Engineer I, Mechanical

About the Role

The Special Technologies Laboratory (STL) in Santa Barbara, California is in search of an Engineer I to support direct customer national security activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Solid foundation in mechanics, materials, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and manufacturing processes.
• Academic or project experience with a 3D CAD platform such as SolidWorks, Creo, NX, or CATIA.
• Familiarity with GD&T, engineering drawings, tolerance stack-ups, and basic metrology.
• Exposure to prototyping, machining, additive manufacturing, FEA, MATLAB, Python, or data-analysis tools is a plus.
• Work closely with senior scientists, senior mechanical engineers and technologists to plan scientific experiments and field campaigns.
• Travel for field deployments of remote sensing sensors and infrastructure.
• Support field programs and designs using pre-determined principles and practices.
• Contribute to designs, strategies, reports and technical proposals.
• Follow specific established engineering and technical procedures and instructions.
• Assist in defining specifications for procurements and initiates purchase requests.
• Perform other duties assigned by Management.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or a Calculus-based STEM bachelor’s degree in engineering; or for Architects, Certification from the National Council or Architectural Registration Board (NCARB); or Professional Engineer license.
• Skill building experience must demonstrate either deeper technical specialization or additional cross-disciplinary knowledge. Graduate research experience may be recognized.
• Ability to interpret codes and standards applicable to the position.

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship, at least 18 years of age.

The primary work location will be at the Special Technologies Laboratory located in Santa Barbara, CA.

Flexible work schedule may be negotiated with the manager; employees can work 5/8s, 9/80 or 4/10 work weeks.

Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required.

MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.

A Federal background investigation, subsequent reinvestigations, counterintelligence evaluation, and potentially a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination are required for security clearance.

Salary Range

$67,704.00 - $101,566.40