Cleared R&D Mechanical Engineer - W80-5 Systems Engineering Team, NM​/CA, 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

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* Career advancement and enrichment opportunities

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What Your Job Will Be Like

The W80-5 Systems Engineering team has an immediate opening for an R&D S&E, Mechanical Engineer. As part of this high performing team, you will be responsible for supporting mechanical design activities.

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

* Present at technical design reviews and programmatic meetings.

* Work across the System Engineering team to develop key elements of the W80-5 system level design.

* Collaborate with the broader systems engineering team to refine and verify requirements.

* Represent the system mechanical design in planning and execution of development and characterization tests.

* Employ analytical thinking to work through ambiguous problems with a multi-disciplinary team.

* Conduct trade studies and own key decisions based upon performance data, cost, and schedule constraints.

* Partner with production agencies for the realization of mechanical products.

* Develop and maintain close relationships with key individuals across the W80-5, NNSA, partner Design Agency Labs, and DOE Production Agencies.

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

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

Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.

Salary Range

$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.

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.

* Position requires an active DOE Q-level security clearance or equivalent to start.

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:

* Advanced degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related discipline plus 1 years of relevant experience; or Bachelor's in a STEM discipline plus 5 years of relevant experience.

* Demonstrated experience in developing positive relationships with other Sandia organizations, external partners, customers, and stakeholders.

* Demonstrated team experience: effective leadership, delegation, teamwork, negotiation, conflict resolution.

* Experience developing and implementing system engineering processes.

* Knowledge and experience with ND systems and subsystems.

* Demonstrated ability to develop products within the Nuclear Weapon Realize Product Subsystem.

* Excellent communication skills including the ability to prepare clearly written reports and deliver well-articulated briefings.

About Our Team

The W80-5 Systems Engineering departments are responsible for the systems engineering and integration of the warhead associated with the SLCM-N program. In close collaboration with NNSA NA-125, Navy, and NSE partners, the team works to design, integrate and deliver assets to strengthen our Nuclear Deterrence Mission.

The team is comprised of a group of dedicated and motivated engineers, primarily in Mechanical, Electrical, and Systems Engineering. The W80-5 program is focused on rapid execution and moved from warhead selection to…