Senior​/Principal R&D Laboratory Support Technologist - Structural Dynamics, Onsite

What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking a R&D Laboratory Support Technologist to join our System-Level Vibration Testing Laboratory team. Our team is responsible for dynamic characterization testing and large-scale vibration testing at Sandia National Laboratories, and we are recognized leaders in the field of structural dynamics. Our group has a unique balance of laboratory and field testing with state-of-the-art equipment to support our mission.

In this role you will support science and engineering research, development, and application activities in support of Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) missions. On any given day you may be called on to:

• Work with engineers to help realize ideas and designs and work together to accomplish project goals.
• Develop, build, modify, repair, maintain, and utilize a wide variety of laboratory equipment.
• Install instrumentation in/on test articles.
• Maintain and operate data acquisition systems.
• Assist with traditional Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF), advanced Six Degree of Freedom (6
  
  DOF), and Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) test techniques to an ever-changing assortment of projects including weapon systems, aerospace structures & payloads, and civil structures.
• Assist with data analysis, organization, and interpretation of results.
• Support documentation and publication efforts, including documentation of results for customers and publication efforts for conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journal papers.
• Conceive and implement new solutions and improvements to the group's technical and operational procedures.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. Additionally, the applicant must be willing to work on nuclear deterrence systems.

$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.

• Associate's degree in an applicable STEM discipline OR high school or equivalent plus 4 years exempt experience or high school diploma plus 8 years non-exempt experience or combination of education and relevant experience
• Experience in one or more of the following:
  • Testing experience in a laboratory setting
  • Troubleshooting and/or repair of test equipment
  • Hazardous industrial operations
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related STEM discipline.
• Experience with MATLAB and/or Python
• Experience with dynamic sensor and instrumentation such as accelerometers.
• Experience with data acquisition system setup, operation, and maintenance.
• Experience with data analysis and visualization
• Basic knowledge of structural dynamics, particularly experimental vibration testing & analysis.
• Experience with hazardous testing, such as explosives, and associated work planning and control processes.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal guidance and collaboratively as a part of a team.
• Commitment to operational safety, security, and quality.

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 matters 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…