Senior​/Principal Material Scientist - Advanced Metal Manufacturing, 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
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• 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*

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At the forefront of manufacturing innovation, the Advanced Metals Processing team drives transformative solutions to complex materials challenges that support Sandia's national security mission. As part of Sandia's advanced metal manufacturing initiatives, we develop next-generation manufacturing processes that redefine the state-of-the-art in metal fabrication.

We are seeking a forward-thinking R&D Material Scientist with expertise in metal additive manufacturing and lattice design for advanced metallic components to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will lead process development and component qualification efforts using advanced technologies such as laser powder bed fusion, directed energy deposition, and wire arc additive manufacturing. In collaboration with a world-class team of subject matter experts from across Sandia and our partners, you will contribute to a diverse portfolio of R&D projects spanning fundamental and applied research.

Your engineering insights and technical leadership will help shape the future of metal AM within the Nuclear Security Enterprise.

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

• Drive materials selection and develop manufacturing processes for advanced metallic hardware.
• Design and execute test plans to evaluate mechanical and physical properties of metal alloys.
• Partner with interdisciplinary teams to design, optimize, and execute experiments for process development.
• Lead customer engagement and pursue funding opportunities to advance team capabilities.
• Present research findings at technical conferences and communicate results to diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide expert guidance on equipment, capabilities, and emerging technologies.
• Manage the safe and efficient operation of our metal additive manufacturing lab, ensuring all equipment meets operational and safety standards.

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

$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.

• 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 obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance

The ideal Metal Advanced…