System Engineer; Nuclear Facilities Engineer

Are you a talented and driven engineer looking to develop, maintain, and apply a diverse set of engineering capabilities to provide innovative engineering solutions? Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is seeking a skilled professional to join our Engineering Services (ES) Division as a System Engineer. As a vital member of the ES-DO team you will contribute to the implementation of the Conduct of Engineering (COE) program at LANL in support of systems, structure and component modifications and new installations, as well as supporting existing systems, modifications and customers occupying the facilities.

If you're eager to support the Laboratory's scientific and national security mission, this opportunity is for you!

This position supports the Weapons Facilities Operations (WFO) portfolio consisting of nuclear, accelerator, high explosive, R&D, and critical manufacturing facilities spanning half of the laboratory's footprint. As a System Engineer in this area, you will directly support facilities with a direct impact on LANL's stockpile stewardship mission. Daily tasks include but are not limited to response to emerging facility issues, configuration management including facility technical baseline management, electrical/pressure safety support, reviewing designs for facility modification and providing system health reporting.

This position will be filled at either the Nuclear Facilities Engineer 2 or 3 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.

• Provide control and maintenance of the technical baseline of the facility equipment
• Ensures that facility system configuration is managed effectively using a risk-based graded approach
• Support configuration management
• Control and maintain the master equipment list (MEL) for assigned facilities
• Review design outputs for impact to technical baseline and master equipment lists

• 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

• Assist in defining maintenance requirements involving corrective maintenance and the tracking and trending of system performance
• Provide information for preventative maintenance schedule
• Provide corrective maintenance technical guidance to resolve abnormal operating conditions and support facility readiness

• Coordinate with Pressure Safety Officer (PSO) and Electrical Safety Office (ESO) on facility pressure/electrical systems

• Review IWD's
• Review Drawings, Details, and Calculations
• Develop Drawings, Details, and Calculations

• Perform regular facility system walkdowns and Facility Health Reports

• Mentor lower-level Structural system engineers

• Source of expert knowledge of assigned facilities
• Provide technical interface to existing facility systems and components

In addition to duties listed above, the level 3 role includes the following job duties:

• Make visionary organizational contributions regarding design and business practices
• Contribute to improvement of LANL's Engineering Standards
• Facilitate technical growth of the System Engineering team
• Assist Team Lead with work planning, staffing projections and hiring