Test Lead Engineer; R&D Engineer

This position will be filled at either the R&D 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.

Missions Concepts (E-2) is a new group within the Engineering division of Los Alamos that assists with mission realization and developing advanced R&D concepts for the weapons complex. As part of the mission realization focus, E-2 proves test leads to other organizations within our areas of expertise in radiation sciences and advanced manufacturing. Test activities will include multidisciplinary, enterprise-wide collaboration, including involvement with joint test operations at Sandia National Laboratories, and experiments performed throughout the complex.

Core roles in this position include authoring test requirements and plans, regularly interfacing with internal and external customers to update schedule and status, coordination of the efforts of service providers across the laboratory, assisting in test execution, and reporting at the completion of the test. A successful candidate in this role is customer oriented, comfortable leading, committed to successful test outcomes and has exceptional communications skills.

At the R&D Engineer 2 level, you will function in the test lead role in support of a development, qualification, or surveillance test for LANL systems groups of other nuclear security enterprise partners. You will interface regularly with your customer, plan and schedule work in support of the goals of the test, participate in the execution of the test, and prepare test evidence in the form of data packages and final reports.

In addition to what was outlined at the R&D 2 level, as a R&D Engineer 3, you will be required to provide technical leadership and mentorship to other test leads on the team and interface with customers to engage in strategic planning for future tests.

• Proven experience communicating effectively with customers in one or more of the following (both oral and written format): schedule communication, project/program status updates, or spending/budget reports
• Experience authoring and publishing formal test related documents, such as test requirements (TR), test plan (TP) and test reports (TR) and/or peer reviewed publications.
• Ability to explain technical ideas, concepts, procedures, and requirements to employees of all experience levels.
• Experience designing experiments or projects leveraging principles of the scientific method.
• Demonstrated experience in test execution.
• Demonstrated experience interfacing with and integrating the efforts of interdisciplinary teams to achieve program milestones and deliverable due dates.
• Ability to effectively manage and understand technical details over a large range of STEM fields.
• Assures safety and security compliance, maintains required safety and security training, and makes safety and security an integral part of every task, including taking the necessary steps to stop work if continuing the job is unsafe or compromises security.

• Direct experience in the test, qualification, product realization team (PRT) lead role or equivalent lead role at LANL or in the defense or manufacturing industry.
• Demonstrated ability to work largely independently and provide mentorship to staff newer to the test lead role.

Position requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution and 4 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly…