Weapon System Engineer

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World! 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 multiple openings for Weapon System Engineers to support cross-functional engineering activities in support of the Laboratory’s nuclear weapon modernization mission. Staff will be responsible for supporting warhead component development and production, delivering mature product definition, and executing production agency qualification activities on time to meet program milestones and national deterrence requirements. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team to bring component, subassembly, and system level designs to sustained rate production.

These positions are in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED), within the Engineering Directorate. DTED provides support for Strategic Deterrence (SD) Programs.

Depending on your assignment, this position may offer a hybrid schedule, blending in-person and virtual presence. You may have the flexibility to work from home up to one day per week.

These positions 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.

• Utilize comprehensive engineering knowledge and apply relevant experience and broad technical concepts and techniques to resolve complex technical and programmatic issues.
• Have ownership of component and Product Realization Team documentation including product definition, project plans, qualification plans, design requirement documents, and interface definitions, following standard techniques and methodologies.
• Lead engineering component test operations and collaborate with team members in analyzing results and writing technical reports.
• Review and support producibility, manufacturability and/or surveillance process issues, and provide solutions to operational problems of varied complexity.
• Participate in and lead formal and informal engineering design reviews, multi-site meetings, and program reviews.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Provide technical expertise in materials science, mechanical and electromechanical design, solving challenges of significant complexity.
• Produce advanced conceptual and detail designs in support of on-going projects.
• Lead and/or provide guidance and technical direction to multidisciplinary project teams in a growing, dynamic environment.
• Provide guidance and/or formal mentoring to less experienced team members.

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Familiarity and fundamental knowledge of and experience with requirements development and engineering drawings.
• Fundamental knowledge of and operational experience with engineering testing processes, and demonstrated ability to conduct data analyses.
• Familiarity with the transition from design to production.
• Fundamental knowledge of and/or applied experience with material properties and manufacturing methods.
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate in a multidisciplinary team environment, present and explain technical information.
• Ability to travel up to 25% time.

• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of hardware design, fabrication or testing processes.
• Advanced knowledge of Systems Engineering principles including requirements development and verification.
• Experience preparing and conducting…