Job Description:
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.
COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate:
Sandia demonstrates its commitment to public safety in the national interest by requiring that all new hires be fully vaccinated or have an approved medical or religious accommodation before commencing employment. The requirement also applies to those who are telecommuting and working virtually.
Any concerns about the ability to meet this requirement should be directed to HR Solutions at (505) 284-4700.
Salary Range:
$99700 - $196100
*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.
What Your Job Will Be Like:
We are seeking a Thermal Computational Modeling Researcher to join our collaborative team.
On any given day you may be called on to:
- Perform verification validation and/or uncertainty quantification (VVUQ) of thermal fluid dynamics and/or reacting material (e.g. solid decomposition gas phase combustion fire) simulations to support a variety of projects (e.g. nuclear safety/design and energy related research) for internal and external customers (e.g. the Department of Energy).
- Develop and utilize state-of-the-art tools to conduct computational simulation studies for VVUQ (e.g. fluid dynamics turbulent flow multiphase flow conductive/convective/radiative transport thermal-mechanical reacting flow porous media flow and heat transfer and thermal decomposition).
- Apply and develop uncertainty quantification techniques to build model credibility through the application of verification and validation principles.
- Work closely with teams of code developers analysts and experimentalists to perform validation of complex and challenging problems.
- Collaborate and interact closely with engineers and other researchers and analysts across the laboratory at both the California and New Mexico sites.
The selected applicant can be a remote worker located in any U.S. State or District of Columbia. Regular or periodic travel to your assigned work location may be required.
Qualifications We Require:
- PhD in mechanical chemical aerospace engineering or natural science field (mathematics physics statistics)
- Strong educational background in one or more of the following areas: heat transfer (including conduction convection and radiation) fluid dynamics reacting materials/chemistry/combustion statistical analysis applied mathematics
- Demonstrated programming or scripting experience (e.g. C/C++ Matlab or Python)
- Experience with modeling and simulation tools
- Ability to acquire and maintain a US DOE Q security clearance
Qualifications We Desire:
- Proven ability to present and publish research findings and make original contributions to engineering science
- Proven experience in analysis code development for engineering sciences applications
- Experience with data science machine learning statistical methods and/or uncertainty quantification techniques
About Our Team:
The mission of the other department 1544 the V&V UQ Credibility Processes department is to provide research development and application of mathematical and experimental techniques to assess the credibility of physics-based computational simulations. The multi-disciplinary team experienced in simulation and experimentation draws from a wide range of disciplines including fluid dynamics electromagnetics radiation effects solid and structural mechanics heat transfer numerical methods optimization statistics and risk assessment to support the laboratories mission. The analysis tools developed in 1544 can be used to (1) focus and prioritize research and development expenditures (2) mitigate risk through exploration of system design alternatives (3) optimize products and process in the presence of both uncertain and variable parameters and (4) support risk-informed decision making based on statistically-quantified data.
About Sandia:
Sandia National Laboratories is the nations 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.
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.
Job ID: 684967
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