Shift Technical Engineer ; Nuclear Facilities Engineer - All Shifts

What You Will Do

Join a fast paced and performance-focused team supporting nuclear operations in defense of our nation!

The Plutonium Facilities Engineering Division Essential Balance of Plant Group (PFE-EBP) at Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking multiple Nuclear Facility Engineers to be part of a brand‑new Shift Technical Engineering Team, a mission‑critical team that will support 24/7 operations at the TA-55 Plutonium Facility. This position will work rotating 12‑hour shifts aligned with the TA-55 Operations Center.

As a Shift Technical Engineer (STE), you will be responsible for ensuring safe and efficient day‑to‑day operations of the Plutonium Facility. You will provide technical input to the Operations Center and will also interface with Cognitive System Engineers, Programmatic Groups, Maintenance Groups, and others to help ensure accomplishment of the LANL mission.

You will provide proactive support to ensure Technical Safety Requirements, including Limiting Conditions of Operation and Documented Safety Analyses, are met. You will assist in implementation of project plans for the design, installation, commissioning, or operation of nuclear facility systems.

Incumbent will act as the first point of contact for technical and operating challenges that arise during ongoing construction activities at the Plutonium Facility. In addition to the responsibilities above, engineers in this position will have broad cross‑discipline expertise (mechanical, electrical, structural, chemical), knowledge of nuclear facility engineering principles and procedures, guides, appropriate standards and administrative practices, and providing mentorship and leadership to peers & junior level engineers.

• Knowledge of analysis and calculation techniques to support engineered solutions.
• Ability to effectively communicate engineering solutions both verbally and written with a broad group of stakeholders.
• Understanding of nuclear facility engineering work planning and control methods, engineering principles and procedures, guides, appropriate standards, administrative practices, as well as project and process engineering practices.
• Understanding of basic troubleshooting steps.
• Ability to manage the configuration, operability, and performance of engineered safety systems.
• Experience completing assignments under limited supervision.
• Ability to work as a part of a team to meet goals and find effective solutions.
• Ability to work in an industrial/production environment.
• Ability to obtain a Q clearance (which often requires U.S. citizenship) and HRP certification.

• Demonstrated cross‑discipline experience in an operating facility environment (e.g., demonstrated experience in the design and operation of pumps and motors).
• Demonstrated experience developing technical documents for operating facilities.
• Demonstrated experience performing engineering calculations and analyses to support operating facilities.
• Demonstrated experience interfacing and coordinating with a broad group of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting experience with typical operating facility equipment.
• Demonstrated experience developing mentoring and training skills for junior staff.

Position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an ABET‑accredited college or university and 2 years of practical work experience necessary to perform the responsibilities outlined above.

Position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an ABET‑accredited college or university and a minimum of 3 years of practical work experience necessary to perform the responsibilities outlined above.

• Prior experience as an Senior Reactor Operator (SRO), Shift Technical Engineer (STE), Shift Technical Advisor (STA), operations technician, non‑licensed operator, etc. at a nuclear facility.
• Familiarity with LANL Conduct of Operations, Engineering Standards, and Configuration Management.
• Familiarity…