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
• 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 vacations, 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://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a highly driven R&D Mechanical Engineer to join dynamic team to support cargo restraint design for high-security assets in the Transportation Safeguards and Surety Program! This work will involve the development, analysis, realization, and integration of cargo restraints and tie-downs for transporting some of our nation’s most critical assets.

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

• Use engineering principles and CAD tools to research, design, or develop complex hardware sets to demonstrate / validate cargo securement methodologies and designs.
• Troubleshoot existing tie-down schema to resolve technical or requirement deficiencies and evaluate and update as necessary.
• Conceptualize, design, analyze, and manage product realization of new tie-down schema for the next generation of cargo fixtures, restraints, and tie-down for transportation.
• Engage, interface, and team with subject-matter experts and members of the complex to ensure the success of the transportation mission.
• Initiate, design, develop, implement, and evaluate new processes, products, or systems through basic and applied research.
• Present concepts, designs, test data, analysis results, and status to management and team members.
• Provide consultation for one-off and hazardous shipping configurations
• Learn and provide historical context for how and why certain schema and hardware are used
• Collaborate with internal and external customers
• Collaborate with various systems organizations to provide cargo securement technical support for test and evaluation.
• Provide on-site or remote support to responding agencies in the event of a secure transportation event.

Travel as required, for training or to support project efforts.

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

Salary Range:

$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.

Qualifications We Require:

• 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

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R&D S&E Mechanical Engineering 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:

• Producing mechanical designs, models, product definition of complex objects.
• Creo and Solidworks.
• Finite element analysis tools.
• Realizing designs through production.
• PDMLink (Windchill) tools in creating mechanical product design definition to include 3D solid models and mechanical drawings.
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Presenting engineering concepts and designs to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Interacting and nurturing customer relationships.
• Test planning and execution (fit test, qualification testing, etc.).
• Independently seek definition, evaluate, analyze, and then realize mechanical designs based on requirements.
• Proven ability to lead design efforts to include engineers and designers
• Sustainment activities and testing to evaluate state of health of the system
• Engineering and design experience in and working knowledge of the transportation mission
• Exceptional communication skills and proven ability to work in collaborative teams
• Proven experience planning, detailing, and completing project plans
• Possess a strong dedication to a positive teaming dynamic, strong written / verbal skills, and demeanor that is detail oriented with a keen focus on customer service.

About Our Team:

The Transportation Safeguards and Surety Center at Sandia supports the NNSA Office of Secure Transportation (OST) by conducting safety and security evaluations of OST operations, designing transportation systems and, when warranted, identifying and demonstrating technology applications to enhance OST safety and/or security posture.

Department 6621, Transportation System Analysis, provides cargo securement, R&D, quality, and safety basis development support to our customer for the transportation mission. The department is composed of engineers, analysts, quality engineering, and cargo securement SME’s who work together, with the customer, and with other Sandia groups to help ensure the success of the transportation mission for our nation’s secure assets.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Job ID: 693461

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F