Cleared Senior/Principal Design and Test Engineer - Weapon Subsystems, Onsite

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We are looking for a high performing design and qualification test engineer (R&D S&E Mechanical Engineer) to join our team and help define and drive investigative and experimental efforts for a novel structural component being evaluated. This critical leadership role will require that product design intent will be shown to be met with ample margin by defining and coordinating a necessary body of work to directly measure the products performance.

We are looking for a leader with:

• Proven ability to define test plans, allocate resources, and coordinate scheduling and prioritization of multiple test activities
• Hands-on expertise with experimental test methods, including diagnostic transducer theory, application nuances, and limitations
• Demonstrated leadership in guiding and holding accountable a diverse group of engineers and scientists
• Skilled presenter of technical results and insights to management and executive leadership
• Clear and effective communicator within multidisciplinary teams

Work Location: Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite full time in California.

Travel: This position requires occasional travel to Albuquerque, NM, and Kansas City, MO, but the travel will be less than 25% of the time.

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

$135,700 - $270,900

• 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.
• Active DOE Q Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain Sigma 14/15.

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, MS thesis, or PhD dissertation).
• Experience with mechanical engineering and product realization in the NNSA complex.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively and lead multidisciplinary teams.

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

• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading technical teams through product realization and qualification at the component or system level.
• Proven ability to coordinate parallel experimental programs involving multiple principal investigators.
• Broad, multidisciplinary technical knowledge across relevant engineering and scientific domains.
• Hands-on experience with test equipment, instrumentation, and formal product qualification processes.
• Solid understanding of power spectral densities, mechanical vibration analysis, shock theory, and accelerated test methodologies.
• Strong foundation in solid mechanics, including fracture, fatigue and the finite element method.
• Demonstrated skill in margin assessment, devising test approaches to probe failure mechanisms and modes of concern.
• Experience with nuclear-weapon qualification processes, including test scoping, execution, and comprehensive documentation.
• Background in advanced composite materials and polymers, with an understanding of aging and durability considerations.

The Weapons Subsystems 3 designs, prototypes and supports mechanical weapon subsystems for high consequence applications requiring exceptionally high confidence, quality and reliability. These projects support a broad mission space including assets that are critical to U.S. national security.

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.

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive 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 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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