Mechanical Design Engineer - Handling & Test Gear, Onsite

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• 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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We are seeking an early career R&D mechanical engineer to join our Handling and Test Gear (H&T‑Gear) Engineering Group (8476)! Our team develops and maintains Handling and Test Gear for DoW use in the field. The ideal candidate will have experience designing, building and testing mechanical hardware and can expect to work with a team of engineers to take designs from idea through production.

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

• Design critical pieces of H or T gear
• Build prototypes of your designs
• Review and redline drawings
• Develop and execute tests to verify your designs
• Resolve production challenges
• Partner with engineers at Sandia and across the NWE complex to ensure the success of the project

The position requires an ability to travel up to 25% to support the mission.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 100% of the time at the Livermore, CA facility.

$121,900 - $237,800

* 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.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE Q‑level security clearance.

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:

• Hands on mechanical design, analysis, test and/or manufacturing experience.
• MS in mechanical engineering.
• Experience designing mechanical hardware, performing design verification and qualification analysis and testing on machined and/or welded assemblies, fixtures, tooling, handling gear etc.
• Experience with computer aided design tools (Creo, Solid Works etc.).
• Experience getting hardware manufactured and working through production challenges.
• Experience building and assembling hardware you designed.
• 1‑5 years relevant work experience.
• Experience creating, interpreting, and reviewing drawings, including GD&T.
• Environmental testing experience (writing test plans, data acquisition, executing tests).
• Familiarity with computational simulation and modeling tools.
• Basic understanding of Systems Engineering and ability to work with Systems Teams.
• Excellent verbal and written skills, including the ability to develop and present briefings that are clear and compelling.
• Active…