Sandia National Laboratories

Senior/Principal General Technologist, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories$74K — $123K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED plus three years of equivalent experience or relevant education.
  • Proven skills in troubleshooting systems and equipment.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
  • Familiarity with operating thermal chambers is preferred.
  • Knowledge of calibration processes for thermal chambers is desirable.
  • Experience in a calibration laboratory is a plus.
  • Understanding of temperature sensor technologies such as thermocouples and RDs is valuable.

Responsibilities

  • Perform onsite calibrations of temperature-controlled equipment.
  • Support secondary calibrations within the PSL.
  • Troubleshoot issues with calibration equipment as needed.
  • Maintain precise records of calibration activities and results.
  • Collaborate with team members to ensure a smooth workflow.

Benefits

  • Accredited work environment providing metrology support to a significant national effort.
  • Opportunities for technical mentorship within the Department of Energy's network.
  • Access to a wide variety of measurement expertise and advanced calibration techniques.
Full Job Description
What Your Job Will Be Like

The Primary Standards Laboratory (PSL) is seeking an Engineering and Operations Technologist to support the Temperature Calibration Laboratory.

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

Perform onsite calibrations of temperature-controlled equipment, including ovens, furnaces, environmental chambers, and other thermal-processing devices. Support secondary temperature calibrations performed within the PSL.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to work onsite.

Salary Range

$74,700 - $123,400

*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

  • High school diploma or general equivalency, plus three years of equivalent experience; or equivalent relevant education.
  • Experience and demonstrated skill in troubleshooting systems/equipment
  • Computer skills commensurate with the duties listed herein including the Microsoft Office suite with an emphasis on Microsoft Excel.


Qualifications We Desire

  • Experience operating thermal chambers
  • Experience calibrating thermal chambers
  • Experience working in a calibration laboratory
  • Working knowledge of temperature sensor fundamentals (e.g., thermocouples and RDs)


About Our Team

The Primary Standards Lab (PSL) is an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory providing metrology support to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Calibrations supported by the PSL include electrical, microwave, flow, acceleration, shock, humidity, leaks, vacuum, radiation, optics, temperature, mass and dimensional measurement. The PSL maintains a wide variety of measurement expertise and consults on technical problems, calibrates reference standards, conducts research and development on measurement science and assists in the technical mentorship of the DOE/NNSA Nuclear Weapons Complex contractor standards laboratories. The overall calibration program is accredited by the NIST National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program.

Posting Duration

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.

Security Clearance

This position does not currently require a Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance.

About Sandia National Laboratories

The Sandia National Laboratories is one of three National Nuclear Security Administration research and development laboratories in the United States, managed and operated privately by the National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia. Their primary mission is to develop, engineer, and test the non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons and high technology. Headquartered on Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it also has a campus in Livermore, California, next to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and a test facility in Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii. It is Sandia's mission to maintain the reliability and surety of nuclear weapon systems, conduct research and development in arms control and nonproliferation technologies, and investigate methods for the disposal of the United States' nuclear weapons program's hazardous waste. Other missions include research and development in energy and environmental programs, as well as the surety of critical national infrastructures. In addition, Sandia is home to a wide variety of research including computational biology, mathematics, materials science, alternative energy, psychology, MEMS, and cognitive science initiatives. Sandia formerly hosted ASCI Red, one of the world's fastest supercomputers until its decommission in 2006, and now hosts ASCI Red Storm, originally known as Thor's Hammer. Sandia is also home to the Z Machine. The Z Machine is the largest X-ray generator in the world and is designed to test materials in conditions of extreme temperature and pressure. It is operated by Sandia National Laboratories to gather data to aid in computer modeling of nuclear weapons. In December 2016, it was announced that National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, under the direction of Honeywell International, would take over the management of Sandia National Laboratories starting on May 1, 2017. Educational opportunities are conducted in collaboration with university students through several programs, including the Securing Top Academic Research & Talent at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program and the Sandia University Partnerships Network.
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