The Research Mechanical Division (RMD) works in collaboration with project physicists to safely turn physics ideas into reality, the abstract into the concrete and theory into application. RMD has the resources and skills to define system-level requirements that aid in assessing engineering design concepts; research and develop enabling technologies; plan and execute peer reviews of design concepts and project plans; and, design, build and test complex instruments, experiments and machines that meet or exceed project requirements. RMD support has been instrumental to projects such as the Large Hadron Collider ATLAS detector at Switzerland's CERN facility, the Silicon Detector (SiD) for the Internal Linear Collider (ILC), SLAC's own Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS, LCLS-II), the SLAC-managed Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Camera Project, among many other projects.

With its expert mechanical engineers, mechanical designers and technical staff, and its fabrication and machining facilities, RMD offers:

• Structural and thermal design, analysis and testing
• 3D modeling of complex mechanical systems
• Electro-mechanical design
• Optical systems engineering and design
• Detector and accelerator system design
• Cryogenic system design and operation
• Specialty machining and welding
• Precision assembly and integration
• Clean room operations
• Mechanical ground support equipment design