Cleared Member/Senior R&D Electromechanical Technologist - Weapons Assembly Team, Onsite

About the role

We are seeking highly motivated Electromechanical Technologists to join our Weapons Assembly Team. In this critical role you will be at the forefront of national security and advanced weapons development, supporting hands‑on, highly technical work that directly impacts the research, development, and qualification testing of sophisticated weapon systems including the B61‑12, W80‑4, W87‑1, B61‑13, W80‑5, and W93. You will perform detailed assembly and disassembly operations in a state‑of‑the‑art lab environment, following strict safety and quality standards. You will lead and participate in work planning to control hazards and ensure safe execution, collaborating closely with engineers and scientists to support complex testing and production activities. On any given day you may be called on to: lead or participate in work planning to identify and control hazards (electrical, mechanical, thermal, chemical, radiological, explosive, etc.), ensuring tasks are executed using engineered, safe‑by‑design methods; develop and present your work plan to lab management during Readiness Reviews; perform detailed assembly and disassembly operations on new weapons designs within a state‑of‑the‑art laboratory environment; plan and carry out complex tasks that require strict adherence to exacting standards and a disciplined, step‑by‑step assembly/disassembly process; and provide assembly and field test support at Sandia’s world‑class environmental test facilities. Our team directly supports and executes lab operations for the B61‑12, W80‑4, W87‑1, B61‑13, W80‑5, and W93 weapon systems, contributing to hardware management, assembly and disassembly, systems support, research and development, design and engineering, experiments and qualification testing, design maturation, and production of these systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead or participate in work planning to identify and control hazards (electrical, mechanical, thermal, chemical, radiological, explosive, etc.), ensuring tasks are executed using engineered, safe‑by‑design methods.
• Develop and present your work plan to lab management during Readiness Reviews.
• Perform detailed assembly and disassembly operations on new weapons designs within a state‑of‑the‑art laboratory environment.
• Plan and carry out complex tasks that require strict adherence to exacting standards and a disciplined,