Early Career Electromechanical Technologist, Solid Dynamics- Onsite

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• Participate in the execution of physical experiments to assist scientists and engineers in dynamic materials research using gas guns.
• Support research operations including test setup, execution, and turn around.
• Build, modify, repair, and maintain a wide variety of laboratory apparatus and equipment, and interfaces of this equipment for data acquisition.
• Troubleshoot and maintain high-pressure gas systems, high-voltage electrical systems, and electronics hardware.
• Maintain capabilities and lab safety practices to support engineering and scientific processes and works with key suppliers.

Are You Ready to Tackle Grand Scientific Challenges?

Join our team and achieve your ambitions while making a meaningful impact on our nation's security.

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

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Requires an understanding of the scientific method and experimental procedures.
• Skill and knowledge in one or more areas of engineering, physics, chemistry, materials science, optics, lasers, radiation, and computer science.
• Ability to apply analytical and computer skills.
• Ability to interface equipment to data acquisition systems.
• Knowledge of utilization of instrumentation to measure and observe physical phenomena and effects.
• Ability to develop expert knowledge of laboratory equipment and processes to enable adjustments when necessary and to recognize when equipment malfunctions.
• Ability to conceptualize and communicate major elements of experimental design and results and to represent to other staff, management, and visitors, the scientific and engineering principles being investigated or developed.
• Experience and demonstrated skill in conducting research, investigating anomalies and alternative solutions, and recommending solutions on problems.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance, as well as collaboratively as part of a team.
• Ability to write operating procedures, methods of analysis, and laboratory procedures.
• Ability to model behaviors that reflect Sandia's core values.
  

$74,700 - $144,400

*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.

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent plus five (5) or more years of directly related experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

• A relevant associate or bachelor's degree combined with applicable experience (totaling 7 years), or an equivalent blend of education and engineering or scientific experience that showcases the knowledge, skills, and capability to conduct research and development.
• Experience in the execution of material physics experiments.
• Demonstrated ability to support research operations including test setup, execution, and turn around.
• Experience with basic machine tools such as mills and lathes.
• Working knowledge of a wide variety of laboratory apparatus and equipment, and interfaces of this equipment for data acquisition.
• Experience troubleshooting and maintaining high-pressure gas systems, high-voltage electrical systems, and electronics hardware.
• Experience with lab safety practices to support engineering and scientific processes and working with suppliers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the development and delivery of work plans, maintenance schedules, presentations, proposals, and reports.
• Proven ability to work effectively both as part of a team and independently in a dynamic work environment while maintaining professional work behaviors.
• Active DOE L or Q clearance

The Solid Dynamics Experiments Department 1647 at Sandia National Laboratories performs research and development in high-pressure physics and operates two facilities: the Shock Thermodynamics Applied Research (STAR) Facility and the Dynamic Integrated Compression Experimental (DICE) Facility. STAR operates several high velocity launchers and DICE operates one launcher, a pulsed power machine (Thor), and a target fabrication laboratory. The facilities have state of the art metrology equipment and diagnostics for dynamic compression research including VISAR, PDV, high speed imaging, and x-ray diffraction and radiography. The department works closely with two other departments, HEDP Theory (1641) and Dynamic Material Properties (1646), a part of the HED Material Physics Group (1640), in turn a part of the Pulsed Power Sciences Center (1600).

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

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