R&D Engineer

What You Will Do

This position will be filled at either the R&D Engineer 2 or 3 level, depending on the skills of the selected candidate. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level. R&D Engineers report to the Program Director for the Associate Laboratory Directorate for the Weapons Engineering Office of Design Agency Quality (ALDW-DAQ) and be a contributing member to a dynamic team of engineers and quality professionals responsible for engaging with system and test engineers, surveillance engineers, production liaisons, and production organization quality personnel responsible for nuclear weapon development, testing, design, realization, and surveillance.

The position functions in a quality engineering role working as part of product realization teams, facilitating and documenting Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEA), ensuring necessary and sufficient operational controls, and monitoring ongoing activities which support nuclear weapon-related activities. The position plays a vital role in evaluating subversion risks in support of Nuclear Enterprise Assurance for weapon programs, including cyber-assurance.

The selected candidate must be able to operate independently and must exercise personal initiative in successfully completing assigned tasks. The selected candidate will apply technical expertise in hardware design, fabrication, and knowledge of engineering practices/theory to meet programmatic deliverables. The successful candidate will work daily in a classified setting, and must demonstrate a strong commitment towards security, safety and compliance.

The position will involve travel to National Security Enterprise locations with varying frequency.

R&D Engineer 2s may be called upon to assist in performing causal analysis, and in quality assurance performance audits, assessments and surveillances.

R&D Engineer 3s may be called upon to assist and serve a leadership role for performing causal analysis, and in quality assurance performance audits, assessments and surveillances. In addition, R&D Engineer 3s may be called upon to serve as team members and leaders for high-consequence DAQ supported initiatives.

• Foundation in basic statistics.
• Working knowledge of QA systems and/or performance-based audits, assessments, and surveillances.
• Working knowledge in the facilitation and documentation of FMEA.
• Ability to interpret various physical, mechanical, and electrical documents, blueprints, drawings and schematics; familiarity with ASME Y14.5M standard.
• Knowledge of and experience in one or more of the following engineering disciplines: aerospace, chemical, computer, cybersecurity, electrical, mechanical, or nuclear engineering.
• Ability to document technical reports.
• Demonstrated success in providing customer service and establishing strong customer relations.
• Ability to foster an environment of teamwork, quality, technical excellence, innovation, and creativity.
• Ability to develop and present training materials on quality or policy topics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven record of success participating in cross-organizational teams.
• Working knowledge to recognize technical problems, and apply analysis and testing, if necessary, to generate suitable solutions and effectively document and communicate results.
• Proven skills and experience in completing moderately complex assignments successfully under pressure.
• Strong analytical ability and innovative thinking
• Demonstrate responsibility for independent actions, decision-making and accountability within their areas of responsibility, managing multiple tasks with moderate supervision.

• Strong foundation in basic statistics.
• Assisting & leading in QA system development and maintenance and/or performance-based audits, assessments, and surveillances.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize technical problems, and apply analysis and testing, if necessary, to generate suitable solutions and effectively document and…