Job Description

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*

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

*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking Materials Science Engineer to support the growing lithium ion and lithium primary battery projects in Department 7545. Our products are based on several different battery chemistries and include both lithium primary and secondary cells. This department provides engineering design and development support to the Power Sources Technology Group (PSTG) at Sandia for Nuclear Deterrence (ND) and National Security Program (NSP) customers.

Ideally, you are a detailed individual, interested in working on a diverse set of problems and able to easily integrate with teams composed of mechanical, chemical, and materials engineers. Occasional travel will be required. Engineered safety and work authorization are instrumental to the way work is accomplished in Org. 7540 and a key work activity for all employees.

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

• Provide support to, or lead, one or more Product Realization Teams (PRTs) involved in designing, developing, testing, and delivering high quality power source products to challenging specifications.
• Support small lot development battery builds for evaluation and testing including identifying/implementing design and process improvements, providing engineering oversight, and technical problem resolution.
• Interface with customers concerning product performance requirements.
• Work with external suppliers to ensure products are built as intended and evaluating test results.

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

Salary Range:

$114,000 - $227,500

*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:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and relevant experience defined by the following parameters:¿
• An Associate’s degree in a relevant discipline plus nine (9) years of directly related relevant work experience; or¿
• A High School Diploma plus thirteen (13) years of directly related relevant work experience.*¿

*Equivalent education and experience must be engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.

Qualifications We Desire:

The ideal R&D S&E, Materials Science candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following: ¿

• Graduate degree in Materials Science or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
• Active DOE Q or DOD TS security clearance.
• Experience in a research and development environment.
• Experience with materials characterization techniques.
• Experience working on teams consisting of multidisciplinary and multi-disciplinary experimentalists, modelers, and theorists with a common goal.
• Effective interpersonal skills for giving presentations, preparing reports, writing articles, and explaining the important aspects of technical work to customers.

Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience: ¿

• Experience working safely around mitigated hazards associated with general laboratory environments.
• Proven experience designing, fabricating and/or testing primary or secondary lithium batteries and components.
• Experience in product design, development, fabrication, and qualification of hardware. Particularly beneficial would be experience with the ND production realization and qualification processes.
• Experience with the development, assembly, or testing of electronic components and boards.
• Proven evidence of excellent teaming, interpersonal and written communication, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated self-starter with a record of technical accomplishments in relevant technical areas.
• Experience in developing methods, processes, technical work documents and procedures.
• Previous experience in the development and conducting of test plans for hardware including environmental testing.
• Experience leading teams composed of engineers and support personnel with diverse technical skills.
• Experience negotiating requirements and deliverables

About Our Team:

Department 7445, Power Sources Design and Development is part of the integrated Power Sources Technology Group. The Power Source organization provides R&D, engineering, and production of power sources including thermal batteries, thermoelectrics, and lithium primary and secondary cell batteries, as well as research into many other new power source technologies. While the primary customer of the Power Sources Group is NNSA, there is a growing customer base including DoD, other DOE offices, and commercial entities.

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: 695275

Job Family: RD

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.