Engineer Scientist

Requisition Number: ENGIN
002199

• Posted :
  April 17, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

1000 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20585, USA

DOE Germantown MD
19901 Germantown Rd
Germantown, MD 20874, USA

MELE Associates, Inc. is seeking to add an experienced Engineer/Scientist to support the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in the execution of its mission, including providing technical, programmatic management, environmental planning and logistics support services. This full-time on-site position is contingent upon contract award.

• Supporting roll‑up of project assignments, milestones, and performance into an integrated project‑wide view.
• Supporting project‑related technical analyses related to investment decisions, such as pair‑wise comparisons, benchmarking, trade‑off analysis, security/vulnerability project evaluations, etc.
• Support deep dives on program related tasks, compose analysis, research support human research topics, conduct FOI studies.
• Identify requirements, interfaces, and integration issues with recommendations for resolutions based on findings and defend quantitative analysis to management.
• Support NNSA in conducting broad‑based independent project management reviews, and assessments.
• Conduct independent technical and programmatic assessments / evaluations of:
  • NNSA’s nuclear weapons electronic product realization (PR) information and data management applications/ systems
  • Systems utilized in the NNSA nuclear weapons design‑to‑ production environment
  • PRIDE’s NSE transformational achievements/impacts
  • Warhead Life Extension Program (LEP) product realization information technology advancements
  • Return on Investments (ROI) supporting long‑term Stockpile Stewardship
  • Contributions to PR systems/applications technical planning, information management objectives
  • Classified Need‑to‑Know models‑based engineering environment and Enterprise Architecture decision analyses
  • Cybersecurity, supply chain, and other risks our digital program poses to the mission
  • Progress towards Models‑based Enterprise (MBE), Models‑based Definition (MBD) and Digital Engineering (DE)

• Current, active DOE Q Clearance/Top Secret Clearance with ability to acquire SCI.
• Master’s degree in engineering or science‑related field. Eight (8) years of relevant experience is equivalent to a four (4) year bachelor's degree.
• Minimum ten (10) years of government experience.
• Superior communication, organizational, interpersonal, and writing skills.

This position is contingent upon contract award.

Location: This is a full‑time on‑site position in Washington, DC 20585, Germantown, MD 20874, or Albuquerque, NM 87123 USA.

• Employer‑paid employee Medical, Dental and Vision Care.
• Low‑Cost Family Health Care offered.
• Federal Holidays and three (3) weeks’ vacation.
• 401(k) with Employer Match.
• Cross‑training opportunities.

With over 300 employees and offices in Rockville, MD, Washington, DC, and Albuquerque, NM, MELE is a veteran‑owned government contractor empowering its customers with innovative solutions for more than three decades. MELE has team members located across the U.S. and has served more than a hundred countries across hundreds of project locations. The company offers technical, engineering, and programmatic support expertise to a host of U.S. federal and international agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, INTERPOL, and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

MELE’s services include national security, intelligence, IT/cybersecurity, facility management and engineering, CBRNE defense and nuclear security, emergency response training/management, and mission and program support.

MELE Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. MELE Associates, Inc. is an E‑Verify employer.

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