Job Description

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 vacations, 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 looking for a highly motivated mechanical engineer to be a part of our dynamic team and support programs developing and deploying advanced nondestructive evaluation (NDE) capabilities with a focus on ultrasonics! You will have a strong technical interest in NDE methods, and will be responsible for the planning, setup, and oversight of complex experiments.

Key functions of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Leading R&D efforts in the development of novel NDE diagnostics.
• Conducting of a wide array of experiments using various techniques including ultrasound, microwave, eddy current, and radiography in both fixed facility and remote locations.
• Processing data using various software systems.
• Installing, operating, and maintaining laboratory equipment including instrumentation and data acquisition systems and software.
• Conceptualizing and communicating major elements of experimental design and results to fellow staff, management, and visitors.
• Leading teams of fellow staff and technologists, interfacing across multiple organizations at all levels to meet mission needs.
• Investigating anomalies and implementing alternative solutions to problems.
• Writing operating procedures, analysis methods, and laboratory procedures.
• Implementing rigorous work planning and control processes to assure safe, secure, and high-quality operations and results.

Join our team and achieve your goals while making a difference!

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$109,300 - $217,400

*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:

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Aerospace Engineering or related STEM field and five years of relevant experience or a Masters degree in a related STEM field and one year of relevant experience
• Experience developing NDE methods
• Computer programming experience (Specifically MATLAB, Python, LabView etc.)
• Familiarity with hazardous industrial operations (X-ray, laser, mechanical, etc.)
• Experience processing digital imaging data
• Experience with test program development and implementation
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoE Q clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to interact with fellow colleagues with diverse technical backgrounds as evidenced via conference presentations and publications
• Strong understanding of mechanics in order to interface with the Nuclear Security Enterprise's testing laboratories
• Experience in fixture design and fabrication
• Command of PC platforms including graphics programs, Computed Aided Design (e.g. Claris Draw, Auto Sketch, ProE or Solid Works), Word, and Excel
• Experience handling multiple and diverse job assignments

About Our Team:

Sciences Center at Sandia National Laboratories. Our team consists of engineers and technologists specializing in nondestructive inspection and x-ray diagnostics, design development, and engineering discovery interfacing closely with computational solid mechanicians and data science experts. Our center is the steward of engineering mechanics for Sandia and we are dedicated to solving our customer's most pressing and important national security problems. Our group specializes in experimental technologies related to structural mechanics, structural dynamics and non-destructive evaluation. Along with our state-of-the-art experimental technologies, technical expertise, and analytical capabilities in sister departments, we provide integrated customer solutions in the following areas: accurate characterization of structural response of systems to force and pressure environments, development and application of innovative radiographic and acoustic diagnostics, structural dynamics testing including modal analysis and vibration characterization, and design expertise for fixturing and development of experimental configurations. Our mission is to support fundamental research, development, model validation, qualification and acceptance for nuclear weapons, satellites, national missile defense and other applications.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) 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: 694387

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.