Wounded Warrior Career Development Program

For military personnel with combat-related disabilities

A unique limited-term career development employment opportunity that enables veterans to acquire career-based skills at Sandia through training, mentoring and real-world work experience while supporting mission success. Potential exists for conversion to regular full time employment.

Goals

The Wounded Warrior Career Program has established a number of goals that will be used to identify, recruit, hire, and train disabled military personnel who meet program criteria. The goals are to:

Provide activities to develop and refine career-based skill sets that support Sandia's missions
Provide flexible work schedules to support additional education
Provide a comprehensive support system
Coordinate program benefits and services through multiple agencies in a collaborative atmosphere
Coordinate professional, individualized functional training to help participants successfully transition from a military career to a civilian career
Coordinate professional, individualized guidance and support to help participants successfully transition from military life to civilian life

To ensure success, program activities will focus on providing timely and targeted support.

Expectations

Modeled after the successful Oracle Wounded Warrior program that has produced a number of top performers for Oracle, military veterans who are accepted into Sandia's Wounded Warrior program will be expected to:

Contribute to the missions of Sandia National Laboratories
Actively pursue an appropriate college degree (achieving advanced degree desired)
Continue to develop and refine job related skills through training
Engage in executive-level mentoring
Share experiences to improve understanding of combat theater and enhance connections with Sandia work

The program is designed as a multi-year "re-vector" program with a new cohort beginning each year. The program is for limited term (1-3 years) employment and is not an internship. Rather it involves a support structure to facilitate the WW's successful transition from military to civilian life. The size of each cohort will depend on project workloads, funding sources, and the limitations of collaborative partners. We estimate a typical cohort size of 5 to 10.

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Eligibility requirements

To maximize the opportunities for success, Sandia will work with its collaborative partners to develop and implement a process for identifying and selecting candidates with a strong chance for success. Sandia personnel will work with Veteran's Administration Health Care personnel to determine selection tools and eligibility differentiators. The selection of individuals "ready" to transition back to civilian life will provide the best opportunity for success.

Answer the following questions to see if you are eligible to participate:

Are you a U.S. Military Veteran who has been wounded in combat?
Are you interested in a career in National Security?
Are you comfortable working with a team-based and collaborative approach towards shared goals?
Are you willing to develop and refine career-based skill sets?
Are you interested in furthering your education?
Are you willing to eventually mentor new wounded warriors after you become an alumnus?

If you answered yes to all of the questions above, you are eligible to apply for Sandia Wounded Warrior positions and if selected, become part of the Sandia Wounded Warrior Career Development Program.

Collaborative partners

Presently Sandia is partnered with Oracle, which hand-selects veterans from the Walter Reed Medical Center. The Oracle partnership enables Sandia to help these WW pursue careers in national security. Additionally, Sandia is forming a partnership with the New Mexico Department of Veterans Affairs to explore another possible pipeline for veterans.