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Sandia National Laboratories · 20 hours ago

Early Career Mechanical Engineer - Purchased Product Value Stream, Onsite

Albuquerque, NM

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$102K/yr - $200K/yr

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, and they are seeking an Early Career Mechanical Engineer to join the Purchased Product Value Stream group. The role involves acting as the technical interface for the design and delivery of mechanical parts/components used in nuclear weapon design, development, and production activities.

GovernmentInformation TechnologyNational Security

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead the identification, development, and qualification of suppliers, assessing the technical capabilities of the suppliers to meet weapons requirements

Lead efforts to improve fundamental understanding of material requirements, defining and conducting experiment work to close knowledge gaps and improve design definition

Anticipate and maintain risk (i.e., sole source suppliers, sunset materials, technology development, etc.), identifying viable alternates and leading the technical evaluations and decision-making process

Run product design definition (drawings, specifications, etc.) through the product life cycle (design-development-delivery)

Employ quality management systems and techniques, developing and managing comprehensive verification/qualification plans and defining acceptance criteria

Manage multiple organizational interfaces, internally and externally

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringProduct RealizationSupply Chain EngineeringDesign for ManufacturingLean/Six SigmaAdditive ManufacturingProject ManagementVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationLeadership SkillsTeamworkProblem Solving

Required

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

Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance

Preferred

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

Experience in Supply Chain Engineering

Project management experience

Proven leadership skills

The ability to work in a fast-paced, schedule driven environment

Experience in application of the scientific method; gathering, analyzing and presenting technical data for decision making and problem-solving purposes

Basic knowledge of design for manufacturing (DFM), Lean/Six Sigma, continuous improvement and their application, and additive manufacturing and use of additive manufacturing equipment

Exposure and/or basic knowledge to Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)

Knowledge of statistically based tolerance analysis

The desire to maximize engineering expertise in the weapons product realization process; cradle to grave

An active DOE Q-level security clearance; or other equivalent active security clearance such as DOD Top Secret