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We are seeking a motivated Mechanical Technologist to join a team providing support for creative training and explosive testing to counter strategic threats. Join us and help develop modern solutions to enhance our nation's security!

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

• Maintain chemical waste, hazardous waste, fleet inspections, maintenance and disposition.
• Maintain sites and facilities to enable a professional and safe atmosphere for the team and its customers.
• Perform mechanical fabrication (i.e., welding, cutting, machining).
• Operate heavy equipment (i.e., forklift, boom lift, skid-steer).
• Potential travel opportunities.

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

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in the following:
  • Law enforcement and/or DOJ.
  • General mechanics, such as portable hand tool usage.
  • High-consequence field testing operations.
• Forklift certification.
• Active DOE Q-level security clearance.

• Experience with:
  • Engineered Safety principles and practices or Work Planning and Control Processes.
  • Hazardous material inspections and inventory management.
  • Field test and/or training environments and facilitating field testing or training exercises.

The Energetic Threats and Training Department serves the nation's need for energetic threat assessments for WMD first responders. 6646 serves customers from DoD, DOJ, DHS, NNSA, and others by designing and developing inert improvised nuclear devices. Additionally, the department performs large scale threat with real world training venues and scenarios locally at Site 9940 as well as offsite.

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*

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive 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 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.

This Limited Term Employee (LTE) position is a temporary position for one year term, which may be renewed at Sandia's discretion up to a maximum of seven years.

Individuals in LTE positions may bid on regular Sandia positions as internal candidates, and in some cases may be converted to regular career positions during their term if warranted by ongoing operational needs, continuing availability of funds, and satisfactory job performance.