R&D Mechanical Engineer I — Nuclear Safety Systems

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 102,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking an Early Career R&D Mechanical Engineer focused on advanced mechanical design, onsite. You will work on surety components for nuclear deterrence applications, developing designs through iteractive cycles with prototype hardware and testing.

Travel is limited, and on-site work is required due to security classifications. Qualifications include a Bachelor's in a relevant field, DOE Q clearance eligibility, and experience in mechanical engineering, product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.
• Graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
• Experience with mechanical engineering and product realization in the NNSA complex.
• Proficiency with GD&T, FEA, failure modes & effects analysis, and non-destructive evaluation techniques.
• Experience with rigid multi-body dynamics modeling software such as LMS Virtual.Lab Motion or MSC Adams.
• Ability to develop and validate models using test data and perform design optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and down-select design concepts.
• Negotiate functional and interface requirements with the next assembly customer.
• Analyze designs for concept suitability and changes.
• Lead design definition drawings using GD&T.
• Develop and refine designs through design-build-test cycles.
• Lead assembly of prototype hardware and supervise testing.
• Review and approve product manufacturing requirements.
• Document work in formal reports and memos.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and travel less than every two months.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Product realization

Design optimization

Uncertainty quantification

Monte Carlo methods

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

LMS Virtual.Lab Motion

MSC Adams

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking an Early Career R&D Mechanical Engineer focused on advanced mechanical design, onsite. You will work on surety components for nuclear deterrence applications, developing designs through iteractive cycles with prototype hardware and testing.

Travel is limited, and on-site work is required due to security classifications. Qualifications include a Bachelor's in a relevant field, DOE Q clearance eligibility, and experience in mechanical engineering, product