Nuclear Facilities Mechanical Engineer – Systems & MEL Lead

What You Will Do

As a Nuclear Facilities Engineer with Engineering Services, you will function as a Cognizant Mechanical System Engineer (CSE) assigned to Vital Safety Systems at the Weapons Engineering Tritium Facility (WETF). WETF 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. In this role you will control and maintain the technical baseline and master equipment list of the assigned systems, and 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 with multiple disciplines, and support configuration management of assigned systems.

Note:

This position will be filled at either the Nuclear Facilities Engineer 1 or 2 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. Other engineering disciplines may be considered for this job posting, i.e. Mechanical, Structural, etc.

• 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
• Represent Engineering Services Division as a leader in effective and efficient project execution
• Follow the LANL Conduct of Engineering (CoE) Program in support of facility modifications and facility configuration management in accordance with the LANL Engineering Standards Manual (ESM), LANL Administrative Procedures (APs), LANL Master Specifications, and related Codes and Standards
• Provide control and maintenance of the technical baseline of the facility equipment
• Reviews 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
• Work to scope both internally and externally executed design projects
• Review high‑level design deliverables including drawings, specifications, test and inspection plans (TIPs), statements of special inspections (SSIs), and calculations
• Adhere to LANL’s Engineering Standards, Conduct of Engineering, prevailing codes and standards
• Support organizational initiatives for improvements of design and business practices
• Control and maintain the master equipment list (MEL) for assigned facilities
• Perform regular facility system walkdowns and System Health Reports
• Provide information for preventative maintenance schedule and review IWDs

In addition to duties listed above, the level 2 role includes the following job duties:

• Developing mentoring and training skills for junior staff
• Defines the requirements for the purchasing of technical goods and services that require additional nuclear facility quality assurance
• Implements project plans for the design, installation, commissioning, or operation of nuclear facility systems
• Assignments are occasionally self‑initiated and often self‑supervised
• Control and maintain the master equipment list (MEL) for assigned systems

• Demonstrated broad‑based, engineering experience with projects involving design for new facilities and facility modifications
• Experience in the development of engineering…