Nuclear Facilities Engineer ; Mechanical Engineer

What You Will Do

Position will be filled at either the Nuclear Facilities Engineer 1 or 2 level, depending on qualifications. Responsibilities are listed below for each level.

• Safety and security are fundamental; ensures compliance, maintains training, integrates safety, and stops work if unsafe or insecure.
• Applies nuclear facility engineering policies, procedures, and standards; assists with research, data analysis, and evaluation of regulatory changes.
• Supports performance and management of nuclear facility systems and engineered safety features, including configuration, operability, and performance using risk‑based graded approach.
• Collaborates with engineering, operations, maintenance, and project teams to address issues and support project execution. Assists with hazard and accident analyses, safety documentation, and ongoing operations (Hazard Category 2 & 3).
• Works under direction with increasing independence; applies engineering tools and methods, supports procurement and projects, participates in peer reviews, and fosters inclusive environment.

• Ensures safety and security compliance; reinforces expectations and stops work when unsafe or insecure.
• Applies and enforces policies and DOE/NNSA regulatory requirements; evaluates regulatory changes and complex technical issues to develop defensible solutions.
• Manages performance, configuration, and operability of systems; defines design requirements and ensures safety, quality, mission objectives.
• Leads development of analyses, designs, and technical deliverables; advances concepts, standards, practices.
• Performs/reviews hazard and accident analyses, establishes controls, develops safety basis documentation and system management programs for vital safety systems.
• Resolves complex issues and interfaces with external stakeholders, including regulators.
• Leads significant portions of projects for Hazard Category 2 & 3, implements plans, defines procurement requirements.
• Operates independently with high technical judgment; manages priorities including emergent work.
• Performs peer reviews, ensures quality, mentors junior staff.

• Foundational knowledge of nuclear facility engineering systems, methods, and tools.
• Understanding of engineering principles and standard practices.
• Exposure to nuclear facility engineering (safety basis, system, project, design, or criticality safety).
• Awareness of work planning, maintenance practices, construction methodologies, and project execution.
• Familiarity with laboratory procedures and applicable DOE/NNSA standards.

• Advanced knowledge of systems, methods, tools, applied to complex problems.
• Demonstrated experience in safety basis, systems, project, design, or criticality safety.
• Strong understanding of planning, maintenance, construction, project execution.
• Thorough knowledge of laboratory procedures and DOE/NNSA codes, standards, regulations.
• Ability to evaluate technical issues, make decisions, and lead portions of projects.

Engineer at lower level requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and 2 years of practical work experience. Higher level requires a Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 3 years experience; advanced degrees or PE registration are highly desirable.

• Knowledge of engineering maintenance and construction methodologies.
• Familiarity with laboratory procedures, standards, guides, and LANL engineering processes.
• Knowledge of DOE standards for facility design, operation, and maintenance.
• Understanding of safety basis interaction, design guides, and administrative practices for DOE non‑reactor high‑hazard facilities.
• Advanced degree in related field preferred.
• Current registration as Engineer in Training or Professional Engineer desirable.

General physical mobility: standing, walking, climbing stairs, bending. Specific: use both hands and arms and both feet; carry up to 20 lb.

24/7 coverage may be required; shift/weekend…