Structural Dynamics R&D Laboratory Support Technologist - Onsite

R&D Laboratory Support Technologist

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.

What Your Job Will Be Like: We are seeking a R&D Laboratory Support Technologist to join our System-Level Vibration Testing Laboratory team. Our team is responsible for dynamic characterization testing and large-scale vibration testing at Sandia National Laboratories, and we are recognized leaders in the field of structural dynamics. Our group has a unique balance of laboratory and field testing with state-of-the-art equipment to support our mission. In this role you will support science and engineering research, development, and application activities in support of Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) missions. On any given day you may be called on to:

• Work with engineers to help realize ideas and designs and work together to accomplish project goals.
• Develop, build, modify, repair, maintain, and utilize a wide variety of laboratory equipment.
• Install instrumentation in/on test articles.
• Maintain and operate data acquisition systems.
• Assist with traditional Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF), advanced Six Degree of Freedom (6DOF), and Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) test techniques to an ever-changing assortment of projects including weapon systems, aerospace structures & payloads, and civil structures.
• Assist with data analysis, organization, and interpretation of results.
• Support documentation and publication efforts, including documentation of results for customers and publication efforts for conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journal papers.
• Conceive and implement new solutions and improvements to the group’s technical and operational procedures.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. Additionally, the applicant must be willing to work on nuclear deterrence systems.

Salary Range: $62,400 - $120,400 *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.

Qualifications We Require: Associate's degree in an applicable STEM discipline or combination of education and relevant experience; Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related STEM discipline; Experience with MATLAB and/or Python; Experience with dynamic sensor and instrumentation such as accelerometers; Experience with data acquisition system setup, operation, and maintenance; Basic knowledge of structural dynamics, particularly experimental vibration testing & analysis; Experience with hazardous testing, such as explosives, and associated work planning and control processes; Commitment to operational safety, security, and quality.

About Our Team: The Experimental Structural Dynamics Test Operations Department (015221) is an integral part of the Engineering Sciences Center at Sandia National Laboratories. Our Center is the steward of engineering mechanics and dynamics for Sandia, and we are dedicated to solving our customer’s most pressing and important national security problems. Our department comprises the System-Level Vibration Testing Lab and the Modal Lab. The Vibe Lab specializes in conducting mission-critical mechanical environments tests for qualification and acceptance evidence of full systems. The Modal Lab specializes in experimental diagnostic methods to characterize the inherent dynamic properties of structures and their complex response under operational environments. We also support instrumentation efforts for high-consequence environmental tests and field data collection operations. We collaborate closely with our colleagues in the Analytical Structural Dynamics and Environmental Engineering departments. Our department also maintains a considerable R&D portfolio with focus areas including hybrid system modeling/substructuring, advanced multi-axis ground testing methods, nonlinear dynamics, transfer path analysis, experimental uncertainty quantification, and high-speed non-contact diagnostics. Our mission is to support the qualification of systems critical to our nation’s security and to constantly pursue new avenues for excellence through fundamental research and development opportunities.

Posting Duration: This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance: Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted. Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.