Senior/Principal Electromechanical Technologist - Unmanned Systems & Autonomy, 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*

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*These benefits vary by job classification.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Electromechanical Technologist to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and managing a hardware prototyping laboratory, assisting with the operation and maintenance of the 3D printing laboratory, and contributing on multidisciplinary R&D team efforts. Additionally, the candidate will contribute to our overarching mission of developing and implementing technologies to address critical U.S. national security challenges.

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

• Provide technical support for design and engineering efforts on new capabilities in collaboration with our development teams
• Assist other staff as a contributor on some of our most critical projects
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues on projects and for our organization's mission needs
• Work with cross-functional teams to help identify project requirements and develop solutions that meet those needs
• Stay up to date with current and emerging best practices to ensure project and mission success

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

$72,800 - $140,600

*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 plus three or more years of directly related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Demonstrated hands-on experience working with contemporary electromechanical technologies to include any one or more of the following: fabrication, assembly, troubleshooting, CAD/design, basic software skills, and/or advanced manufacturing
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance

• Undergraduate STEM degree
• Competency designing and assembling advanced electromechanical technologies
• Experience implementing integrated hardware/software solutions
• Ability to work on tasking independently
• Any form of demonstrated leadership and/or mentorship of others
• Experience working in mission-focused environments with access to sensitive and classified information
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and tight deadlines
• Willingness to travel domestically if/when needed (less than 15% of the time)

Organization 06565 Unmanned Systems & Autonomy R&D specializes in robotic automation, autonomous operations of uncrewed systems, advanced controls, miniature mechanical design and fabrication, advanced drive system development, and the human/machine interface. We solve manufacturing (fabrication, inspection, assembly, certification) automation challenges unique to our government sponsors and we advance national security by providing next generation remote systems and automation/autonomy solutions. We have established leadership in this field through capabilities such as active, autonomous perception, distributed control of heterogeneous systems, real-time control of dynamic systems, autonomous manipulation, miniature mechatronic design and fabrication, and advanced human-machine interface R&D. With state-of-the-art facilities, we are using subject matter experience in uncrewed systems R&D to design and deploy systems to address critical national security challenges. The department conducts numerous active research, development, and application projects for a variety of customers, both internal to Sandia and across the national security establishment, collaborating heavily with partners across Sandia. The department is one of six in the Critical Asset Security Group within the Weapon and Force Protection Center, and we readily partner across nearly every mission at Sandia.

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.

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.

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.

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