Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
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.
Covid-19 vaccination mandate
Sandia demonstrates its commitment to public safety in the national interest by requiring that all new hires attest to their vaccination status before commencing employmentThe requirement also applies to those who are telecommuting and working virtually.
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What your job will be like
Are you passionate about mechanical engineering and dream of utilizing state-of-the-art facilities to explore solutions? do you want to join a dynamic team and apply your technical skills towards challenges with impact to national security? if so, you are one of the r&d mechanical design engineers we seek.
We are seeking an engineer to support magnetics modeling for our stronglink solenoid designsThis work entails developing fea models of prototype actuators to predict the impact of design changes, use these modeling results and collaborate with mechanical designers to assess margin to performance requirements and seek design changes, help determine the impact on part tolerance on performance, and find creative solutions to other electromagnetic challenges our prts face.
As part of the surety mechanisms group, you’ll help craft unique solutions for the design and development of mechanism components-components that play a critical role in assuring the safety and security of our nation’s nuclear deterrent in a wide range of scenariosIn this role, you’ll collaborate with engineering and research teams across the broader nuclear security enterprise to design, produce, and assess these mechanically intricate components in assemblies consisting of over 100 custom-designed and built piece parts.
On any given day, you would be expected to:
Provide virtual prototypes of surety components.
Utilize advanced modeling tools to solve complex engineering challenges.
Analyze data in support of design, production, and stockpile assessments.
Develop new methods for surety component assessment.
Promote judicious test strategies that increase understanding while reducing risk and cost.
Identify vulnerabilities and support failure analyses.
Document analyses rigorously.
Work in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
To maximize versatility and long-term impact to the organization, an individual is sought that also has the training and desire to work more generally as a design engineerThis position will offer you substantial opportunity for training, technical mentorship, and work across multiple nuclear deterrence programs.
Some travel is required.
Qualifications we require
Master’s or phd in mechanical engineering or a related discipline; or bachelor’s in a stem discipline plus 4 years’ experience
Ability to obtain and maintain a doe q security clearance
Qualifications we desire
Ideally, your background would also include some mix of:
Phd in mechanical engineering.
Experience with magnetics modeling software such as ansys/maxwell.
Familiarity with rigid multi-body dynamic modeling software such as lmc virtual lab motion or adams.
Experience developing test strategies and utilizing test data for model validation.
Experience with design optimization, sensitivity analysis, uncertainty propagation, or the use of surrogate models.
Experience in the design, development, and production of mechanical products.
Basic proficiency with computer aided design.
Familiarity with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing and tolerance analysis.
Proven ability to interact well with diverse teams.
Excellent communication skills including the ability to prepare clearly-written reports and briefings.
Active doe q security clearance.
About our team
We are a mechanical engineering group responsible for the full life cycle of mechanism components for nuclear weapon (nw) applicationsMechanisms for which we have design responsibility include unique signal strong links, environmental sensing devices, and weapon release detection switchesWe have a diverse team with wide ranges of skills and experience, and we value critical thinking skills and good mechanical insight.
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 areasSome of the main reasons we love our jobs:
Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
Extraordinary co-workers
Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
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 vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*
World-changing technologiesLife-changing careersLearn more about sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov
These benefits vary by job classification.
Security clearance
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 verificationsApplicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a doe q-level security clearance, which requires u.sCitizenshipIf you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the u.sAnd 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 clearanceSubstance 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.
