W78 Systems Engineer (R&D Engineer 3/4)

at  Los Alamos National Laboratory

THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED AT EITHER THE R&D ENGINEER 3 OR R&D ENGINEER 4 LEVEL, DEPENDING ON THE SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE OF THE SELECTED CANDIDATE.

Weapon system engineers are called upon to provide expertise to ensure the safety, reliability, and security of our Nation’s nuclear stockpile for the entire weapon life cycle. The selected candidate will serve as a systems engineer within the W78 Systems Engineering Group (W-3). This position will require regular interactions with other national laboratories and production agencies (PA), the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Department of Defense (DoD), and their contractors. All W78 systems engineers will professionally collaborate with others throughout the group, division, laboratory, and Nuclear Weapons Complex, to resolve complex technical and programmatic issues associated with the warhead while encouraging learning, teaming, mutual respect, and excellence at all levels.

PREVIOUS SYSTEM ENGINEERING AND/OR OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Component development, fabrication, and production
• Developing system- through component-level requirements and assuring adherence to requirements
• Component- or system-level surveillance activities
• Thorough experience with engineering authorization and document management systems
• Project leadership experience with clearly defined deliverables and milestones

DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to meet schedule and deliverables for multiple concurrent projects with a range of priorities
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with multi-faceted personnel including internal and external customers, as well as experience with conflict resolution
• Demonstrated ability to work with nominal supervision, as well as part of a team in a multi-disciplinary environment, and to interact effectively with a variety of organizations

IN ADDITION TO THE JOB REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED ABOVE, QUALIFICATION AT THE R&D ENGINEER 4 LEVEL REQUIRES:

• Advanced knowledge of systems engineering and requirements management principles and processes
• Advanced knowledge and experience with product design engineering phases to include Development Engineering (Conceptual and Baseline Design) and Production Engineering
• Exceptional skills demonstrated in the following areas: problem solving, conflict resolution, and customer and stakeholder interactions
  Education/Experience:
  R&D Engineer 3: The position requires a Master’s Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited institution and 6 years of related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
  R&D Engineer 4: Position requires a Master’s Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited institution and 12 years of related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with nuclear weapon design and product realization
• Experience with assembly practices, modeling, or analysis tools
• An advanced degree in engineering or applicable science field
• Ability to read and interpret engineering design drawings and effectively apply fundamental problem analysis
• Demonstrated experience interacting with customers
• Seasoned experience interacting with and presenting to senior-level management and customers
• Project management training and/or prior experience with planning, executing, and completing complex activities within scope, schedule, and budget