Process​/System Engineer; R&D Engineer

What You Will Do

Located in northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is responsible for monitoring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile and conducting advanced research in national security and related scientific disciplines. The PT Division provides plutonium pit related products and services of superior quality and value to protect our nation and promote world stability. This position serves as Process/System Engineer, developing, improving, troubleshooting processes, and supporting high‑value manufacturing.

It also maintains equipment, ensures operability of the process, and interacts with multiple organizations to ensure compliance with Conduct of Engineering, Conduct of Maintenance, Conduct of Operations, Quality, and Safety Management programs.

• Develop, improve, and troubleshoot processes and support high‑value manufacturing.
• Maintain equipment and ensure process operability.
• Interact with multiple organizations to ensure compliance with Conduct of Engineering, Conduct of Maintenance, Conduct of Operations, Quality, and Safety Management programs.
• Serve as a contributing member of the R&D and Operations teams to address engineering challenges.
• Contribute to the research, design, testing, analysis, verification, and validation of engineering and technology solutions in support of R&D and Operations initiatives.
• Develop new methods, technologies, and analysis techniques for institutional programs.
• Ensure programmatic objectives through project management and engineering support to successfully complete milestones.
• Mentor early‑career staff, postdocs, and students.
• Independently present specific aspects of engineering assignments at project meetings.
• Adapt to evolving R&D requirements while meeting safety, security, compliance, and schedule imperatives.

• Serve as a contributing member of the R&D and Operations teams to address engineering challenges.
• Contribute at a fully functioning level to the research, design, testing, analysis, verification, and validation of engineering and technology solutions in support of R&D and Operations initiatives.
• Develop new methods, technologies, and analysis techniques for institutional programs.
• Ensure programmatic objectives through the provision of project management and engineering support to successfully complete milestones.
• Mentor early career staff, postdocs, and students.
• Independently present specific aspects of engineering assignments at project meetings.
• Adapt to evolving R&D requirements while meeting safety, security, compliance, and schedule imperatives.

• Lead the research, design, and testing of engineering and technology solutions in support of R&D initiatives.
• Apply broad and diversified knowledge of engineering principles to implement sound engineering practices to achieve organizational objectives.
• Review Technical Procedures to ensure work is executed safely and securely and product requirements are met.

Engineering Expertise

• Experience in one or more of the following engineering disciplines: mechanical engineering; manufacturing engineering; machining engineering or other relevant fields.
• Intermediate knowledge of professional engineering concepts, principles, practices, and procedures, as demonstrated by experience researching, designing, analyzing, testing, verifying, and validating engineering solutions.
• Demonstrated experience performing a broad range of complex engineering work, including designing or reviewing a complete project, system, or component.
• Demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing, system, and component testing operations.
• Demonstrated experience developing, codifying, and validating engineering requirements.

Analytical Skills

• Intermediate analytical thinking skills, as demonstrated by experience designing and executing experiments or tests, including analyzing and interpreting data.
• Demonstrated experience with continuous improvement concepts and tools.
• Demonstrated commitment to high quality and timeliness of deliverables.

Communication and Teamwork

• Demonstrated ability to work independently…