Cleared Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer - W93 Evaluation and Qualification, Onsite

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

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• 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 vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

If you are passionate about your work and want to join a dynamic team solving challenging issues and making big things happen, you might be the highly motivated R&D Mechanical Engineer that we are seeking on the W93/Mk7 program! We are seeking a Mechanical Evaluation and Qualification Test Engineer to lead and execute the mechanical systems testing for both the W93/Mk7 and the UK Replacement Warhead Program.

The successful candidate will become part of our mission-driven team, partnering closely across the W93 systems team, internal organizations (e.g. test facilities, experimentalists, analysts, etc.), external design agencies, and customers/stakeholders. The successful candidate should be comfortable operating in both technical and programmatic domains, with a clear ability to demonstrate strong teaming and communication skills. Additional responsibilities will include:

• Technical engagement with partnering design agencies (Sandia, Los Alamos, and Lockheed Martin) to define program test objectives and leverage modeling/simulation and physical testing efforts to ensure these objectives are met.

• Programmatic engagement with customers and stakeholders on commitments between agencies on evaluation and qualification efforts.

• Logistical engagement with testing facilities for scheduling, hardware delivery, and on-site coordination.

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

• Act as the primary interface between Sandia, Lockheed Martin and Los Alamos National Laboratory for the planning and execution of mechanical environments testing, including ground and flight configurations.

• Lead the development of mechanical test unit concepts, architectures, and physical layouts, including the definition of test hardware pedigree.

• Engage with and support design activities of ground and flight test bodies.

• Design fixtures necessary to configure test units during mechanical testing.

• Perform trades balancing performance, costs, risks, materials, functionalities, and technology maturation.

• Develop specifications and documentation of dynamic test and modeling strategies, laboratory and field test activities, test and analysis plan preparation, test execution, and data analysis.

• Engage with experts in structural dynamics, modal analysis and testing, shock and vibration testing within Sandia and with our partner agencies, in support of the mechanical evaluation and qualification program.

• Inform the development of the W93 mechanical qualification plan.

• Prepare presentations and other supporting documentation needed for technical reviews.

• Assist with Cost Account Management/Earned Value Management.

• Represent the program while collaborating regularly with partners at Sandia, Los Alamos National Laboratories, Lockheed Martin Space, Applied Physics Lab, Navy Strategic Programs, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Atomic Weapons Establishment, and the UK Ministry of Defense.

  Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to work onsite in Albuquerque, NM. Some travel may be required for this position.

Salary Range:

$114,000 - $227,500

*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.

Qualifications We Require:

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and relevant experience defined by the following parameters:

• An Associate's degree in a relevant discipline plus nine (9) years of directly related relevant work experience; or

• A High School Diploma plus thirteen (13) years of directly related relevant work experience.*

• Active DOE Q or DOD TS security clearance.

  *Equivalent education and experience must be engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.

Qualifications We Desire:

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.

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

• Experience supporting ND programs.

• Experience with accelerometers, strain gages, instrumentation, and data acquisition.

• Familiarity with the dynamic effects testing facilities and their equipment.

• Experience with shock response spectra, power spectral densities and signal processing.

• Experience in system engineering of complex systems.

• Experience with NW component or system design, development, or production.

• Ability to work independently and in a team environment showing initiative and leadership.

• Ability to apply strong interpersonal and communications skills working with a diverse team ranging from skilled laborers to PhD engineers/scientists.

• Demonstrated ability to plan and execute technical work, while navigating constraints and trades.

• Ability to manage testing interfaces and negotiate competing requirements for the best system-level outcome.

• Commitment to operational safety, security, and quality.

About Our Team:

The W93 System Evaluation and Qualification Department (02396) has the primary responsibility to plan and coordinate evaluation activities for the W93/Mk7 Navy Strategic Reentry System Program. These activities involve modeling, simulation, and physical ground testing, in support of the maturation and ultimate qualification of the W93/Mk7 reentry body system design. We work closely with our partners and program stakeholders, including NNSA Federal Program Managers, the US Navy, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Los Alamos National Lab, the Sandia nuclear weapons component organizations, the Sandia science & technology community, Kansas City Plant National Security Campus (NSC), the UK Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), and many others, to coordinate expertise and foster innovation in efforts to better "design for evaluation". The department sets and executes the strategic plan with our partners to evaluate the reentry system in an effective and efficient manner to achieve the overall program testing objectives.

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:

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.

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: 695287

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F