Sandia National Laboratories · 18 hours ago
Senior/Principal R&D Mechanical Engineer - Telemetry Systems Engineering, Onsite
Livermore, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $281K/yr
5+ years expSandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, seeking a Senior/Principal R&D Mechanical Engineer for their Telemetry Systems Engineering team. The role involves designing, developing, testing, and qualifying telemetry products and requires collaboration with a multi-faceted engineering team to ensure product delivery under severe environmental conditions.
GovernmentInformation TechnologyNational Security
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Collaborate with stakeholders to understand and document system needs and requirements for Telemetry hardware
Work with a cross-functional team to establish long-term visions and short-term priorities for the mechanical engineering team
Utilize critical thinking to troubleshoot both mechanical and electromechanical issues, providing solutions within programmatic constraints
Engage in hands-on work with the Telemetry product through fabrication and testing activities
Use CREO and PDMLink to design and model the Telemetry product
Perform and analyze fine element analysis (FEA) simulations for stress, strain, modal and thermal environments
Work with vendors and Sandia buyers to procure development parts
Work with MCAD and the product definition team to create and authorize product drawings
Qualification
Required
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
Demonstrated experience with Creo, Solidworks, or similar MCAD design tool
Demonstrated experience developing or executing procedures associated with high value hardware (flight, customer deliverable, production)
Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q-Level Security 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
Demonstrated breadth of knowledge in Mechanical Engineering and other engineering fields through school projects or work experience
Demonstrated experience drafting drawings using GD&T per ANSI Y14.5
Experience in roles that required leadership and/or mentorship
Demonstrated experience working with and across a broad range of stakeholders
Active DOE Q-Level Security Clearance or other transferable U.S. Government Clearance
Understanding of nuclear weapons and Joint Test Assembly design principles
Demonstrated experience designing, testing, or fabricating aerospace hardware
Demonstrated experience with testing in the following fields or similar: vibration, shock, thermal, vacuum, centrifuge
Demonstrated experience developing test plans for validation or verification of requirement sets
Benefits
Generous vacation
Strong medical and other benefits
Competitive 401k
Learning opportunities
Relocation assistance
Amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance
Company
Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia is a conducts research and development into the non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.4MKey Investors
US Department of EnergyARPA-E
2023-09-21Grant· $0.5M
2023-07-27Grant
2023-01-10Grant· $3.7M
Leadership Team
Laura McGill
Deputy Laboratories Director - Nuclear Deterrence, and Chief Technology Officer
Maria Gallardo
CFO Enterprise Risk Management Program Lead
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