Cleared Mechanical Engineer, Pulsed Power - Onsite

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

* These benefits vary by job classification.

Are you passionate about your work and dream of utilizing state‑of‑the‑art facilities to explore solutions? If so, you will want to consider applying for this opportunity! You could be the Mechanical Engineer we are seeking to join our dynamic team to support design and product realization efforts for the Pulsed Power Sciences Center. This work is typically the realization of complex pulsed power systems which integrate complex hardware, unique control systems, state‑of‑the‑art diagnostics, and supporting infrastructure that must operate in critical extreme environments.

• Use engineering principles to research, design, or develop structures, instruments, machines, processes, or systems; to construct or operate the same with cognizance of their design; or to forecast their behavior under specific operating conditions
• Conceptualize, design, analyze, and manage product realization of hardware on current and next generation accelerators and pulsed power machines
• Engage with physicists and scientists in the realization of complex hardware systems to perform advanced research
• Develop dynamic state‑of‑the‑art sensors, diagnostics, and pulsed power concepts
• Accomplish sub‑scale and full‑scale testing of designs in and for use in pulsed power environments
• Work to meet critical schedules in an extremely exciting environment
• Present concepts, designs, test data, results, status to management and team members
• Engage with a team of engineers, designers, scientists, and technologists to resolve complex hardware realization issues
• Minimal travel as required, for training or to support project efforts

Join our team and achieve your goals while making a difference! Due to the nature of the role, this candidate must be able to work onsite.

$99,400 - $193,600

* 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‑Level Clearance or DOD equivalent required to start

The ideal 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 using CAD software Creo Parametric and/or Solidworks and PDMLink tools
• Experience with engineering design tools for finite element analysis (FEA) or thermal analysis
• Experience in creating…