Job Description

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:

The Advanced Metals Processing team is committed to solving ambitious material challenges across our operations. As part of our dedication to innovation, we play a key role in Sandia’s CAMINO (Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation), where we focus on developing cutting-edge manufacturing processes. Our team of subject matter experts specializes in advanced manufacturing and modification of metals, maintaining a portfolio of R&D projects that transcend the state-of-the-art while supporting a broad range of customers across Sandia and the Nuclear Security Enterprise.

Our team is seeking a forward-looking and enthusiastic R&D Mechanical Engineer with expertise in metal additive manufacturing to assist with process development and qualification of components. You will work with technologies such as laser powder bed fusion, directed energy deposition (both powder and wire), wire arc, and bound powder extrusion.

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

• Provide materials selection and manufacturing process development for metallic hardware.
• Develop and execute test plans to assess the mechanical and physical properties of metallic alloys.
• Create technical solutions to complex problems while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.
• Lead interactions with a variety of customers and seek funding opportunities to enable projects related to additive manufacturing.
• Oversee safety and operations of a metal additive manufacturing laboratory, working closely with staff, technologists, and students.
• Present findings at technical conferences and communicate results to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure all equipment is operational and adheres to safety standards and requirements.
• Collaborate with technicians to design experiments for process development.
• Provide expert recommendations on equipment, capabilities, and technology needs.

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

Salary Range:

$109,300 - $217,400

*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:

• Master’s degree in materials science or engineering, metallurgical engineering, mechanical engineering, or related science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field, plus one or more years’ experience in additive manufacturing
• Experience with metal additive manufacturing processes and tools
• Experience with metallic manufacturing processes (e.g., additive manufacturing, heat treatment, machining) and property development (e.g., physical, mechanical, fracture)
• Demonstrated proficiency in CAD software (CREO and SolidWorks)
• Demonstrated experience with metallurgical characterization techniques and equipment, including optical microscopy, hardness testers, and mechanical property testing
• Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

• PhD in in materials science or engineering, metallurgical engineering, mechanical engineering, or related STEM field
• Experience performing failure analysis and fractography using advanced characterization techniques (e.g., SEM/EDS, FTIR spectrometer, DSC)
• Demonstrated experience with part and process qualification, as well as the production of metal AM parts
• Experience with statistical process control (SPC) techniques and methodologies
• Knowledge and experience with post-processing equipment for producing and characterizing finished AM parts (e.g., wire EDM, surface grinders, metrology equipment)
• Familiarity with GCode, CNC tools, and tool path generation
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, with a passion for innovation in cutting-edge technology
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical information clearly and effectively
• Experience in developing and mentoring others to achieve success
• A strong commitment to quality, safety, collaboration, and teamwork

About Our Team:

The Advanced Metal Processing Department and Rapid Development Machine Shop provides scientific and engineering expertise in the areas of advanced manufacturing, metal additive manufacturing and laser machining/surface modification. Advanced manufacturing includes the design and fabrication of components by conventional subtractive machining, additive manufacturing, electrical discharge machining (EDM), laser machining, laser etching/annealing, vacuum induction melting, and optical probe measurements. Metal additive manufacturing expertise includes alloy development, qualification/acceptance, and design. Current technologies utilized include laser powder bed, metal fused deposition (FDM), and powder and wire directed energy deposition (DED). Our staff supports a variety of programs and is highly engaged in providing collaborative, innovative materials science and systems-based engineering solutions.The analytic capabilities available: High Speed Microscopy, High Speed Thermal Imaging, Thermal Desorption, Thermal Diffusivity, Particle Size Analysis, Avalanche Angle Measurement, Thermal Imaging, plus others.

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:

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.

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: 694536

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.