Mechanical Technologists/Sr. Mechanical Technologist - LIDSS

Company Description

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are committed to a diverse and equitable workforce with an inclusive culture that values and celebrates the diversity of our people, talents, ideas, experiences, and perspectives. This is essential to innovation and creativity for continued success of the Laboratory’s mission.

Pay Range

$41.93 - $61.57 Hourly

$41.93 - $51.33 Hourly for 533.2 Level

$50.28 - $61.57 Hourly for 533.3 Level

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. 

Job Description

We have an opening for a Mechanical Technologists/Sr. Mechanical Technologist to support the LIDSS Product Development Group. The group is —a fast-paced, cross-disciplinary team that specializes in rapid development of reliable flight test data-collection assets. Your focus will primarily be supporting the group’s drone capability, but you will also support other projects within the group as needed. Your daily work will be conducted in-person at LLNL’s Livermore site. This position is in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED)/Weapon Technologies and Engineering (WTE) Program, supporting the Strategic Deterrence (SD) Principal Directorate.

This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if you are selected at the higher level.

In this role you will

• Design, fabricate, assemble, disassemble, upgrade, and retrofit moderately complex electro-mechanical components and systems, using work control process and procedure requirements.
• Provide general technical support to engineering, scientific, and technical staff in deploying and operating the Livermore Independent Diagnostic Scoring System (LIDSS) in various locations around the world.
• Participate in indoor & outdoor drone-related experiments and flight tests. Conduct setup, preflight, and calibration procedures, and assist in the collection of experimental data.
• Provide operations, maintenance, design, fabrication, assembly support, and produce & maintain systems documentation and experimental records.
• Operate mechanical diagnostic equipment, maintain area controls, assist with mechanical diagnostic calibration and alignment, test prior to experiment execution, and perform data recovery after experiment execution.
• Apply intermediate knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes in solving mechanical problems.
• Perform facility related and technical functions such as maintenance, testing, upgrades to equipment control, etc. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the 533.3 level

• Provide advanced technical assembly and disassembly support of complex systems.
• Design, fabricate, assemble, and disassemble complex mechanical components and systems including planning and selecting materials, equipment, and methods, and setting appropriate priorities.
• Assist in developing test parameters, comprehensive troubleshooting and testing materials, components, or systems, interpreting standards, identifying problems, and providing solutions.
• May develop and author procedures, manuals, and qualifications, and/or plan, organize, and lead projects of limited scope.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Associate degree in Engineering Technology or related technical field; or a technology related certificate or diploma with related work experience and related course work; or equivalent combination of education and experience in a technical or engineering field that includes mechanical training.
• Experience working independently under general supervision to solve a variety of moderately complex technical problems in completion of work assignments.
• Experience with mechanical diagnostic equipment, maintaining area controls, assisting with mechanical diagnostic calibration and alignment, testing prior to experiment execution, and performing data recovery after