About Sandia:
Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:
Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
Extraordinary co-workers
Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*
World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov
*These benefits vary by job classification.
What Your Job Will Be Like:
We are seeking an R&D S&E Mechanical Engineer to apply work planning, process, and technical judgement experience to develop programs, manage large-scale projects, lead multi-disciplinary teams, evaluate and improve processes, and execute test operations in the field in support of Sandia¿s national security mission!
On any given day, you may be called on to:
Lead and/or participate in high-consequence test activities involving one-of-a-kind test hardware, rocket motors, and energetic materials.
Develop programs and collaborate with test sponsors throughout Sandia National Laboratories and strategic partners.
Evaluate, develop, and improve processes aiding in developing, planning, and conducting large-scale test activities.
Work with large, multi-disciplinary teams to apply concepts of work planning and controls, systems engineering and requirements development, and project management.
Lead and present in design reviews, test readiness and safety reviews, pre-job briefings, management reviews, and capability briefings.
Travel and off-hours work may be required periodically based on test location and mission needs.
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.
Salary Range:
$117,500 - $235,700
*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.
Qualifications We Require:
A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance.
Qualifications We Desire:
The ideal R&D S&E Mechanical Engineer candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:
Graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
Experience with mechanical engineering and product realization in the NNSA complex.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:
Experience leading teams and projects, working as a team member and/or as a team leader.
Demonstrated self-motivation, positive attitude and willingness to work in an environment sometimes requiring rapid and accurate decision making with potentially high consequences.
Ability to work independently and collaborate well in a multidisciplinary team of designers and test engineers.
Demonstrated ability and willingness to accept responsibility and take on more than one assignment at a time.
Experience with formal project management (planning, scheduling, cost management) and corporate Work Planning & Controls process.
Experience applying concepts of Systems Engineering and Configuration Management.
Experience with response of mechanical/structural systems and components to dynamic environments; materials science; experimental structural mechanics, including:
Digital data acquisition systems,
Structural mechanics measurement methods and associated transducers,
Interpretation of measured structural response data, and
Computational solid mechanics using Sandia's in-house solid mechanics codes and/or commercial codes.
About Our Team:
The Validation and Qualification Sciences Group is responsible for large-scale experimental activities in Tech Area III. The Group consists of six departments within 1530 with the responsibility for developing and delivering large scale experiments to provide information on the performance, safety, and reliability of nuclear weapons and other systems and to acquire data to validate computational simulations of these events.
To learn more about the work we do, please visit https://www.sandia.gov/vqsec/index.html (https://www.sandia.gov/vqsec/index.html%20) ,
https://www.sandia.gov/vqsec/facilities/rocket-sled-track/, and https://www.sandia.gov/vqsec/facilities/acf/
Additionally, there may be opportunities to participate in test programs at other Group 1530 VQSEC test facilities and/or support assignments with weapon systems, nuclear deterrence system groups, and other partners outside of Group 1530. Travel may be required periodically based on test location and mission needs.
Posting Duration:
This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.
Security Clearance:
Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.
Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.
EEO:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.
NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:
If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.
If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.
Job ID: 697305
Job Family: RD
Regular/Temporary Position: R
Full/Part-Time Status: F
