, we can ensure that Sandia attracts, retains, and develops a world-class workforce. One of our core values at Sandia is to work together for great results. We share this common vision by fostering an attitude of mutual respect. Inclusion is a conscious choice. It is Sandia’s choice.

Several networking groups at Sandia have been formed by employees with common interests. The following groups are open to all employees and share a common goal of supporting, celebrating, retaining, and attracting a diverse workforce:

• American Indian Outreach Committee
• Asian Leadership & Outreach Committee
• Black Leadership Committee
• Christians in the Workplace Networking Group
• Abilities Champions of Sandia
• Sandia Pride Alliance Network
• Hispanic Outreach for Leadership and Awareness
• Military Support Committee & Exceptional Warrior Career Development Program
• Sandia Women's Action Network

Our culture means investing in our people. We encourage our employees to achieve their highest potential. As a result, we offer a fulfilling work environment that encourages personal growth, community, meaningful work, and worklife balance.

These important features add to the caliber of our culture:

• Community: Giving is an integral part of our culture. Sandians participate in a variety of community and volunteer programs from Habitat for Humanity to contributing at local food drives.

• Career Development: Our commitment to personal and professional growth is tangible. We offer in-house technical courses, leadership development classes, programs to enable employees to earn advanced degrees and a great mentoring program. Because Sandia is a multi-faceted laboratory, many employees create rich career paths that span multiple areas. Put simply, employees enjoy career mobility – without leaving the company.

• Worklife Balance: We understand your time matters — that’s why Sandia is flexible in many ways. Sandia encourages employees to have a healthy, multidimensional lifestyle and achieve a personal balance between home, work, and community life. We offer flexible work arrangements that serve as alternatives to the traditional workweek.

Sandia provides its teams access to some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world. Many of Sandia’s unique research centers, such as the examples here, attract experts from industry and academia, who apply Sandia’s resources to further their investigations.

Take a virtual tour of Sandia: tours.sandia.gov!

• The Z Machine, the world’s most powerful and efficient laboratory radiation source

• The MESA complex for developing semiconductor processing capabilities

• Some of the world’s most powerful computers

• Large-scale environmental testing facilities, such as the 10,000 foot rocket sled track

• The Combustion Research Facility and the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, where Sandians regularly collaborate with industry and academic partners

• The Ion Beam Laboratory, which houses accelerator systems capable of generating ions of every element in nature

Working at Sandia has its benefits.

From health, compensation, and retirement benefits to professional development and work-life balance amenities, Sandians receive great rewards for their great work.

Learn more about our benefits.

Flexible Work Schedules
• 9/80 and 4/10 work week options
• Generous paid time off
• 11 paid holidays, including a winter shutdown at the end of each calendar year
• Telecommuting arrangements
• Part-time options
• Vacation buy plan
• Sickness absence plan

On-site Amenities
• Fitness center
• Exercise classes
• Medical clinic
• Sandia National Laboratory Federal Credit Union
• Café
• Clubs
• Employee sports teams
* Available at NM & CA sites

Family Life
• Resource and Referral services
• Adoption assistance
• Family recreational activities

Benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life, accident, and disability insurance
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts
• Exceptional 401k savings plan