Digital Engineering Generalist - R&D Engineer

What You Will Do

The Product Realization and Reliability Office (PRRO) in Nuclear Production Operations consists of a multidisciplinary group of engineers and scientists that support plutonium programs (i.e., pit production, surveillance, research & development, and subcritical experiments) across the entire Nuclear Production Operations organization.

The PRRO Office is seeking a digital engineering generalist to support standardization of process and data usage in support of factory floor improvements. The objective of this role is to standardize information collection practices, engineer solutions for leveraging the data to drive factory floor change, and link the information with other systems (PLM/MRP/MES/RMS etc.). This position will have a mix of direct shop floor engagement and office work.

The generalist position will provide as-needed support to different digital engineering initiatives and achieve a broad understanding of the digital engineering domain.

The selected candidate will be responsible for:

• Leading the development of complex continuous improvement opportunities that leverage digital engineering capabilities
• Writing policies and procedures for managing specific information objects
• Supporting or acting as a capability lead in developing specific digital engineering capabilities from concept through to production implementation
• Supporting Nuclear Production workforce in using digital engineering capabilities (PLM, RMS, MBSE, etc.)
• Championing Nuclear Production digital engineering vision within LANL and the overall NSE
• Participation in industry standards working groups that can directly support the production mission
• Facilitating requirements gathering and user feedback collection from Nuclear Production workforce
• Identifying collaboration opportunities with other portions of LANL

Minimum

Job Requirements:

R&D Engineer 2:

• Demonstrated knowledge of change and configuration management
• Experience planning and executing projects of low to moderate complexity
• Experience creating and using engineering models in at least two domains (mCAD, eCAD, MBSE, FEA, Requirements etc.)
• Strong documentation skills; demonstrated ability to document technical results in a formal method/format
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Strong presentation skills

Additional Job Requirements for R&D Engineer 3:

• Experience working with a formal change management process
• Experience planning and executing projects of moderate to high complexity
• Demonstrable history of successful project and task execution in teams of at least 4 people
• Demonstrable history of teaming across organizational boundaries on complex projects

Q Clearance: This position requires a Q clearance and obtaining such clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by, or on behalf of, the Federal Government for access to classified matter.

Education/

Experience:

R&D Engineer 2:
Position requires a Bachelor?s Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited institution and 4 years of related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

R&D Engineer 3:
Position requires a Master?s Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution and 6 years of related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation. At this level a Ph.D. may be preferred.

Desired

Qualifications:

• Excellent problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to analyze complex shop floor challenges and implement effective solutions.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with shop floor personnel and cross-functional teams.
• Proactive mindset with a passion for driving continuous improvement and operational excellence in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with private industry production and continuous improvement.
• Proficient understanding of databases and information models.
• Familiarity with the product realization process within the nuclear security enterprise
• Ability to code simple programs / proof of concept within an object oriented language.
• Familiarity with IIoT, Industry 4.0, and associated standards such as QIF and MTConnect

The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.

Position commitment: Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.

Note to Applicants: For full consideration submit a comprehensive resume and include a detailed cover letter explaining how you meet each of the minimum requirements…