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Early Career Mechanical Engineer - Building Mechanical Systems, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories
401(k), relocation assistance
United States, New Mexico, Albuquerque
1515 Eubank Boulevard Southeast (Show on map)
Mar 14, 2025

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 a Mechanical Engineer to join our team and support building mechanical systems!

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



  • Perform minor designs in support of customer requests with Facility Project Manager approval and maintain as-builts for in-house designs.

  • Maintain a broad understanding of the building systems, safety systems structures and components, and design basis.

  • Lead all efforts for planned outages, coordination, and building occupant notifications.

  • Write high rigor planned outage procedures and switching memos and review/approve all procedures and memos for assigned portfolio.

  • Collaborate with Architect/Engineer partners on system capacities and design basis.

  • Participate in building systems performance monitoring, system analysis, and operate per the design basis within assigned portfolio.

  • Identify facility project needs through the Condition Assessment, Resource Conservation, or Operations processes and assist in integrating those needs across the site.

  • Support project requirements development, developing and analyzing design options and alternatives, Architect/Engineer Q&A, engineered safety, and project design reviews focusing on specification and standard reviews at the building system level operations and maintainability of equipment.

  • Review and advise changes to Real Estate Operating Permit (REOP).

  • Provide technical expertise and analysis in support of predictive and preventative maintenance technologies.

  • Adhere to FMS business process and identify improvements and best practices.

  • Support Affinity Groups, Standards, Specifications and Design Manual development, and improvement.

  • Review Facilities Control System (FCS) alarms and issues with Building Operator/Engineering Technologist for resolution.

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



Salary Range:

$85,100 - $164,100

*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:



  • Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant discipline plus three (3) years of experience.

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.



Qualifications We Desire:



  • Mechanical Engineering New Mexico Professional Engineer (NMPE) license.

  • Possess the New Mexico Fundamentals Engineering certificate.

  • Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant discipline or Doctoral Degree in relevant discipline with an emphasis in HVAC or mechanical utilities plus two (2) or more years of relevant experience .

  • Experience working with nuclear facilities and using computerized facilities management systems (Maximo, Tririga, etc).

  • NNSA, DOE ,or other federal government real property asset management requirements experience.

  • Experience with current mechanical codes and standards (IBC, ASHRAE), scoping detailed mechanical projects, and troubleshooting mechanical systems.

  • Demonstrated experience in the following:

  • Mechanical design engineering.

  • Analytical and reasoning skills necessary to identify and resolve mechanical risk issues.

  • Coordination of mechanical outages.

  • Developing and implementing a preventive maintenance plan.

  • Leadership skills including the ability to articulate the vision to key stakeholders.

  • Basic knowledge of technical building or site infrastructure design and construction.

  • Working knowledge and understanding in Facilities engineering, design, construction and contracting, best standards and practices.

  • Ability to prioritize and execute multiple tasks in a high-pressure environment.

  • Ability to successfully plan, organize, lead, and monitor team efforts to completion.



About Our Team:

The Mechanical Engineering department is day-to-day engineering support for facility mechanical systems. Responsibilities include maintenance support, developing lockout tagout procedures, in-house design, design reviews, project scoping, reliability-centered maintenance analysis, lifecycle asset managent planning, mechanical equipment specifications, and design specifications.

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: 695223

Job Family: FA

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

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