Senior/Principal - Laboratory Support Technologist Advanced Thin Film Materials - Onsite

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

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What Your Job Will Be Like :

Our team is seeking an R&D Laboratory Support Technologist to join our outstanding, hardworking team. Are you seeking an opportunity to support research efforts related to physical vapor deposition, atomic layer deposition, chemical vapor deposition, and vacuum technology? If so, read on to learn more.

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

Support staff in safely operating and maintaining thin film deposition systems in supporting of prototyping and production activities

Collaborate in a team environment with limited guidance

Prepare substrates, characterize samples utilizing a variety of techniques (optical, electrical, surface, roughness, stress, etc.), and troubleshooting vacuum system

Deposit custom thin films using physical vapor deposition (PVD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD), and atomic layer deposition (ALD) systems

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

Salary Range : 70,200 - $135,400

Qualifications We Require :

Associate's or bachelor's degree in a relevant science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field or equivalent combination of education and / or relevant work experience

Experience working in a laboratory and maintaining documentation

Experience with PVD, ALD, and / or CVD systems

Experience with vacuum system technology

Able to acquire and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire :

Creative thinking and technical problem solving

Proven experience operating, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing ALD / PVD / PE-CVD / vacuum systems

Experience with technical communication and documentation

Good interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills

Experience preparing, cleaning and characterizing thin film samples

Experience with CAD design tools (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or others)

Experience operating, trouble shooting, maintaining, and repairing vacuum systems

Experience programing in Matlab and / or LabView

About Our Team :

The Advanced Thin Film Materials Department (1875) conducts collaborative leading-edge experimental R&D that enables the collaborative development of creative solutions involving advanced thin film materials for supporting Sandia's broad and evolving National Security and Energy Missions. We specialize in providing scientific and engineering expertise in the areas of thin films and surface modifications for the laboratories. develops custom coating, prototypes, fixtures, and proof-of concept devices to meet a wide variety of national security mission needs. Our team has a wide variety of sputter, evaporation, chemical vapor deposition, and atomic layer deposition systems that are used to probe fundamental material science to develop novel thin films and coatings. Our research activities have broad impact; and typically generate peer-reviewed, high-profile journal publications and presentations at professional scientific meetings. Our Department's R&D advances the application of thin film materials with engineered mechanical, tribological, electrical and optical properties that impact Sandia's National Security Missions. We partner with mission collaborators to help develop low volume production of materials for various applications and engage in leadership roles in the NNSA / DOE complex.

Our team is committed to ensuring a nurturing environment compatible with a broad group of people and perspectives in accordance with the changing makeup of the workforce. In support of this vision, our center actively recruits applicants from diverse groups of backgrounds and fosters an inclusive community. Join us and work towards your goals while making a difference.

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 : 694564

Job Family : RD

Regular / Temporary Position : R

Full / Part-Time Status : F

Salary : $70,200 - $135,400