Cleared - Senior/Principal - Metallurgy and Welding Technologist - Onsite
Hoxie, Sheridan County, Kansas, 67740, USA
Listed on 2026-02-12
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Engineering
Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Materials Engineer, Quality Engineering
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 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*
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What Your Job Will Be Like:The Metallurgy and Welding Engineering team is seeking a motivated R&D Laboratory Support Technologist to join our dynamic team in the Weld lab. This position will involve supporting research and development activities focused on critical national security components and mission spaces. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mechanical, materials, electrical, engineering, or related science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM ) discipline.
Key Responsibilities:- Program and operate laser welding equipment, ensuring high‑quality welds on critical components
- Analyze designs and requirements, identify capability gaps, and engineer solutions to close those gaps
- Apply fundamental materials and metallurgical process development and property characterization principles to address challenges in metallurgy
- Interact with team members to develop process parameters and conduct experiments
- Evaluate, assess, and handle data, creating and modifying graphic representations of data
- Provide design feedback to customers, considering future production welding needs
- Participate in team meetings and collaborative projects, contributing to a customer‑focused environment
- Monitor process health, identifying appropriate metrics and collecting data to ensure optimal performance
Due to the nature of the work the selected applicant must be able to work onsite in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Relocation will be provided for those that qualify.
Salary Range:$72,800 - $140,600
* 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.
Qualifications We Require:- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, welding engineering, materials science, computer science, or a related STEM field, or the equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience
- Experience with research lab and/or metals manufacturing practices and methods.
- Current active DOE Q‑level security clearance
- Experience with CAD software such as CREO or Solid Works, and programming using G‑Code, MATLAB, Lab View, or similar
- Experience fabricating, including 3D printing, machining, and/or welding
- Proficiency in Office Products (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Proven capability to monitor process health including identifying appropriate metrics and collecting data
- Proven capability to prioritize and complete work across multiple simultaneous projects, with effective communication skills both verbally and in writing
The Metallurgy and Welding Engineering Department 1831 is the principal organization for metallurgy research and development throughout Sandia. Our expertise covers a broad range of experimental and predictive capabilities that apply fundamental process as well as applied physical and mechanical metallurgy principles. Specific technical areas include laser welding, failure analysis, mechanical testing, physical metallurgy, and others. Our scientific focus is on…
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