Senior Mechanical Environmental Controls Lead

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 118,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable housing

Reasonable cost of living

On-site facilities

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a Senior/Principal Environmental Control Product Lead (Mechanical) to guide product realization within the Environmental Controls and Sensors Department on the NM/CA onsite campuses. The role demands leadership across design, qualification, and production stages to ensure robust environmental control systems for nuclear deterrence applications.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary engineers, prepare qualification plans, and present to audiences

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five years of directly relevant experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance
• Graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field (preferred)
• Experience with mechanical engineering and product realization in the NNSA complex
• Experience with CAD tools (Creo/ProE, SolidWorks) and hardware manufacturing processes

Responsibilities

• Develop designs to production-ready state through design-build-test cycles
• Support qualification tests and documentation for Environmental Control product designs
• Present at design reviews and program meetings
• Create and release product realization documentation (specs, drawings, qualification plans)
• Resolve producibility and inspectability issues with production agencies
• Collaborate with Sandia systems teams to ensure project success
• Interface design and production agencies; integrate activities across teams
• Develop qualification and verification strategies with technical teams and customers
• Lead smooth transitions from development to full-scale production
• Maintain timely, transparent communication within the team and with management

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Engineering judgment

Product realization

Regulatory/compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

MS in mechanical/aeronautical engineering

Tools

Creo/ProE

SolidWorks

CAD tools

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a Senior/Principal Environmental Control Product Lead (Mechanical) to guide product realization within the Environmental Controls and Sensors Department on the NM/CA onsite campuses. The role demands leadership across design, qualification, and production stages to ensure robust environmental control systems for nuclear deterrence applications.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary engineers, prepare qualification plans, and present to audiences