Technical Procurement Engineer

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability.

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

We have an opening for a Technical Procurement Engineer (aka Supply Chain Engineer) to support Superblock within the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED) in the Engineering Directorate. You will work with engineering and scientific groups within the Superblock organization to define product requirements, plan projects, determine acquisition strategies, and execute fabrication and procurement decisions for specialized hardware, equipment, tooling, and services.

In this role, you will serve as a primary interface between program engineering, procurement, supply chain, manufacturing support organizations, and suppliers in the definition, contracting, fabrication, delivery, installation, cleanliness, and storage of programmatic products. This position requires engineering judgment, strong knowledge of manufacturing and fabrication methods, experience preparing technical procurement packages, and the ability to manage multiple complex assignments in support of schedule-driven production activities.

This position may offer a hybrid schedule, which includes the flexibility to work from home. The specifics of the hybrid schedule, including the exact number of days required in the office and virtual work options, may vary based on the needs of the team and the organization.

This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

• Function independently with minimal direction, taking responsibility for parallel tasks, priorities, and deliverables associated with Superblock production and sourcing activities.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to support the development of hardware, equipment, materials, and services for fabrication, assembly, test, installation, and sustainment.
• Support producibility and manufacturability by providing engineering sourcing solutions to complex problems and working between program engineering teams, procurement, manufacturing support, and suppliers.
• Review drawings and technical documentation for technical content, manufacturability, and procurement readiness, and provide recommendations on fabrication approaches, sourcing options, and design-for-manufacturability considerations.
• Produce technical procurement packages including statements of work, specifications, schedules, cost estimates, technical justifications, and related solicitation documents.
• Analyze supplier proposals and technical data and participate in vendor selection and acquisition strategy development.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of assigned procurements by working with LLNL Procurement and other organizations to address technical and business issues and by monitoring supplier progress through delivery and issue resolution.
• Provide solutions and perform analysis to address issues associated with each acquisition, including safety, export control, intellectual property, legal and regulatory requirements, configuration management, quality, logistics, and knowledge transfer.
• Serve as the technical point of contact with suppliers and associated procurement representatives for assigned hardware, equipment, and service procurements.
• Maintain and track schedules, milestones, budgets, and action items for procurement and delivery activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Provide broader technical leadership for the realization of complete products or systems and help build consensus across engineering and organizational stakeholders.
• Lead development of more complex sourcing and production strategies for Superblock systems and assemblies with less well-defined requirements.
• Serve as a customer and driver for troubleshooting and improving engineering-to-manufacturing and production planning processes, including Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP)-related workflows.
• Identify inefficiencies in organizational processes associated with production engineering and implement improvements.
• Help establish practical approaches for manufacturing planning, inventory support, configuration control, and production readiness across multiple concurrent efforts.

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or the equivalent combination of…