Early Career R&D Laboratory Support Technologist - Primary Physical Standards, Onsite

About Sandia:

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.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a highly skilled R&D Laboratory Support Technologist to join our team.  As a Pressure and Vacuum Technologist at the Primary Standards Laboratory, you will play a crucial role in supporting Sandia in its global security missions.  The PSL is an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory providing metrology support to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  This individual will be responsible for the calibration and certification of measurement/test equipment for NNSA standards laboratories and Sandia line organizations. This position requires problem solving skills and a high technical capability related to calibration/measurement systems equipment, methods, and procedures. This position also involves generating certificates/reports, developing/maintaining procedures, and working with the project leader to make improvements.

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

• Support the daily operations of the Pressure and Vacuum Project within the Primary Standards Lab.

• Apply knowledge, experience, and technical proficiency in measurement science with related

• systems, equipment, methods, and procedures.

• Team with other PSL engineers/technologists to tackle measurement and quality issues.

• Support research in metrology for development of new measurement technologies and procedures.

• Operate, maintain, solve precision electro-mechanical calibration systems, process measurement data, perform error analysis, and generate certificates/reports.

• Assemble/modify pressure manifolds and document compliance to SNL Pressure Safety requirements. - Conduct/support research and development of new measurement technologies.

• Improve performance/quality metrics for measurement system capabilities and identify ways to optimize calibration workflows.

• Travel on a limited basis to support NNSA technical surveillances and related activities.

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 degree in relevant STEM field (Engineering, Physics, Physical Sciences).

• Experience/demonstrated ability to assemble, disassemble and trouble-shoot electro-mechanical or pressure/vacuum systems.

• Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE "Q" Clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Experience with high-precision scientific measurements including primary/secondary standards and calibration systems for pressure/vacuum.

• Experience with collection, manipulation and/or troubleshooting of electronic signaling from test equipment such as multimeters, signal conditioners, oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc.

• Experience with the operation and/or troubleshooting of hydraulic systems.

• Experience with ISO 17025, Z540, QC-1 or other quality assurance programs.

• Experience using and/or programming computer-controlled equipment using COMPASS for Pressure,

• LabView, Python, MATLAB or Visual Basic.

• Experience using large, integrated software/database applications such as Maximo.

• Experience with measurement uncertainty, propagation of error, error budgets, and statistical analysis techniques using Microsoft Excel.

• Excellent teaming, interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.

• Already possess a DOE "L" or "Q" or DoD clearance.

About Our Team:

Department 2944, Primary Physical Standards, provides calibration support to the Nuclear Security Enterprise, including support for SNL research and production organizations. Department 2944 includes multiple projects and consists of parameters such as pressure, vacuum, leaks, volume, radiation, optics, force, mass and dimensional measurement. Primary Physical Standards, maintains a wide variety of measurement expertise and consults on technical problems, calibrates reference standards, and assists in technical guidance of the DOE/NNSA Nuclear Weapons Complex contractor standards laboratories. The overall calibration program is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 by the NIST National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP).

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.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

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.

Job ID: 695165

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F