GTMechanical Measurements, Onsite

Position: GT1 Mechanical Measurements, Onsite
What Your Job Will Be Like:

Join our team as a Mechanical Measurements Trades professional and play a critical role in delivering precise mechanical calibrations that drive innovation and quality in cutting-edge engineering and research environments.

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

+ Plan, perform and analyze a variety of mechanical measurements in an engineering, research and development, and/or complex production environment.

+ Position will be working in Mechanical Calibration, part of Primary Standards Laboratory.

+ As a condition of employment, Metal Trades positions are represented by the Metal Trades Council (MTC) and represented employees must pay the monthly membership dues or agency fee.

Qualifications We Require:

+ A minimum of 5-8 years as a fully qualified Mechanical Measurements Tradesperson and or completion of a State approved mechanical measurements apprenticeship program.

+ Documented work experience in the calibration / certification of M&TE and secondary reference standards.

+ Experience in using and development of calibration procedures and uncertainty analysis

+ Work involves utilizing all types of precision measurement equipment to measure piece parts, gauges, and prototype model assemblies to verify conformance of dimensional accuracy to specifications; to perform machine tool alignments and torque wrench calibrations; to provide length, mass, and force calibration in a standards lab; and to provide precision field measurement services when requested.

+ Responsibilities include operating state-of-the-art measurement and calibration equipment that requires computer skills to create, edit, and execute programs on various coordinate measuring machines (CMM), optical and video measuring centers, and surface texture/profile analyzers; applying solid model CAD/CAM software to generate profile definitions; performing complex and difficult setups using open set-up techniques; sketching drawings.

+ Prepare standard and special computer-generated measurements reports; utilizing computerized databases to maintain required records.

+ Provide technical oversight for shop, sub-shop, and out-of-shop fabricate-to-print work.

+ Serve as a consultant to technical personnel on interpretation of various measurement standards and design issues, and writing and developing cost estimates, reports, process travelers and work instructions/procedures.

+ As assigned, act as lead person which includes, but is not limited to, responsibility for making schedule commitment(s), assignment of work to coworkers, instructing, consulting, or training others.

+ Perform work using industry-standard safety practices.

+ All work will be performed onsite

+ Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q Clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

+ Documented training (e.g. apprenticeship or military training) in the field of metrology.

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Experience with coordinate measuring machines (CMM's) and or video systems is a plus.

+ Minimum of 5-8 years as a fully qualified Mechanical Measurements Tradesperson or Completion of a State approved Mechanical Measurements Apprenticeship Program.

+ Skill and knowledge in dimensional metrology, measurement uncertainty and calibration processes.

+ An advanced understanding of metrology concepts and their application to lab and on-site calibrations

+ An advanced understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) related to gauge and fixture design.

+ MS Office (e.g. Excel, Word)

+ Active Department of Energy "L" or "Q" clearance.

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.

About Our Team:

The Mechanical Calibration team, as part of the Primary Standards Laboratory, performs a wide variety of specialized calibrations (e.g., production gages and fixtures) in addition to calibrations of various types of dimensional measuring and test equipment (M&TE) along with torque and mass.  The team provides consultation and guidance on drawing definition (i.e., GD&T) and measurement practices.

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the…