Cleared Early Career R&D Material Scientist - Soldering and Materials Specification Management
Clovis, Curry County, New Mexico, 88101, USA
Listed on 2026-05-31
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Engineering
Materials Engineer -
Research/Development
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:
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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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What Your Job Will Be Like:The Materials Engineering and Manufacturing Group is seeking an enthusiastic, self‑motivated Material Scientist to join our dynamic, high‑impact team. This role is a mix of two distinct, but unique roles as both a materials subject matter expert in solder materials as well as lead of the Material Specifications (7‑digit specification) initiative.
For the role of a materials subject matter expert, you will investigate and support applied and fundamental solder joining technologies. The selected individual will work on a wide berth of projects requiring evaluation using advanced materials characterization, metallurgical analyses, and failure analysis efforts as part of the ND mission as well as more applied science activities.
In the role of lead for Material Specifications there will be project management including budget and personnel management to support the 7000 material specifications owned by Sandia. This work will include interfacing with Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC), Pantex, weapons systems leadership, and NNSA customers in addition to close collaboration with the materials SMEs that support the material specifics. The work is a balance of managing emergent issues for the production plants along with SNL internal and cross‑complex initiatives.
* Due to the nature of work, successful candidate 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:- 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.
- An active DOE Q security clearance or DOD equivalent
The ideal R&D S&E Materials Science candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:
- Graduate degree in Materials Science or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
- Experience in a research and development environment.
- Experience with materials characterization techniques.
- Experience working on teams consisting of multidisciplinary and multi‑disciplinary experimentalists, modelers, and theorists with a common goal.
- Effective interpersonal skills for giving presentations, preparing reports, writing articles, and explaining the important aspects of technical work to customers.
Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:
- Experience in constructing and developing laboratory experiments, and/or using test equipment.
- Experience working with Production Realization Teams (PRTs), Stockpile Systems, and/or KCNSC
- Experience with solder materials, microelectronic components, or printed circuit boards
- Ability to work on anomalies and…
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