Postdoctoral Appointee - Metal Advanced Manufacturing - Onsite

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The Advanced Metal Processing Department and Rapid Development Machine Shop is looking for a hardworking postdoctoral appointee to join our team.

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

• Plan and perform experiments then collect and analyze data with the goal of understanding process‑structure‑property relationships of conventional and advanced additively manufactured metal alloys using Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Arc Laser‑based Directed Energy Deposition (powder & wire), and Fused Filament Fabrication systems
• Utilize In Situ Process monitoring data to understand defect formation and Integrate with Machine Learning to advance AM technology
• Perform design and characterization necessary to support projects and experiments
• Publish high‑impact journal articles and present work at national and international conferences
• Interact and collaborate with other inter‑disciplinary research groups within Sandia National Laboratories to develop new research opportunities and projects
• Generate technical proposals and seek independent funding for developing novel concepts in additive manufacturing

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.

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Material Science Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or related discipline (PhD must be conferred within five years prior to employment)
• Experience with metal additive manufacturing technologies
• Experience with materials and process characterization techniques, and process‑structure‑property‑performance relationships
• Experience with mechanical and/or microstructural characterization of materials
• Experience publishing papers in peer reviewed journals and presenting research at technical conferences on Additive Manufacturing
• Able to acquire and maintain a DOE Q‑level security clearance

• Hands‑on experience with Additive Manufacturing of metals using laser powder bed fusion, directed energy deposition, or other methods
• Experience interacting with in‑situ process monitoring techniques in AM machines, whether it be integrating sensor hardware into machines, or using data analysis techniques to identify process anomalies
• Working knowledge of Microsoft office, Python, data acquisition and instrument control, Solid Works, etc.) and any other experience related to programming
• Excellent communication skills
• Active DOE Q‑level security clearance

The Advanced Metal Processing Department and Rapid Development Machine Shop 1812 provides scientific and engineering expertise in the areas of advanced manufacturing, metal additive manufacturing and laser machining/surface modification. Advanced manufacturing includes the design and fabrication of components by conventional subtractive machining, additive manufacturing, electrical discharge machining (EDM), laser machining, laser etching/annealing, vacuum induction melting, and optical probe measurements. Metal additive manufacturing expertise includes…