Senior/Principal R&D Mechanical Engineer - Telemetry Systems Engineering, Onsite

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The Telemetry (TM) team at Sandia National Laboratories is seeking an R&D Mechanical Engineer to join our dynamic team! We are responsible for the design, development, testing, and qualification of multiple telemetry products across the ND portfolio. As a Mechanical Engineer, you will contribute to the mechanical design, conduct full product environmental testing, and verify requirements in support of qualification and product delivery. Your role will also include fixture development, documentation, hardware assembly, and managing fabrication processes. Our telemetry units are highly integrated electro-mechanical designs that must operate effectively in severe environments. Success in this role requires the ability to collaborate with a multi-faceted engineering team.

A successful candidate would have skills and experience with the following:

Mechanical Testing (Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Pressure, Humidity) and data analysis
Strong design skills in CAD (CREO preferred)
Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) knowledge
Experience designing for multiple manufacturing processes including machined aluminum, sheet metal and 3D printing (FDM)
Demonstrated strong documentation related to product development within a quality management system
Mentorship and leadership ability
Strong, methodical approach to problem-solving

On any given day, you may:

Collaborate with stakeholders to understand and document system needs and requirements for Telemetry hardware
Work with a cross-functional team to establish long-term visions and short-term priorities for the mechanical engineering team
Utilize critical thinking to troubleshoot both mechanical and electromechanical issues, providing solutions within programmatic constraints
Engage in hands-on work with the Telemetry product through fabrication and testing activities
Use CREO and PDMLink to design and model the Telemetry product
Perform and analyze fine element analysis (FEA) simulations for stress, strain, modal and thermal environments
Work with vendors and Sandia buyers to procure development parts
Work with MCAD and the product definition team to create and authorize product drawings

The position requires an ability to travel up to 25% to support the mission.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 100% of the time at the Livermore, CA facility.

Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.

$139,900 - $280,600

*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 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.
Demonstrated experience with Creo, Solidworks, or similar MCAD design tool.
Demonstrated experience developing or executing procedures associated with high value hardware (flight, customer deliverable, production).
Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q-Level Security Clearance.

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:

Demonstrated breadth of knowledge in Mechanical Engineering and other engineering fields through school projects or work experience.
Demonstrated experience drafting drawings using GD&T per ANSI Y14.5.
Experience in roles that required leadership and/or mentorship.
Demonstrated experience working with and across a broad range of stakeholders.
Active DOE Q-Level Security Clearance or other transferable U.S. Government Clearance.
Understanding of nuclear weapons and Joint Test Assembly design principles.
Demonstrated experience designing, testing, or fabricating aerospace hardware.
Demonstrated experience with testing in the following fields or similar: vibration, shock, thermal, vacuum, centrifuge.
Demonstrated experience developing test plans for validation or verification of requirement sets.

Organization 8434, Telemetry Engineering II - along with sister departments 08432, 08433, 08435 and 08436- has responsibility for the design, development, and qualification of weapon system instrumentation (or telemetry systems) for use in Joint Test Assemblies (JTAs) for the entire US nuclear arsenal. The JTA program is a cornerstone of the Stockpile Evaluation Program and allows critical assessment of the weapon system, DoD platform, and support personnel performance. To fulfill its mission responsibilities, Organization 8434 employs a diverse and talented group of electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, and technologists. The Organization collaborates with other NW groups within Sandia and across the Nuclear Weapons Complex, including NNSA, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, the production agencies (National Security Center and Pantex), and the DoD. Organization 0843x is also expected to have significant interactions with other DOE Laboratories and other NNSA entities (beyond the NW Complex), the DoD, and other government agencies.

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.

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.

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