Senior/Principal Product Acceptance Inspection Technologist - Weapon Quality Assurance, Onsite

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We are seeking a Product Acceptance Inspection Technologist to join our high performing team, supporting technical quality assurance engineering for Sandia's product realization organizations and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)!

As a Product Acceptance Inspection Technologist, you will independently verify and certify the Mark Quality status of nuclear weapon components or weapon-related material for which Sandia National Laboratories has the production assignment.

Upon verification and certification of the product's Mark Quality status, you will exercise the authority delegated from NNSA/SFO to accept products and apply NNSA stamps to specific product lines on NNSA's behalf to designate product as NNSA accepted.

On any given day, your responsibilities will be to:

• Serve as the liaison between Sandia's Weapon Quality Assurance Department, NNSA¿s Sandia Field Office (SFO), and Product Realization Teams for both delegated and non-delegated products while maintaining an independent inspection verification role.
• Act as an authorized NNSA Representative for delegated products, ensuring that NNSA quality requirements are met by certifying and stamping Sandia produced product.
• Act as the authorized independent Quality Assurance Representative for non-delegated products, ensuring that NNSA quality requirements are met by certifying Sandia produced product prior to SFO product acceptance.
• Independently verify that submitted product meets all applicable form, fit, function, and traceability requirements against the design definition and known design intent.
• Develop, revise, and maintain official quality verification documents.
• Implement and maintain technical and quality assurance programs, procedures, and controls.
• Provide expertise in the implementation and application of Sandia's product acceptance process for the independent verification of NW Quality per NNSA's Weapon Quality Policy NAP401.1 requirements.

Due to the nature of work, successful candidate must be able to work onsite. This position may require travel up to 25% of the time.

$74,700 - $144,400

• 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.

• Associates degree in relevant STEM field and 2 years of relevant experience, or 6 years of equivalent relevant experience.
• Ability to understand written and verbal instructions, drawings, engineering authorizations, requirements documents, and other related specifications.
• Demonstrated ability utilizing critical thinking to troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve problems.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE "Q" Level clearance.

• Knowledge of the Nuclear Weapons Complex's product realization, design, production, and product qualification processes.
• Knowledge of NNSA's product acceptance process and quality standards.
• Ability to model behaviors that reflect Sandia's core values.
• Ability to read, analyze, and understand component design drawings, mechanical and electrical drawings, and engineering authorizations.
• Familiarity with methods to inspect components, piece parts, and assemblies according to detailed specifications, models, drawings, and requirements.
• Experience or knowledge of measurement assurance and calibration methods, or the use and application of technical standards, principles, and techniques.
• Skills and knowledge to review, understand, and verify test and measurement results against requirements.
• Knowledge and experience with Quality Assurance principles, or quality control methods and practices in a single or multiple disciplines.
• Experience training and providing guidance to achieve or retain certification of a quality management system.
• Experience or knowledge of operations, methods, and practices in a manufacturing environment, production, and/or product design and development.
• Knowledge of machining and manufacturing, design definition, inspection, and mechanical technology fundamentals (GD&T).
• Knowledge and experience with electrical design, assembly, repair, and installation processes.
• Experience creating and maintaining test specifications, procedures, or work instructions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining positive customer relationships through communication and service.
• Strong writing, communication, facilitation, critical thinking, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment, demonstrating initiative and leadership.

As the NNSA Delegated Product Acceptance Organization for SNL, we independently certify Mark Quality submitted product through the verification of evidence proving product meets all applicable design requirements, drawings, and known design intent while promoting surety engineering and design assurance principles while being focused on continuous improvement, technical prowess, group synergies, and customer satisfaction.

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.