Factory Connectivity Lead; R&D Engineer

Position: Factory Connectivity Lead (R&D Engineer 3/4)
** What You Will Do*
* ** This position will be filled at either the R&D Engineer 3/R&D Engineer 4 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.*
* The Product Realization and Reliability Office (PRRO) in Nuclear Production Operations consists of a multidisciplinary group of engineers and scientists that support plutonium programs (i.e., pit production, surveillance, research & development, and subcritical experiments) across the entire Nuclear Production Operations organization.

The PRRO Office is seeking a factory connectivity lead to establish and mature our production organizations shop floor data infrastructure, enabling enhanced visibility, traceability, and analytical capabilities critical to nuclear production mission success. This role will shape the future of manufacturing intelligence across plutonium programs through innovative connectivity solutions and cross-functional collaboration.

We value diverse skills and experience, so don't hold back. Your specific qualification could add tremendous value to our team. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees. If you're passionate about what you could accomplish here, we'd love to hear from you.

** R&D Engineer 3 $ 128,000 - $215,900*
* The selected candidate will be responsible to:

+ Lead the development of policies for shop floor data acquisition from programmatic equipment.

+ Co-develop policies for shop floor data acquisition from program adjacent equipment.

+ Coordinate the development and deployment of shop floor connectivity solutions with multiple stakeholders.

+ Provide line organization support for retrieving/understanding data sets acquired from shop floor to support root cause analysis and predictive maintenance functions.

** R&D Engineer 4 $ 153,600- $266,500*
* In addition to the responsibilities of the R&D Engineer 3 the selected candidate will be responsible to:

+ Coordinate training as needed to increase usage of shop floor data.

+ Engage with Industry Standards bodies as needed to support Nuclear Production mission.

+ Provide work oversight to junior engineers working in the factory connectivity domain.

+ Interface with Digital Twin efforts to maximize the use of shop floor data.

+ Coordinate factory connectivity R&D work with University partners.

** What You Need*
* ** Minimum

Job Requirements:

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* + Six plus years of experience designing, analyzing, and working on automation and control systems.

+ Familiar with Allen Bradley, Siemens, or National Instruments suites of control and monitoring devices.

+ Demonstrable history of commissioning equipment communicating using OPC-UA and/or MTConnect.

+ Electrical schematic CAD experience.

+ Experience defining instrumentation plans and developing necessary engineering drawings.

+ Experience developing and using SCADA applications.

+ Capable of reading IEC-61131 compliant control programs.

+ Experience planning and executing projects of moderate to high complexity.

+ Demonstrable history of successful project and task execution in teams of at least 4 people.

+ Strong documentation skills; demonstrated ability to document technical results in a formal method/format.

+ Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

+ Strong presentation skills.

Additional

Job Requirements for R&D Engineer 4:

Experience coordinating project work for a team of up to 6 people.

Demonstrated leadership in complex, multi-disciplinary efforts.

Experience mentoring early career engineers and scientists.

Experience with formal requirements management and derivation.

Experience constructing architectural diagrams for O.T. solutions

Knowledge of Data Historian and MES solutions

Q Clearance:
This position requires a Q clearance and obtaining such clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by, or on behalf of, the Federal Government for access to classified matter.

** Education/Experience at R&D Engineer 3*
* ** level** :
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.

** Education/Experience at R&D Engineer 4 level** :
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.

** Desired Qualifications** :

+ Familiarity with industrial communications protocols and networking:
Modbus, MQTT, OPC-UA, etc.

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Experience with industrial networks.

+ Able to read and develop architectural diagrams using MBSE frameworks such as UAF.

+ Proactive mindset with a passion for driving continuous improvement and operational excellence in a manufacturing environment.

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Experience with private industry production and…