Senior/Principal RD Mechanical Engineer - Advanced Fuzing Technology, Remote

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*

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*These benefits vary by job classification.

Are you passionate about your work and want to join a dynamic team that solves challenging problems for national security? Do you thrive in a high performing team atmosphere? If so, you could be the highly motivated R&D Mechanical Engineer we seek.

The Advanced Fuzing Technology department (7627) has a broad portfolio that involves contributions to both Sandias Nuclear Deterrence mission and various Strategic Partnership Programs supporting work across the U.S. government. We are on the forefront of research and development activities in the DoD and DOE fuzing communities. To this end, we seek to fill a position in our technical staff for designing, developing, analyzing, testing, qualifying, and monitoring products and technologies associated with fuzing and firing subsystems.

We provide opportunities for leadership, travel, training, and collaboration across the laboratory.

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

• Guide and direct fundamental research associated with fuzing systems and report to industry partners, DoD stakeholders, and various funding organizations.
• Perform modeling and simulation of design performance for unique concepts and technologies using Sierra/SM or other relevant finite element codes.
• Analyze performance against requirements, build prototypes, and refine designs.
• Coordinate with system customers, production agencies, and other stakeholders to support design, testing, development, qualification, and production activities.

Applicants chosen for an interview will be asked to provide an overview briefing of an example that illustrates relevant analysis experience.

The selected applicant can be a remote worker located in any U.S. State or District of Columbia. Regular or periodic travel to your assigned work location may be required.

$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 DOE Q clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain Sigma 15 access

The ideal R&D S&E 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

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

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field
• Experience with Sierra/SD, Sierra/SM, Zapotec, cth, or other DoD/DOE finite element codes for analyzing weapon systems and components in relevant mechanical environments.
• Ability to propose new research, draft technical proposals, and communicate ideas effectively to stakeholders
• Familiarity with DoD R&D funding organizations, such as the Joint Enhanced Munitions Technology Program (JEMTP) and Joint Munitions Program (JMP)
• Experience working in Nuclear Deterrence and/or DoD weapons programs
• Understanding of fuze and range safety standards, including MIL-STD-1316, RCC-319, and JOTP-052
• Technical expertise in:
  • Electronics packaging strategies for survivability in military-grade shock environments
  • Material modeling techniques for representing common electronics packaging materials (e.g., solders, polymers, etc.) across all operating temperatures and strain rates
• Experience mentoring junior engineers
• Attention to detail in technical and administrative tasks
• Active DOE Q clearance or equivalent active security clearance (e.g., DoD Top Secret)

The Firing & Embedded Systems group (07620) is a recognized leader in realizing safe, secure, and reliable products. We research, design, develop, and deliver highly reliable, trusted systems and high consequence hardware and software products to serve our National Security customers today, tomorrow, and always.Our technical backgrounds are diverse. Some of us have spent years focusing on the fine details of particular technologies and are recognized as nation-level experts. Some of us are generalists and support multiple projectskeeping things connected and developing new skills.Our teams are comprised of specialists and generalists working together, and it is easy to shift between projects and technical roles over time.If this environment sounds appealing, wed like to meet you.

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Sandia is required by DOE 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 obtain and 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.

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.

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.