Early Career R&D Mechanical Engineer - Weapon Response & Analysis, Onsite

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Are you eager to join a dynamic, interdisciplinary team dedicated to engineering excellence? Sandia's Weapon Response and Analysis organization is looking for a motivated R&D Mechanical Engineer to contribute to our critical mission in Nuclear Deterrence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Systems Engineering and design teams to ensure safe operations of components and systems in production facilities.
• Utilize modeling, simulation, analysis, and testing to identify and mitigate unintended electrical and mechanical energy hazards during production.
• Engage with Subject Matter Experts at Sandia and other Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) sites to assess potential hazards and evaluate control effectiveness in production areas.
• Develop and document technical justifications for component/system responses to electrical and mechanical insults.
• Initiate and implement continuous improvement activities.
• Summarize and present findings to management, customers, and stakeholders.

*Technical Focus: You will conduct modeling, simulation, testing, and analysis to evaluate how components and systems respond to mechanical insults. This may include supervising modeling/simulation and analysis/testing performed by others.

Due to the nature of work, successful candidate must be able to work onsite.

$102,400 - $199,700

*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.

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, 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 acquire and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, as well as other higher clearances.

The ideal R&D 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.
• Active DOE Q level security clearance.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

• Proven leadership and project management skills, with a resourceful approach to ambiguity.
• Self-motivated with keen attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability in applying engineering principles to formulate design concepts and meet product requirements such as form, fit, and function.
• Consistent record of demonstrating initiative and getting results by taking ownership of assignments.

The Weapon Response and Analysis team is dedicated to ensuring safe production operations by analyzing components and systems against credible hazards. We pride ourselves on being a self-directed, agile, and motivated group that values mutual support, customer success, and continuous improvement.

Our Vision:

• Invest in the development of our staff to provide exceptional technical service and solutions.
• Expand our technical expertise to meet emerging Nuclear Deterrence mission demands.
• Demonstrate our commitment to quality, agility, and efficiency in supporting new technologies.
• Contribute significantly to Sandias and the Nuclear Security Enterprises Nuclear Safety culture.

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.

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.

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.

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.