Sandia National Laboratories

Albuquerque, NM United States

 

Company Description

Sandia stands for national security. Established in 1949 as part of the Manhattan Project, Sandia National Laboratories performs research and development related to national security and defense. Its focus is nuclear weapons systems research, but the lab also performs nonproliferation assessments, infrastructure assurance, and research and development in such areas as energy and environmental security. Sandia's duties have expanded in recent years to combat terrorism, aid homeland security, and support the US military in Afghanistan and Iraq. Sandia, which operates with a $2.5 billion annual budget, is managed by Lockheed Martin for the US Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.