Hybrid Mechanical Test Engineer - Impactful Defense Testing

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Livermore (CA); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is hiring Mechanical Test Engineers to support environmental testing, modal analysis, and data acquisition in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division. You will design and conduct tests, analyze results, and prepare reports while collaborating across program areas such as Strategic Deterrence and Global Security.

Positions may offer a hybrid schedule with some in-person and some remote work.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent Combination of education and experience.
• Fundamental knowledge of testing practices and data processing.
• Fundamental knowledge and/or experience in one or more of the following areas: vibration and shock measurements, experimental modal and dynamic analysis, general instrumentation (i.e. accelerometers, strain gauges, thermocouples, RTDs, etc.), general data acquisition theory (Nyquist criterion, anti-aliasing).

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct tests on mechanical and/or diagnostic systems, analyze results, and author reports.
• Conduct experimental modal analyses and analyze results in concert with modeling and simulation.
• Operate test equipment (shaker systems, shock machines, thermal chambers) using best test and measurement practices.
• Prepare supporting safety and engineering documentation and participate in design reviews.
• Perform supporting engineering calculations for structural, thermal, and diagnostic systems.
• Participate in the detailed design process, component fabrication and assembly.
• Provide solutions to problems of limited complexity using standard techniques.
• Work as a member of a project team and interface with peers to plan and execute testing.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Testing practices

Data processing

Engineering hardware

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Matlab

Job description

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is hiring Mechanical Test Engineers to support environmental testing, modal analysis, and data acquisition in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division. You will design and conduct tests, analyze results, and prepare reports while collaborating across program areas such as Strategic Deterrence and Global Security.

Positions may offer a hybrid schedule with some in-person and some remote work.