ABOUT SANDIA

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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• These benefits vary by job classification.

WHAT YOUR JOB WILL BE LIKE

We are seeking a Mechanical Technologist with significant experience working with small (<1mm) parts and aptitude for meticulous and detailed work for the Switch tube (SWTB) Product Realization Team in Org. 07581. Organization 07581 is the key department at SNL for design, development, and transition to production for Switch Tubes, an essential component of Firing Sets in the Nation¿s nuclear stockpile.

On any given day, duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Transition of critical component assembly from an art to standard processing
• Cleaning and preparing components for assembly
• Building and development of switch tubes
• Designing, testing, characterizing new fixtures
• Transferring new designs and processes to production environment
• Operating stations to perform solder dipping, abrasive blasting, ultrasonic cleaning, vacuum firing, partial pressure and air firing, optical dimension measurement and photography, X-ray, XRF, and others
• Assisting engineers with critical troubleshooting and problem solving

Due to the nature of the work, this is an on-site position. Some travel is required.

QUALIFICATIONS WE REQUIRE

• HS Diploma and 3 or more years of relevant education or experience
• Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE Q-level clearance
• Experience using mechanical and/or optical measurement and/or experience using optical microscopy, photography and working under a stereoscope for assembly
• Experience with Excel, Word, or PowerPoint

QUALIFICATIONS WE DESIRE

• Knowledge of basic metallurgy
• Knowledge of braze science
• Excellent documentation skills
• Experience with vacuum and air furnaces
• Lab experience ¿ working with acids, alcohols, vapor degreaser and pressurized gas
• Process management, engineering management or other education with background in optimizing and improving processes and documenting work is also desirable.
• Experience running Multimeters or DACs
• Active DOE Q-clearance or higher or DOD equivalent.

NNSA REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDPEDS

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.
If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date

• Transition of critical component assembly from an art to standard processing
• Cleaning and preparing components for assembly
• Building and development of switch tubes
• Designing, testing, characterizing new fixtures
• Transferring new designs and processes to production environment
• Operating stations to perform solder dipping, abrasive blasting, ultrasonic cleaning, vacuum firing, partial pressure and air firing, optical dimension measurement and photography, X-ray, XRF, and others
• Assisting engineers with critical troubleshooting and problem solvin