What Your Job Will Be LikeJoin a diverse team that helps tackle some of the most challenging issues facing our nation's security! We are seeking a highly motivated Laboratory Support Technologist to join our dynamic team in the Experimental Solid Mechanics Department!
On any given day, you may be called on to:
- Perform experimental mechanics testing on quasi-static or high-strain-rate load frames with advanced diagnostic techniques to characterize materials and structures
- Set-up, program, and troubleshoot test equipment
- Support lab maintenance and calibration activities
- Organize test data and prepare test documentation
- Support research activities in the following areas: mechanical characterization of materials in normal and abnormal environments, mechanics of structural materials and components (including metals and foams), thermomechanical coupling, experimental data generation to support material model development, failure and fracture, and advanced experimental methods/diagnostic technique development
- Flexibility in addressing competing priorities and able to pivot based on program needs
- Rigorous implementation of work planning and control processes to assure safe, secure, and high-quality operations
- Work closely with engineers and other technologists in the lab to design, execute, analyze and communicate results to our customers
Due to the nature of the work, the selected candidate must be able to work onsite.
Salary Range$74,700 - $144,400
*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 equivalent plus three (3) years relevant experience in the field of mechanics of materials, components, or systems
- Demonstrated proficiency using Excel, Matlab and/or Python for calculations and data analysis
- Experience with Chemical Inventory System (CIS) and/or waste management
- Hands-on experience in the development/maintaining/servicing/repair of complex systems (electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pressure, and/or vacuum)
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Ability obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance
Qualifications We Desire- Perform experimental mechanics testing on quasi-static or high-strain-rate load frames with advanced diagnostic techniques to characterize materials and structures
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or four-year technology degree
- Experience with mechanical testing equipment, strain gauges, extensometers, load cells, accelerometers, oscilloscopes
- Experience using advanced engineering software, such as LabView and Solidworks
- Knowledge for calibration practices and SNL PSL procedures
- Experience with SNL procurement process
- Hands-on experience in fixture modification and setup
- Experience and ability to troubleshoot on a variety of mechanical test frames and data acquisition systems
- Experience with advanced optical methods including digital image correlation (DIC), infrared thermography (IR), or other optical metrology
- Experience with ES&H documentation processes and familiarity with Work Planning & Controls processes
- Ability to learn to program and operate mechanical load frames.
- Current/active DOE Q clearance
About Our TeamThe Experimental Solid Mechanics Department 1528 is part of the Engineering Sciences Center at Sandia National Laboratories. Our center is the steward of engineering mechanics for Sandia and we are dedicated to solving our customer's most pressing and important national security problems. Our department specializes in experimental technologies related to structural and impact mechanics and mechanics of materials. With our state of the art experimental technologies, technical expertise, and analytical capabilities in building 860, we provide integrated customer solutions in the following areas: mechanical characterization of materials, components, and structures in normal or abnormal environments; development and application of state-of-the-art experimental and diagnostic techniques for scientific and mission impacts; and integration of analytical, computational, and experimental efforts for engineering solutions to national security problems. Our mission is to use the research-development-application (R-D-A) spectrum for physical discovery, model development and validation, and qualification and acceptance for nuclear weapons, defense, energy, and other applications.
Posting DurationThis 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.
