Nuclear Facilities Engineer or ; Structural Engineer

What You Will Do

The Nuclear Facilities Engineering Structural Engineer role supports the LANL nuclear mission by ensuring the integrity, safety, and performance of structures and systems that support plutonium operations. Engineers serve as system engineers responsible for structural systems and components that provide confinement, hydronic heating and cooling, compressed gases, ventilation, fire protection, and other Vital Safety Systems. Structural Engineers in this role ensure systems remain compliant with the Safety Basis, LANL Master Specifications, and applicable national codes and standards.

Nuclear Facilities Engineer 3 ($128,000 - $215,900)

• Lead structural engineering activities supporting nuclear facility systems, including glove boxes, support structures, confinement systems, and other Vital Safety Systems.
• Perform and lead structural analyses and design efforts for system modifications, upgrades, and new installations.
• Manage assigned systems or components as a cognizant system engineer, ensuring configuration, operability, and performance meet safety basis and mission requirements.
• Evaluate and implement design changes, ensuring compliance with the Safety Basis, LANL standards, and applicable national codes and standards.
• Lead significant portions of projects or technical efforts, resolving moderately complex structural engineering issues through analysis and sound technical judgment.
• Collaborate across engineering, operations, maintenance, and project teams to ensure alignment, integration, and delivery of engineering solutions.
• Operate with substantial independence, mentor junior engineers, and support development of team capability.

Nuclear Facilities Engineer 4 ($153,600 - $266,500)

• Direct structural engineering activities for nuclear facility systems and provide design authority level leadership for assigned systems and components.
• Lead development and approval of complex structural analyses, designs, and technical solutions impacting Vital Safety Systems and facility operations.
• Resolve highly complex or unique engineering issues requiring evaluation of ambiguous conditions, incomplete data, or competing constraints.
• Serve as a technical authority and coordinating figure across organizations, ensuring structural systems meet safety basis requirements and long‑term mission needs.
• Lead projects, programs, or multdiscipline teams and be accountable for delivery of high‑consequence engineering outcomes supporting Hazard Category 2 and 3 nuclear facilities.
• Interface with senior leadership, external stakeholders, and regulatory authorities to ensure alignment, compliance, and execution of mission‑critical work.
• Exercise a high degree of autonomy and technical judgment, influencing engineering strategy, standards, and long‑range planning.
• Lead peer reviews across organizations, may serve as facility design authority representative, and actively mentor and develop engineering staff.

• Broad knowledge of industrial facility systems design, operation, and maintenance.
• Strong knowledge of structural engineering systems, analysis methods, and calculations applicable to nuclear or industrial facilities.
• Proficiency with structural analysis tools such as SAP
  2000, GT STRUDL, RISA, STAAD, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of engineering work planning, construction practices, and control methods.
• Knowledge of applicable codes and standards including IBC, AISC, ACI, ASCE, and DOE requirements.
• Ability to perform and evaluate structural analyses and develop solutions to moderately complex engineering problems.
• Ability to communicate technical information effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams in complex engineering environments.

• Advanced ability to apply structural engineering principles to complex and ambiguous problems affecting nuclear facility systems.
• Demonstrated experience leading structural design, analysis, and technical decision making for complex systems or facilities.
• Experience serving as a cognizant system engineer, design authority, or equivalent technical leadership role.
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