R&D Mechanical Engineer - Agile Manufacturing Process Engineer, Onsite

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What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a motivated, and self-starting R&D S&E, Mechanical Engineer to join the dynamic advanced manufacturing group (7520) as a production process engineer supporting agile product realization. You will work with a team of experienced personnel to take on challenging production, and development assignments that serve the evolving needs across the NSE as well as SPP programs. Our team brings together a diverse set of skills and backgrounds to enable rapid production missions in close collaboration with our customers and partners.

You will be responsible for overseeing process development, qualification, and full-scale production of concurrent product lines in a high paced and dynamic work environment. Work scope will require close collaboration with design, systems, testing, quality, acceptance, and procurement organizations.

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

Develop, qualify, maintain, and oversee new production processes that meet mark quality requirements while meeting all safety, quality, cost, and schedule requirements

Oversee testing operations for packaged electronics devices, and calibration of measurement equipment

Perform structured problem solving to address urgent process, or product issues

Collect and analyze data to monitor key production metrics.

Identify opportunities to reduce yield loss, improve throughput, and lower product cycle times

Review design definition to assess production feasibility and provide manufacturability improvements

Consult with organizations across Sandia to provide production expertise to teams supporting high impact missions

Closely integrate with SNL quality and surety, component design, systems, NNSA, NSE Partners, SPP partners and Vendors

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$102,400 - $199,700

* 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.

Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R&D S&E 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 with mechanical and electromechanical assembly, testing, and calibration

Systems oriented person able to manage production processes and identify and mitigate associated risks

Ability to analyze and optimize manufacturing processes to balance quality, schedule and cost.

Demonstrated ability to monitor process health by collecting data, performing analysis and tracking using standard metrics.

Excellent time management skills and organization needed to manage multiple concurrent projects

Experience in a manufacturing environment with knowledge of industry standard Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) systems and related business practices

Evidence of high academic achievement

Active/current DOE security clearance

About Our Team:

The Advanced Manufacturing…