Senior Materials Engineer — High-Pressure Gas Systems

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 139,900 - 280,600; Full time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, CA seeks an experienced Ph.D. Metallurgical Engineer or Materials Engineer to lead advanced materials work on pressure vessels for hydrogen service.

The role focuses on design, fabrication, qualification, failure analysis, and fitness-for-service assessments, requiring deep knowledge of stainless steel metallurgy and joining technologies. Travel 10–25% within CONUS; on-site 100% at Livermore facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline with 5 years of directly related experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Q clearance.

Responsibilities

• Apply materials science to design, fabrication, qualification of pressure vessels.
• Perform failure analysis and fitness-for-service assessments for hydrogen service.
• Serve as subject matter expert in pressure vessel design and welding engineering.
• Travel 10–25% within CONUS; work onsite at the Livermore, CA facility.

Skills

Metallurgical engineering

Materials science

Fracture mechanics

Welding engineering

Failure analysis

DOE security clearance

Education

PhD in Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science

Tools

SEM

Optical metallography

Fractography

Hardness mapping

Mechanical testing (tensile, Charpy, CTOD)

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, CA seeks an experienced Ph.D. Metallurgical Engineer or Materials Engineer to lead advanced materials work on pressure vessels for hydrogen service.

The role focuses on design, fabrication, qualification, failure analysis, and fitness-for-service assessments, requiring deep knowledge of stainless steel metallurgy and joining technologies. Travel 10–25% within CONUS; on-site 100% at Livermore facility.