Laboratory Support Technologist - Materials Science (Onsite)

at  Sandia National Laboratories

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 vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

• These benefits vary by job classification.

WHAT YOUR JOB WILL BE LIKE

We are seeking a R&D Laboratory Support Technologist to join our team supporting a range of projects related to our national security missions. The primary responsibility of this individual will be working closely with a team of scientists and engineers to manage materials’ synthesis and processing and documentation updates. The outcome of your work will directly impact Sandia’s ability to design, build, test, and deploy new hardware for Nuclear Deterrent and other national security programs.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Collaborate across Sandia and other NNSA sites to manage projects and data
• Collaborate with technical mentor to plan, design, set-up, and perform experiments/projects
• Prepare and track documentation packets for material specification updates needed for production of hardware
• Interface with engineers and scientists, stakeholders, and external partners to provide status and schedule updates on new or legacy material specifications
• Work with a team to review material property data and understand data storage needs
• Develop, test, and validate importers for uploading materials property data to a materials property database
• Use your knowledge of materials science/engineering to help experimentalists develop and manage data acquisition
• Record experimental procedures and collect data in notebooks
• Interpret data using spreadsheets, graphs and statistical analysis
• Document and present results to mentor and peers
• Maintain Lab equipment and documentation

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

QUALIFICATIONS WE REQUIRE

• Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field plus 2 or more years of experience post degree, or equivalent combination of science and engineering education and/or experience
• Experience in fiber reinforced composite, nanocomposite, composite, chemical, or molecular synthesis/manufacturing
• Experience in mechanical, stress, or basic energy (X-ray, UV-Vis, or IR) materials characterization
• Able to acquire and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance

QUALIFICATIONS WE DESIRE

• Commitment to safety and continuous improvement
• Experience working collaboratively in team settings
• Experience with pressure systems (pressurized gas delivery, regulation, safety)
• Experience and basic chemistry, material science, industrial laboratory skills
• Effective interpersonal and oral/written communication skills
• Experience in and/or ability to organize tasks to enable work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Detail-oriented mindset
• Ability and desire to work independently
• Outstanding work habits and self-motivation
• Interest in learning more about coordination/material chemistry of periodic table
• Strong commitment to customer satisfaction, quality, safety, collaboration, and teamwork
• Ability to work with various levels of science and engineering students, postdocs, and technologist

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.

Please refer the Job description for details