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SalaryKey Responsibilities:
- Will work as a member of a small team supporting scientists, engineers, technicians, and National Laboratory (SNL, LANL) customers in building, testing, and fielding complex diagnostic systems that utilize the following skills: designing, fabricating, testing, characterizing, and fielding unique and innovative diagnostic systems involving state-of-the-art digital imaging systems, multi-frame imaging systems, visible and stereo imaging systems, IR imaging systems; optical velocimetry systems such as PDV, MPDV, and BLR; complex fiber-optic assemblies, custom fiber-optic sensors and arrays, custom fiber-optic probes; optical lens and relay systems; and radiometry and pyrometry systems. Candidate requires extensive experience with the use blackbody source operation for calibration/testing of pyrometry diagnostics. Familiarity with the use of MATLAB for diagnostic equipment control and data processing is required.
- Will be required to generate detailed documentation for designs, fabrication and assembly, field support one-lines and checklists, and submission of work order requests and work instructions as part of the execution of work. Must be able to work under pressure in support of deliverables that have agreed upon delivery dates; must be able to efficiently plan and organize work, must possess strong communication skills and be compatible with working in a small team environment; and must be able to develop strong effective relationships with team members, managers, and customers.
- Use of electronics, instrumentation and tools such as: powered hand tools, digital storage oscilloscopes, digital delay generators, high-bandwidth fiber links, and other electronics.
- May mentor/train less experienced personnel.
- Plan and conduct work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection, application, adaptation, and modification of standard techniques, guidelines, procedures, and criteria. Devises new approaches to maintenance, operations, or testing.
- Plan and conduct independent work requiring judgment and experience in the application and substantial adaptation of operations techniques. Devises new approaches to operations problems.
- May provide maintenance, operations, or testing direction to subordinate engineers, technicians, crafts, or others as assigned for specific projects or tasks.
- Perform work that involves conventional practices but may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting requirements, unsuitability of conventional methods, or difficult coordination requirements.
- Assist with the preparation of operations manuals.
- Plan, guide, or prepare administrative and technical documents as required for maintenance, operations, or testing.
- Coordinate project assignments among engineering, construction, specialty staff groups, clients, and vendors.
Perform other duties assigned by Management.
Qualifications
- Associate degree in field related to the position plus at least 12 years’ progressive related experience or High School diploma plus 14 years’ progressive related experience.
- Must possess a strong knowledge of electronics, instrumentation chassis assembly and construction, soldering techniques, and knowledge of DOE and industry workmanship standards, hands-on use of basic and powered hand tools, and a thorough knowledge of laboratory instrumentation such as digital storage oscilloscopes, digital delay generators, high-bandwidth fiber links, and other electronic test and measurement instrumentation; a strong working knowledge of computer programming is desirable.
- Must be willing and able to mentor/train less experienced personnel.
- Must be able to work with minimum or no supervision.
- The primary work location will be at the Sandia Operations (SO) located in Albuquerque, NM.
- Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required. MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license.
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