Cleared Electromechanical Technologist - Measurement Sciences and Engineering, Onsite

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*

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

*These benefits vary by job classification.

We are seeking an Electromechanical Technologist to join our dynamic team.  This team is responsible for a diverse set of deliverables that include supporting large and small-scale test setup and data collection activities at Sandia's world-class test facilities (outdoor and indoor), including the Aerial Cable Facility, the 10,000-foot Rocket Sled Track, Vibration & Mechanical Shock Labs, Drop Towers, Thermal Test Complex, High-Altitude Chamber, and others.

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

• Participate in a range of projects using high speed video cameras, real time cameras, and other test and measurement equipment to collect data and document the results of tests conducted at Sandia National Laboratories and occasionally at off-site facilities.
• Work on high quality and high innovation projects with many customers, both internal and external to Sandia.
• Negotiate technical photometric options with the test engineer and/or customer.
• Design photometric test configurations with measurement uncertainty considerations tailored to each test.
• Support the development and application of advanced photometric capabilities.
• Prepare pre-test and post-test documentation, perform data analysis and video editing.
• Plan and perform a variety of duties in the electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, or optical areas. 
• Construct, troubleshoot, calibrate, adjust, test, and maintain equipment, components, devices, or systems. 
• T job has both laboratory and outdoor field test activities.
• Occasional travel may be required.

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

$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 Graduate
• Experience with imaging, such as high-speed camera or infrared camera operations
• Experience with photography, basic optics, lenses, and lighting design. 
• Experience with electronics and troubleshooting techniques
• Outdoor data collection experience with multi-sensor high-speed camera and thermal imaging setups
• Experience with optical measurement technologies such as Digital Image Correlation, thermography/radiometry, lens calibrations
• Active DOE Q security clearance

• Associate degree in electronics, industrial video/photography, or related field or equivalent experience
• Experience with cable fabrication
• Knowledge of the use, distribution, and potential variances and hazards of electrical current.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints, drawings, layouts, and other related specifications.
• Experience with test and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, and delay generators
• Willingness to work in an outdoor field test environment in all types of weather
• Willingness to work around explosives, propellants, lasers, and other controlled and mitigated natural and test induced hazards
• Proficiency with basic electrical/electronics assembly skills, soldering, and troubleshooting both at the system and component level
• Experience with video production tools such as DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro 
• Experience with networking equipment such as Ethernet switches and fiber optic media convertors
• Experience with timing and synchronization equipment such as GPS receivers, timecode, and IRIG generators

The Measurement Sciences and Engineering Department is responsible for collecting and analyzing the data that is delivered to ND and SPP customers for tests carried out at locations including sled tracks, aerial cable facilities, blast tubes, thermal/fire science facilities, mechanical shock, drop towers, and other Sandia owned testing capabilities in addition to test facilities outside Sandia. We specialize in data collection for testing that ranges from small to large scale.

The Measurement Science & Engineering department (1535) is a multi-disciplinary group that provides cutting edge imaging and instrumentation measurements for large and small-scale test work supporting Sandia National Security Mission. Our work includes R&D developing innovative quantitative imaging measurements and contact instrumentation measurements that work in harsh conditions, field deployment of measurement systems, data collection, and data analysis. We collaborate with many national laboratories and facilities, providing our customers with critical data and information for model validation, hardware qualification, and engineering development.

Learn more about the large-scale tests we support: https://www.sandia.gov/vqsec/overview/ 

You will be directly supporting the Photometrics, Instrumentation, and Electrical Team.  Learn more about what we do at: https://www.sandia.gov/vqsec/capabilities/

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.

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive 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 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.

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.

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.