Early Career Mechanical Engineer - Purchased Product Value Stream, Onsite

Job : 696664

Location: Albuquerque, NM

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

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.

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We are seeking a R&D S&E, Mechanical Engineer to join the Purchased Product Value Stream group. The selected candidate will be the technical interface to product realization teams and the commercial supply base for the design and delivery of mechanical parts/components used in nuclear weapon design, development, and production activities. They will also participate in the product realization process (design through delivery), including early engagement in the development phase to define, validate, and clarify requirements for mechanical parts/components destined for use in nuclear weapons.

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

• Lead the identification, development, and qualification of suppliers, assessing Kā technical capabilities of the suppliers to meet weapons requirements.
• Lead י efforts to improve fundamental understanding of material requirements, defining and conducting experiment work to close knowledge gaps and improve design definition.
• Anticipate and maintain risk (i.e., sole source suppliers, sunset materials, technology development, etc.), identifying viable alternates and leading the technical evaluations and decision‑making process.
• Run product design definition (drawings, specifications, etc.) through the product life cycle (design‑development‑delivery).
• Employ quality management systems and techniques, developing and managing comprehensive verification/qualification plans and defining acceptance criteria.
• ouverture multiple organizational interfaces, internally and externally.

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

$102,400 - $199,700

* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate’s experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and developmentortun.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.

The ideal R&D S&E Mechanical Engineer candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:

• Graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
• Experience with mechanical engineering and product realization in the NNSA complex.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience:

• Experience in Supply Chain Engineering
• Project management experience
• Proven leadership skills
• The ability to work in a fast‑paced, schedule‑driven environment
• Experience in application of the scientific…