A BIG BOOST TO THE WORK FORCE AT SANDIA NATIONAL LABS. SANDIA WILL HIRE 19-HUNDRED NEW EMPLOYEES THIS YEAR, ACCORDING TO SPOKESPERSON VALERIE SMITH. SHE SAYS ABOUT 800 OF THOSE JOBS ARE BACKFILL FOR NATURAL ATTRITION … BUT 11-HUNDRED ARE NEW POSITIONS AND 80 PERCENT OF THOSE ARE JOBS IN NEW MEXICO.
SMITH SAYS THE HIRING ACTUALLY BEGAN LAST OCTOBER. SHE SAYS THE PARTICULAR FOCUS IS ON WHAT’S KNOWN AS CRITICAL SKILLS POSITIONS…COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBER SECURITY, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT. SANDIA’S ALBUQUERQUE CAMPUS CURRENTLY EMPLOYS CLOSE TO 12-THOUSAND PEOPLE.
