Senior Ceramics Engineering Support Technologist – Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 75,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories seeks an Engineering Support Technologist for the Active Ceramics Manufacturing floor, interfacing between operations and engineering to oversee processing, training, materials, and tooling for characterization and testing of ceramic components.

You will monitor process health, troubleshoot nonconformances, maintain safety and equipment, and ensure accurate work documentation while advancing Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement on onsite production.

Qualifications

• High school diploma plus 3 years of directly related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience creating, updating, and maintaining technical work documentation such as operating procedures and technical work documentation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q Clearance.
• Associate's degree in STEM or equivalent relevant experience.
• Characterization and/or Electrical Testing Experience.
• Active DOE Q Clearance.
• Experience managing multiple priorities within a set schedule in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to communicate technical needs between cross-functional teams and collaborate to solve problems.
• Commitment to a culture of safety and security.
• Experience with monitoring process health and investigating anomalies.
• Experience with continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Monitor process health, help identify ways to increase yields or decrease span time, and mistake-proof the processes.
• Initially diagnose any process nonconformances, recommend/implement corrective or preventive actions, and diagnose/report equipment and process stoppages, and work with the team to get them resolved.
• Serve as process owner for your area by owning and updating technical work documentation (work instructions, operating procedures, pressure safety data packages).
• Oversee training and process qualification for operators in your assigned process area.
• Own laboratory space by maintaining safety signage, stocking/checking chemical and material inventory, tracking calibrated assets, and installing/maintaining equipment.
• Understand equipment needed for characterization and testing of ceramic materials.
• Complete Lean Six Sigma training to promote continuous improvement methodology.
• Participate in quality, safety, or security walkdowns and oversee implementation of any corrective actions.
• Support Root Cause Analyses (RCA) and problem-solving efforts.
• Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

Skills

Technical writing

Cross-functional communication

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma

Associate's degree in STEM

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories seeks an Engineering Support Technologist for the Active Ceramics Manufacturing floor, interfacing between operations and engineering to oversee processing, training, materials, and tooling for characterization and testing of ceramic components.

You will monitor process health, troubleshoot nonconformances, maintain safety and equipment, and ensure accurate work documentation while advancing Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement on onsite production.