R&D Development and Fabrication Technician; Development and Fabrication Technician

What You Will Do

This position is open for external candidates only to apply.

This position will be filled at either the D&F Tec 3 or 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 Detonation Science and Technology (Q-6) group is seeking an individual to provide technical support specifically in the area of electrical design, fabrication, and assembly of components used in research and development experiments. You must provide an agile response to group member requests for prototyping and fabrication needs, and may include the manufacture of complex parts from a variety of materials with exacting tolerances from drawings, sketches, and verbal instructions.

The project portfolios that will be supported are diverse, and you must be able to effectively communicate and interact with scientists, engineers, technologists, and technicians in Q-6. You will receive on-the-job training from an experienced electrical technician and have access to a fully-equipped laboratories. The candidate will participate in the collaborative planning of prototype designs; once finalized, they will perform the fabrication and assembly independently as well as part of a team.

Additionally you will integrate and deploy components into experiments across DOE facilities.

In addition to what was outlined at the lower level, at this level your will work contribute to the development of new procedures and protocols. You will also recommend solutions to problems affecting project requirements.

The Detonation Science and Technology Group (Q-6) serves the Laboratory and the Nation providing the knowledge base and component design responsibilities for the Nuclear Weapons Program and other critical national security areas. The Group's capabilities include design engineering for nuclear weapon detonators and detonator cable assemblies, design, fabrication, qualification, and installation of test fire control systems, pulse power engineering, advanced detonator design and testing, and applied problem solving.

Additional capabilities include expertise in the detonation science and physics of detonator energetic materials, and engineering responsibility for the cradle to grave care of the detonators and detonator cable assemblies used by Los Alamos National Laboratory.

This posting is under the Associate Laboratory Directorate for Weapons Engineering (ALDW).

Experience in the design and manufacturing of parts, fixturing, and electrical assemblies.

Experience in the assembly, testing, inspection, maintenance, and troubleshooting of electrical circuits and other electronics.

Fully proficient knowledge and ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and electrical schematics.

Strong oral and written communication skills.

Demonstrated ability to problem solve R&D solutions from design to fabrication.

Knowledge and experience in electrical board and additative manufacturing.

Extensive experience in the assembly, testing, inspection, maintenance, and troubleshooting of printed wire assemblies.

CAD/CAM knowledge

Position requires an Associates' Degree and a minimum of 3 years relevant experience; or, an equivalent combination of…