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 seeking experienced R&D Mechanical Engineers to join our engineering project to help design, fabricate and assemble our mechanical systems, with growth opportunities into team leadership. Join us to develop creative solutions to unique national security challenges!

Our Remote Sensing Systems Group (RSS) Product Engineering Department addresses mechanical engineering challenges related to the development of the next generation Mobile Guardian Transporter (MGT) and a full range of remote sensing space system payloads for the Global Burst Detection (GBD) program. Both MGT and GBD projects are a high visibility, multi-year efforts going from concept development to fielded product, system assessment, and engineering updates.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Have oversight and contribution to mechanical design, component ordering and assembly, prototype assembly, hardware kitting, and assembly procedure documentation.
• Utilize configuration management principles and tools to establish and maintain product definition.
• Help in all phases of hardware development from concept development to detailed design through production and assembly and troubleshooting.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite greater than 50% the time.

Qualifications We Require:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or in a related STEM Field plus 2 years’ relevant experience or master’s degree in state fields plus 1 year relevant experience.
• Experience using CAD (Solidworks, Creo, etc.) to develop electrical, mechanical, or structural design concepts.
• Experience creating design definition documentation utilizing Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance or equivalent.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Active DOE Q clearance or equivalent preferred.
• Possess strong commitment to team environment dynamics with the ability to work as part of a team member as well as independently.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate ideas and concepts with coworkers and coordinate activities with internal organizations in addition to external production facilities and suppliers.
• Ability to design a product that can be effectively manufactured, inspected, and assembled.
• Proven experience with PDMLink and PRIME.
• Experience creating Mechanical Envelope (ME) drawings and other requirements documents.
• Proven history of using analysis tools to evaluate design concepts.
• Experience writing test plans and perform qualification testing.
• Ability to set up and test complete prototype units and subassemblies under operational conditions.
• Understanding of part, material, and process assessments for customer deliverable hardware in harsh environments.
• Familiarity with development of assembly procedures.
• Experience working with production agency partners.

About Our Team:

We provide the competencies necessary for harnessing and developing the world’s best technologies, practices, and suppliers for realizing advanced remote sensing systems in addition to supporting developments spanning DOE and DoD strategic weapons shipment and storage by designing safe and secure transportation solutions. The RSS Group leads and implements the design, fabrication, integration, testing, and delivery of customer deliverable hardware. We provide a broad competency base of needed skill sets for the development of advanced satellite payloads in addition to DOE and DoD strategic weapons shipment and storage needs.

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: 693342

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.