Early Career Mechanical Engineer - Inertial Systems, Onsite

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
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• 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 Inertial Systems Department is seeking a Mechanical Engineer with a strong interest and enthusiasm for sensor characterization, mechanical development and integration, aimed at various hardware projects. The ideal candidate will collaborate effectively with the organization’s technical specialists in electronics, mechanical engineering, and software development. This role will concentrate on testing, analyzing, and integrating complex inertial sensor systems for diverse applications, from initial subsystem characterization to final delivery for customer use.

On any given day, the selected candidate could perform these activities:

• Mechanical and Electronic hardware -
• Radiation shielding design
• Materials characterization
• Component Integration
• Testing and analysis of accelerometers, gyroscopes, IMUs, inertial subsystems
• Software -
• MATLAB code development and execution for analysis
• Develop software for data acquisition and analysis applications
• Finite element analysis
• Environments modeling
• Documentation
• Review datasheets/literature for electronic components and inertial sensors
• Develop analysis and presentation material
• Track lessons learned content
• Teaming -
• Interact with technologists and other engineers in pursuit of prototype development and testing
• Provide briefings to peers and customers for technical interchange purposes

Salary Range:

$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.

Qualifications We Require:

• 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.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R&D Mechanical Engineering 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).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with mechanical engineering and product realization in the NNSA complex.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

• A proven track record of conducting research/development within a team environment from concept to delivery.
• Ex perience with Solid Works or CREO mechanical design and modeling software tools.
• Experience with MATLAB, Ansys modeling and analysis tools.
• Familiarity with developing software for test apparatus control, data capture, analysis.
• Experience with inertial sensors and magnetometers
• Experience with environmental testing and analysis - 3-axis motion, centrifuge, vibration, vacuum, radiation.
• Experience with designing environmental test fixtures and…