R&D Engineer ; Process Engineer

About the Role

Welcome to the Associate Laboratory Directorate for Weapons Production (ALDWP) and the Power Supply and Production (PSP) Division. The PSP Division is one of 10 divisions in ALDWP. Our employees are the most valuable asset within the Laboratory. The Power Supply Production group (PSP‑5) works with space and defense programs to process plutonium to make heat sources for instrumentation and generators that need long‑lasting and reliable power.

• Technical support as the process/system engineer in developing, improving, troubleshooting processes, and supporting high‑value manufacturing.
• Support operations as needed to maintain equipment and ensure process operability.
• Interact with multiple organizations to ensure implementation and compliance with Conduct of Engineering, Conduct of Maintenance, Conduct of Operations, Quality, and Safety Management programs.

• Assures safety and security compliance, maintains required training, and makes safety and security an integral part of every task.
• Contributes to the research, design, testing, analysis, verification, and validation of engineering and technology solutions in support of R&D initiatives.
• Applies and interprets existing discipline‑specific engineering and scientific principles, techniques, methods, and tools to provide solutions for a wide assortment of complex problems.
• Develops a technical approach and new methods or techniques, using creativity in applying standard practices and procedures, which lead to new or improved capabilities.
• Assists in the development of technical products such as journal papers and reports, and the development of intellectual property.
• Sets direction and goals for well‑defined tasks involving more than one person, scopes tasks within a project and defines deliverables at task level, and leads specific project tasks to meet scope, schedule, and budget.
• Provides peer review of the work of others across organizations or disciplines.
• Develops mentoring skills to mentor junior staff and peers in technical and professional growth.
• Maintains state‑of‑the‑art technical expertise within discipline and develops new skills in related disciplines. Attains additional certifications and/or qualifications.
• Fosters a mutually respectful and inclusive work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.

• Leads the research, design, testing, analysis, verification, and validation of novel engineering and technology solutions.
• Develops innovative advanced concepts, theories, methods, techniques and approaches to address specialized problems. May contribute to the development of industry standards.
• Develops new technical capabilities and creates opportunities to extend R&D engineering through the expansion of existing efforts.
• Leads the development of technical products such as journal papers, reports, presentations, and concept papers.
• Influences organizational, project, and program strategies and directions.
• Leads technical decision‑making at task level within a project. Makes decisions and/or recommendations that influence achievement of key programmatic objectives.
• Uses project assignments to further organizational goals. Develops and implements project management plans, including scope, schedule, and budget, for small to moderate projects.
• Leads peer review of the work of others within his/her own organization and participates in peer review across organizations or disciplines.
• Actively mentors and trains junior staff.
• Develops or contributes ideas for new proposals and business development opportunities. Leads development of technical section of small to moderate proposals and acquires funding.
• Contributes to developments in industry and develops new skills consistent with state‑of‑the‑art. May attain additional certifications, qualifications, and/or recognitions.

• Experience in one or more of the following engineering disciplines: mechanical engineering; manufacturing engineering; machining engineering or other relevant fields.
• Intermediate knowledge of professional engineering concepts, principles, practices, and procedures,…