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The W87-0 Sentinel Integration program is seeking an experienced R&D Mechanical Engineer to join our team as the Lead Systems Mechanical Engineer for both the W87-0 Joint Test Assembly and Sentinel Integration flight test vehicle programs. Our teams are designing and building a suite of flight test vehicles to enable W87-0 integration and sustainment on the Air Force's Sentinel missile. This is a highly collaborative work environment where successful candidates will be involved in design maturation, hardware assembly, qualification testing, production activities, and flight testing.
Job Responsibility:
Lead the systems mechanical design, assembly, and production teams for the W87-0 Joint Test Assembly program
Responsible for Mechanical systems leadership over the Sentinel Integration flight test vehicle programs
Develop detailed understanding of customer requirements and ensure maturation of requirements for specific aspect of the system and components
Collaborate with system engineers and component engineers
provide technical guidance on critical design elements
Define, design, analyze, and review mechanical system and subsystem assemblies, drawings, models, etc.
Team with subject matter experts to plan, execute and analyze data from advanced experiments and modeling and simulation
Mentor early career mechanical engineering team members
Maintain and update production documentation
Perform technical analyses and trade studies to inform risk-based decisions
Plan and execute testing for environmental, function, and safety qualification
Integrate and test subassemblies
Provide oversight and guidance for flight test vehicle assembly procedures, production plans, and CONOPS
Develop systems-level understanding of collected data and support anomaly resolution processes
Present to diverse audiences at technical design reviews and programmatic meetings
Represent Sandia on internal and external multi-organizational project teams
Requirements:
A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, 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 development
Active DOE Q or DoD TS security clearance
Nice to have:
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)
Demonstrated experience with mechanical and/or systems engineering and product realization within the NNSA complex
Strong verbal and written communication skills
ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or in a related field plus 8 years of relevant experience or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or in a related field plus 4 or more years of relevant experience, or combination of education and equivalent engineering or scientific experience and/or achievements that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development
Experience working with Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) laboratories and plants including Pantex, Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC), Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLNL) and Kansas City National Security Campus/New Mexico Operations (KCNSC/NMO)
Demonstrated team experience: effective leadership, delegation, teamwork, negotiation, conflict resolution
Knowledge and experience with ND systems and subsystems
What we offer:
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