Electrical Cognizant System; WETF Engineer

Position: Electrical Cognizant System (WETF) Engineer 3/4
** What You Will Do*
* The Engineering Services Division of Los Alamos National Laboratory develops, maintains, and applies a diverse set of engineering capabilities to provide innovative engineering solutions that enable the Laboratory's scientific and national security mission. This position is within the Engineering Services Division Office (ES-DO). ES Groups are responsible for implementing the Conduct of Engineering (COE) program at Los Alamos National Laboratory in support of systems, structure and component modifications and new installations.

As well as supporting existing systems, modifications and customers occupying the facilities.

This position supports the Weapons Engineering Tritium Facility (WETF) nuclear facility as a cognizant system engineer to serve as system owner of multiple accredited facility systems. As a part of the cognizant system engineering team, systems you support are needed to operate a leading research and development Hazard Category 2 nuclear facility.  Los Alamos National Laboratory promotes a workplace culture centered on mutual respect and inclusivity, ensuring freedom from discrimination and harassment for all.

Note:

This position will be filled at either the Cognizant System Engineer 3/4 level depending on the skills and/or experience of the selected candidate. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level.

** Nuclear Facilities Engineer 3 ($128,000-$215,900)*
* As a Nuclear Facilities Engineer with Engineering Services, you will function as a Cognizant System Engineer (CSE) assigned to Vital Safety Systems F is part of the portfolio of facilities located within LANL's Weapons Facilities Operations (WFO).  WFO works hand in hand with nuclear weapons R&D groups to develop and maintain the nation's weapons stockpile.  The CSE serves as the best-integrated source of expert knowledge for a given system or component in their assigned facilities and therefore is responsible for a wide range of support activities.

The CSE provides a technical interface to existing facility systems and components in the assigned facilities. The CSE controls and maintains the technical baseline and master equipment list of the assigned facilities.  The CSE is to review and concur with design modification outputs as requested by the FDAR. The CSE will evaluate, maintain, troubleshoot, and replace facility support equipment and will coordinate multiple disciplines.  

The CSE will support configuration management of assigned systems and facilities.

You will apply broad, in-depth knowledge of DOE Orders, nuclear safety requirements, and national consensus codes to develop engineering solutions that uphold the highest standards of safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance. Engineers at this level serve as technical authorities, lead portions of project and design work, guide system performance, and contribute to engineering strategies that ensure mission execution across complex, high-consequence facilities.

The level 3 role serves as a senior engineer and includes the following job opportunities:

+ Provide senior engineering expertise and mentoring to junior engineers

+ Represent Engineering Services Division as a leader in effective and efficient project execution

+ Develops and approves conceptual and detailed designs that ensure third-party designs are code-compliant and meet our customer's needs

+ Assess condition of existing facilities and infrastructure systems

+ Expertly apply engineering judgement to engineering challenges

+ Utilize your experience to prepare accurate cost estimates to our customers

+ Work to scope both internally and externally executed design projects

+ Produce high-level design deliverables

+ Adhere to LANL's Engineering Standards, Conduct of Engineering, prevailing codes and standards

+ Support organizational initiatives for improvements of design and business practices

+ Qualify as a Cognizant System Engineer (CSE) at one of our nation's top scientific laboratories

+ Assess, maintain, and upgrade systems at WETF to support facility operations and programmatic needs

+ As system owner's representative this position will support the following focus areas:
Configuration Management, Technical Support to Operations and Maintenance, System Health Status and Performance, and Technical Support to Programs and Projects

+ Leads in research, assembles, and/or evaluates information or data regarding nuclear facility practices or applicable regulatory changes affecting nuclear facility engineering policies or programs; recommends sound, practical solutions to moderately complex issues

+ Recognized as a contributing figure for nuclear facility engineering issues, communicating with stakeholders across most areas of the project

+ Expected to lead significant portions of nuclear facility engineering projects or teams in support of meeting mission deliverables

+ Identifies and/or leads activities within electrical engineering in support of…