Integrated Weapons Experiments; IWE System Engineer; R&D Engineer

This position is open for external candidates only to apply.

This position will be filled at either the R&D Engineer 3 or R&D Engineer 4 level, depending upon the skills of the candidate. Additional job responsibilities will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level.

The Integrated Weapons Experiments (IWE) Office, within the Associate Laboratory Directorate for Weapons Engineering Program Office (ALDW-PO), is seeking an energetic and experienced individual to provide systems engineering leadership, including interface definition and requirements development, within the laboratory's Hydrodynamic testing portfolio. The selected candidate will report directly to the IWE Project-Program Director supporting Hydrodynamic experiments as defined in the National Hydro Test Plan (NHTP).

The candidate will play a key role implementing initiatives to standardize the engineering design process to improve the cadence of IWE execution in support of core laboratory mission goals, all while seeking solutions that preserve and increase data quality from hydrodynamic experiments.

• Understand the hydrodynamic process, stakeholder interests and relationships between physics, engineering and experiment execution. Understand how all processes and activities influence the quality of data from hydrodynamic experiments.
• Implement systems engineering principles, to include a graded approach for experiment rigor, to improve the cadence of IWE execution throughout all phases of the experiment lifecycle.
• Coordinate with physics, engineering, manufacturing, quality, experimental teams, and Sub-Critical Experiments (SCEs) to develop, manage, and standardize IWE requirements and constraints.
• Work with existing stakeholders to select, develop, and implement digital tools to streamline system engineering processes enabling improvements and collaboration across the IWE portfolio while ensuring data quality.
• Collaborate across organizations to define interfaces in process or engineering. Develop process or technical solutions that constrain these interfaces for consistent results.

• Develop a vision and provide transformative engineering leadership, using systems engineering principles, to streamline IWE execution throughout all phases of the experiment lifecycle.
• Train, mentor, and support the integrated project teams enabling successful implementation of system engineering principles throughout all phases of the experiment lifecycle.

• Demonstrated experience performing systems engineering on experiments or large systems, where the technical and process aspects are both complex.
• Experience interacting effectively with all levels of personnel; building trust, gaining consensus, and resolving conflicts.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.

• Extensive experience developing, implementing, and leading systems engineering for complex experiments or large systems.
• Successfully demonstrated experience developing and mentoring staff.

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.

Position requires a Master's Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution and 12 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.

• Advanced knowledge of laboratory policies, and processes for weapons engineering and R&D work.
• Demonstrated experience in design, fabrication, and assembly of hydros and/or focused experiments.
• INCOSE Associate Systems Engineering Professional certification or equivalent.
• Familiarity with LANL firing sites, their diagnostics capabilities, and site limitations.
• Experience using digital Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) tools, Requirements Management Software (RMS), or equivalent for systems engineering development and management such as Cameo or Doors.

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

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.

• For consideration, applicants must submit a cover letter addressing all minimum and…