R&D S&E Mechanical Engineer, Onsite

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• 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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Are you looking to do innovative, creative, and impactful engineering? The Advanced and Exploratory Systems Engineering Demonstrators team is at the forefront of nuclear deterrence, driving technology acceleration and exploring the art of the possible.

Are you interested in solving weapon design and production problems to enable success on future programs? A&E Demonstrators is seeking an R&D Mechanical Engineer to lead weapon system demonstration efforts, where innovation meets ambition. Our team specializes in building advanced reentry system flight test vehicles and ground demonstrators which implement future concepts on nuclear warhead design. Your technical expertise and passion for accelerated engineering success will be instrumental in exploring new possibilities and driving groundbreaking advancements.

You will collaborate with industry and the production agencies to develop prototypes for test and explore how to improve manufacturing of hardware. Join us in this exciting journey to redefine the future of weapon systems and make a significant impact in the field. Together, we can achieve extraordinary results and shape the next generation warhead design!

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

• Collaborate with our industry partner to organize and scope plans for hardware-in-the-loop testing, proto-qual testing, and flight testing.
• Contribute to the design, build, and test of an advanced reentry system warhead demonstrator
• Evaluate future warhead requirements for technology maturation
• Perform studies and assessments of future warhead requirements
• Collaborate with mod/sim to gather data sets to advance new capabilities
• Identify key knowledge gaps to explore and test
• Collaborate with others in mechanical design and production

Salary Range

$121,900 - $237,800

* 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.

• A bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
• Active DOE Q clearance or equivalent to start

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:

Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Design and test of weapon electrical systems or subsystems.
• Defining model-based mechanical systems and implementing them in CAMEO or similar tools.
• Proficiency in a CAD tool (Creo or Solid Works)
• Defining requirements for mechanical systems in collaboration with component teams.
• Experience with nuclear weapon reliability, safety, or surety, and the ability to synthesize military requirements into innovative solutions.

Proven technical background with experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Testing and debugging complex electrical systems in a lab environment using tools such as oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers.
• Cable design, manufacturing, and fabrication.
• Product realization experience.
• Experience with instrumentation, data collection, processing and analysis
  • Thermal or structural modelling and simulation
  • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Hands-on testing and debugging complex…