Experienced R&D S&E, Mechanical Engineer - Extended Reality Visualization Engineer, Onsite

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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

Extraordinary co-workers

Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world

Career advancement and enrichment opportunities

Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)

Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov

* These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a motivated R&D S&E Mechanical Engineering and/or Engineering professional to work with our extended Reality Engineering Visualization (XREV) team. XREV interactive visualizations are designed to address engineering design & problem-solving by collaborating with engineers to create tailored user-interfaces/user-experiences that are specific to project needs. By design, XREV provides engineers the ability to interact with their multidisciplinary data simultaneously, to enable faster problem-solving, to streamline training and onboarding, and to preserve engineering knowledge in a centralized, accessible format.

The XREV team directly supports teams addressing some of the nation's most difficult challenges in the areas of Nuclear Deterrence and other critical National Security technologies. Utilization of Artificial Intelligence methods and software engineering are key enablers of the extended reality technical work.

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

Develop new and innovative modules to expand the XREV capabilities

Utilize Unity Game Engine and associate software as the software foundation underlying the technical visualizations and models

Evaluate incorporation of the latest AI capabilities into the Unity platform

Engage with customers to design new visualizations and work with the technical engineers to define the desired UI/UX and underlying capabilities

Develop a standard/generic component/system with respect to CAD models, requirements, product definition, test data that will become the quality basis for XREV capabilities

Understand and address existing and emerging digital threads within and external to Sandia, drive collaboration across the National Security Enterprise and other technology areas within Sandia

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required 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.

Ability to acquire and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security 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 Engineer or STEM field; a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).

Ability to work independently and collaborate well in a multidisciplinary team of designers and test engineers.

Outstanding verbal and written skills, including the ability to develop and present briefings that are clear and compelling.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

Experience with Unity or other Game Engine software and with Git configuration management/version controls.

Experience in electrical, mechanical or industrial engineering of components and/or systems at either conceptual, development, production, or sustainment phases of a lifecycle.

Familiarity with quality system design principles, information access and assurance principles.

Excellent communication skills and a demonstrated ability to develop technical ideas and results and present them in oral and written form in a concise manner.

Strong technical and people…