R&D Mechanical Engineer – Advanced Mechanical Engineering (Experienced)

What Your Job Will Be Like

Openings exist for R&D Mechanical Engineers within Departments 2613, 2614, 2615, and 2616. The successful candidate will work within a Product Realization Team (PRT) structure that requires interactions with mechanical, quality, reliability, nuclear safety, manufacturing, and system engineers. The successful candidate should enjoy working in a challenging and dynamic environment on high visibility programs supporting critical national interests. This position offers substantial opportunity for training, technical mentorship, and working with many different areas of Sandia.

Some travel is required.

Qualifications We Require

• Bachelor’s and Master’s in Mechanical Engineering or relevant science, technology, engineering or mathematics discipline.
• 5 years of relevant engineering experience
• Able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-Level security clearance

Qualifications We Desire

• Thorough knowledge of and experience with designing, planning, and executing research, design, and development projects
• Experience with component failure analysis
• Basic proficiency with CAD Systems (e.g., Pro/E, Creo, or Solidworks)
• Working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Experience with finite element analysis (structural and dynamic) and solid modeling software
• Experience working with vendors and machine shops to fabricate hardware
• Experience with mechanical testing (e.g., vibration, thermal, etc)
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to team across disciplines
• Experience working with the National Security Campus (Formerly Kansas City Plant) in delivering War Reserve quality hardware
• Knowledge of the implementation of nuclear safety architectures
• Active DOE Q-Level security clearance

About Our Team

Within the Advanced Mechanical Engineering Group, Departments 2613, 2614, 2615, and 2616 develop surety mechanisms for Nuclear Weapons (NW) applications. The departments have responsibility for conceptual design, full-scale engineering development, product characterization, product qualification, component production support, and ongoing surveillance. Mechanisms for which the departments have design responsibility include unique signal stronglinks, use control devices, acceleration profile switches, and weapon release detection switches.

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 schedules, 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.

Security Clearance

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) granted Q-level security clearance.

Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug testing, and a pre-employment background review that includes personal reference checks, law enforcement record and credit checks, and employment and education verifications. Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.

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 the DOE, rendering the inability to perform the duties assigned and resulting in termination of employment.