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 vacations, 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 a General Technologist who will act as a R&D/technical resource supporting all aspects of PPVS incoming material processing, inspection, material problem solving, and acceptance activities. You will be the primary technologist supporting one or more commodity engineering areas in managing inspection activities, assisting in identifying engineering solutions for material quality concerns to ensure parts are to pedigree standards, overseeing and supporting other technologist training and mentoring and daily support for non-standard work.

On any given day you may be asked to:

• Work with assigned engineering commodity groups to assist in problem solving material and part concerns.
• Utilize different platforms such as Oracle, PRIME, EIMS, to research material/inventory problems.
• Be knowledgeable on applicable standards for assigned commodity group such as GD&T, ASTM, IPC Standards.
• Work with external vendors to support PPVS3 related activities
• Manage the execution of a multitude of quality inspections
• Review inspection data
• Support such areas as testing and engineering data collection.
• Analyze results and implements procedures for problems based upon assigned commodity areas.
• Be knowledgeable on inspection and test specifications and procedures.
• Prepare reports and recommend solutions to technical problems as required.
• Work closely with engineering and logistic teams to solve issues, provide recommendations to engineers for inspection criteria, and improve processes using a lean approach.
• Perform safety walk-throughs, monitoring of materials to include maximum allowable quantities (MAQs) and limited life.

Due to the nature of work, successful candidate must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$70,200 - $135,400

*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:

• Requires a high school diploma plus 5 or more years of directly related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience conducting engineering/quality inspection activities.
• Active DOE Q-level (or DOD equivalent) security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Bachelors degree in STEM discipline
• Green Belt Certification
• Excellent presentation and writing skills to effectively communicate with all levels of management and internal and external customers
• Excellent organization skills
• Agile, self-starting, and energized by change with a demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple, competing priorities and be comfortable in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to lead through others

About Our Team:

The Purchased Product Value Stream 3 (PPVS3), Org. 07561-1, oversees industrial engineering, bonded stores, and materials operations that support the Neutron Generator (NG) Enterprise and other NW production partners. PPVS3 works in a high-consequence operational envelope encompassing classified materials, precious metals, closed areas, chemicals, explosives, and radioactive materials. The organization is responsible for assuring the integrity and traceability of weapons material though the logistics supply chain which includes receiving, incoming acceptance, warehousing, inventory management, material movement, and shipping. PPVS3 is also responsible for the design, development, testing, and delivery of Department of Transportation (DOT) compliant packaging solutions and operations engineering as well as the planning for the build of packaging kits and NG disassembly activities. The organization also supervises the planning, coordination and execution of outbound customer shipments. Finally, the PPVS3 Industrial Engineering team provides visibility and insight for our production partners by leveraging data-driven modeling and analysis solutions to increase operational efficiency, effectiveness, and customer confidence.

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: 694157

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.