What Your Job Will Be LikeJoin a dynamic, high-performing team dedicated to solving some of the most challenging issues in support of the nation's security. The Interconnect Technologies Department is seeking a highly motivated R&D Mechanical Engineer to serve as a Component Engineer on a diverse and passionate team committed to excellence and mission impact. In this role, you will work in a highly integrated environment alongside mechanical, electrical, systems, and quality engineers to design, develop, and qualify complex cables and related interconnect components for high-consequence applications.
On any given day, you may be called on to:
- Develop and implement mechanical solutions to cable assemblies and interconnect challenges in complex systems.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of design engineers, systems engineers, quality engineers, and subject matter experts to successfully execute mission-critical designs.
- Work in an integrated design environment where cross-disciplinary coordination and handoffs between mechanical and electrical engineering are essential to successful product development.
- Serve as a mechanical engineering representative supporting product realization teams (PRTs) through component design, development, and qualification activities.
- Interface with manufacturing partners to guide hardware builds, troubleshoot, and improve manufacturability.
- Design and develop adapter cables and mechanical fixtures for electrical and environmental test applications.
- Design and develop mechanical components for cable assemblies, interconnects, and electrical components to meet system-level requirements and function through program-life environments.
- Team with system engineers and system-level stakeholders to establish component-level requirements.
- Investigate issues and lead technologists in troubleshooting interconnects and their corresponding test equipment.
- Provide evaluation and technical analysis of large amounts of test data.
- Write technical reports, perform cost estimates, resolve technical issues, and present results and findings.
- Deliver quality products with supporting qualification evidence that satisfy customer requirements within cost and schedule constraints.
- Apply sound mechanical engineering principles to high-reliability, high-consequence cable assemblies and interconnects.
Due to the nature of the work, the selected candidate must be able to work onsite. Some travel required.
Salary Range$117,500 - $235,700
*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- 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.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level security clearance.
Qualifications We DesireThe ideal R&D S&E Mechanical Engineer candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following: - 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 design and product realization in the NNSA complex.
- Outstanding verbal and written skills, including the ability to develop and present briefings that are clear and compelling.
Also, for this posting, we are seeking individuals with the following experience: - Active DOE Q-level security clearance.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate well in a multidisciplinary team of designers and test engineers
- Mechanical modeling expertise with proficiency in PTC Creo.
- Experience in applying, rationalizing, and negotiating GD&T fundamentals.
- Demonstrated application of design guides/specifications (e.g., design for manufacturability, design for environmental specifications).
- Experience collaborating with electrical design, product realization, manufacturing, and quality partners.
- Knowledge of product realization, design, production, and qualification processes for high-reliability hardware; Nuclear Deterrence experience is highly desired.
- Experience with configuration-controlled engineering drawings, release systems, and technical documentation in a regulated environment.
- Knowledge of ND drawing requirements (CDs, MEs, PSs, SSs, etc.).
- Experience teaming, collaborating, and negotiating with Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to identify design/requirement shortcomings, articulate impacts, and drive resolution with customers.
About Our TeamThe Interconnect Technologies Department designs, develops, tests, and qualifies cable assemblies, including high voltage, RF, flat-flex, multi-wire, and fiber optic cables, as well as junction boxes and adapter assemblies. We also design, fabricate, and deploy equipment and testers for our products when such systems are not available through private industry. Our in-house designed equipment is used at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC), and selected vendor sites to support the development and qualification of War Reserve and other high-reliability components.
We use the Realize Product Subsystem (RPSS) to realize Mark Quality products across the full product realization cycle, including requirements, design, development, specification, qualification, procurement, delivery, and stockpile support, in partnership with organizations throughout the Nuclear Security Enterprise. We employ defect prevention strategies to better understand design margin during development and to mitigate risk during production.
The department's capabilities enable us to address challenging requirements associated with long-life, high reliability, radiation tolerance, nuclear safety, and size and weight restrictions. Adherence to safety, process controls, and quality principles is essential to the success of our department.
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.
