Cleared Early​/Mid-Career RD Mechanical Engineer - W93 Flight Test Program, Onsite

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We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join the W93/Mk7 Flight Test Team and play a key role in laying the foundation for the first Phase X program in over 40 years. In this position, you will design, build, and support the flight bodies for the W93 program, applying your creativity and problem‑solving skills to develop alternative solutions that keep the program on schedule.

Within the W93 Flight and System Enabling Technology department (2383), your primary focus will be supporting the design of environmental flight bodies and the environmental qualification of Joint Test Assemblies. Over time, your responsibilities may expand to include broader mechanical design and testing needs across the program.

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

• Conduct mechanical modeling, development, integration, and testing at the piece part, sub‑system, and system levels.
• Perform hands‑on mechanical and electrical assembly, integration, and testing of flight bodies and system components.
• Support the realization and testing of flight bodies or other system‑level deliverables across laboratory, ground, and flight environments.
• Deliver project information in the form of reports, assembly procedures, and presentations to project stakeholders.
• Collaborate internally with teams across component design, design definition, test and evaluation, foundational research, and computational simulation.
• Partner with external stakeholders including the Department of Defense (US Navy), DOE/NNSA, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lockheed Martin Space, and the Kansas City National Security Center.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships across diverse teams to ensure all partners understand the big picture and work together effectively toward shared goals.

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

$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.

• 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.
• Active DOE Q clearance or equivalent with the ability to obtain and maintain Sigma 15 access.

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 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

• A proven track record…