Job Description

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*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Passionate about facilities? If so, you could be the Facilities Technologist we are seeking to join our team!

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

• Perform collection, trending, and analysis of preventive maintenance data on rotating equipment throughout the SNL-NM campus.
• Use ultrasonic, thermographic, oil analysis, and vibration analysis tools to diagnose failures before they impact operation.
• Work with maintenance craft, engineers, planners, and management to prioritize and schedule equipment replacements.
• Respond to failures and recommend corrective actions to management and other customers.
• Perform equipment post-mortem analyses to determine root cause(s) of failure, and recommend changes in operating strategy, maintenance, or redesign to mitigate risk of future failures.
• Participate in an operations and maintenance (O&M) analysis, such as Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) analysis, to assist in developing condition-based maintenance tasks with appropriate frequencies.
• Lead and mentor trades in predictive maintenance data collection methods.
• Successful candidate must be able to obtain the following certifications within the first 2 years of employment:
• Vibration Analysis Level 1
• Ultrasound Level 1
• Infrared Thermography Level 1

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

Salary Range:

$60,300 - $116,000

*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:

• High School Diploma or equivalent plus five (5) years of experience troubleshooting & maintaining electro-mechanical systems and rotating equipment in an industrial, facilities, or military environment; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Must be able to acquire a DOE Q-level security clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

• Associates degree or equivalent degree from a college or technical/trade school.
• Ability to work with limited supervision & communicate effectively (written and verbally) with peers, management, and craft.
• Demonstrated experience planning and completing predictive maintenance technology programs.
• Certifications in Vibration Analysis, Ultrasound, and Infrared Thermography.
• Experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) such as Maximo for work order planning and scheduling, parts ordering, etc.
• Experience with any of the following:
• Mechanical drives & power transmission
• Bearings & lubrication
• Vibration analysis
• Infrared thermography
• Ultrasonic analysis
• Shaft alignment
• Electric motor troubleshooting
• Operation and troubleshooting of rotating equipment such as compressors, pumps, blowers, gearboxes, chillers, and cooling towers.
• Motion amplification
• Oil analysis

About Our Team:

Department 4844, Mechanical Services, operates and provides preventive and corrective maintenance for mechanical systems associated with buildings at Sandia-NM. This department also provides heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) control, via the Facility Control System, to select buildings at Sandia-NM and Sandia-CA.

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.

Essential Functions:

If offered the position, you may be required to demonstrate your fitness to perform certain physical aspects of the position, including lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.

Job ID: 694719

Job Family: FA

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.