Cleared Senior​/Principal R&D Mechanical Engineer - Development Hardware Team; DHT), Onsite

Position: Cleared Senior/Principal R&D Mechanical Engineer - Development Hardware Team (DHT), 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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+ 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:

We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join the Weapons Modernization Hardware Assembly and Laboratory Operations Development Hardware Team (DHT). The Development Hardware Team (DHT) is a team that focuses on reducing risks by delivering development hardware across the weapon modernization programs. Modernization programs are on a very aggressive schedule, and the DHT seeks innovative opportunities to reduce schedule risk and fast-track engineering learning cycles by reducing development build time.

The DHT assists Product Realization Teams (PRTs) to accelerate hardware availability through hardware fabrication and procurement support as well as through interfacing with Rapid Prototyping capabilities.

You will collaborate closely with various Systems teams, PRTs, the Hardware Mgmt. Team, Hardware Planning Team, and Hardware Assembly Team to understand risks and be the interface between these teams for development hardware deliveries. You will also collaborate closely with procurement specialists, vendors, and internal fabrication facilities to procure and deliver development hardware for use in component level, subassembly level and system level testing.

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

+  Serve as the primary interface between the DHT and PRTs to negotiate and define product definition, schedule, quantity, quality, inspection, and security.

+  Review product definitions for completeness and clarity prior to fabrication or procurement.

+  Collaborate with weapon modernization PRTs and Weapon System Engineers to identify and resolve hardware development issues  

+  Support rapid acquisition and delivery of hardware, including machined parts, additive manufactured parts, cables, connectors, coatings or other treatment processes.

+  Interface with Sandia
¿ s procurement process.  

+  Collaborate with internal and external vendors to monitor progress, resolve schedule delays, and address concerns.

+  Utilize Sandia
¿ s configuration management systems (e.g., PDMLink, PRIME).  

+  Communicate design and build status, risks, and issues.  

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

Salary Range:

$117,500 - $235,700

* 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 and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, 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.

+  Active DOE Q clearance or equivalent to start .  

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R&D 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…