Nuclear Facilities Engineer ; Project Engineer

What You Will Do

The Plutonium Facilities Engineering Division (PFE-DO) and the Project Engineering Group (PFE-PE) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are seeking a Project Engineer! The Project Engineer is one of the few technical personnel involved through the entire lifespan of a project. The selected candidate will be expected to meet with customers and users of LANL's Plutonium Facility (PF-4) to understand and develop Statements of Need and Scopes of Work to resolve technical facility issues, enhance process or equipment/facility performance, and increase reliability of the Plutonium Facility.

These technical issues may be modifications to the facility, replacement of major equipment, changes to facility layout, or installation of new equipment or processes. This Project Engineer will also engage with Design Engineers and System Engineers to develop technical solutions. The selected candidate will facilitate and champion the design development, design review, and design acceptance while working with internal and external subject matter experts.

They will engage with Work Execution and Construction Management to implement design and will manage change control to the approved design by managing the engineering response to deviations when applicable. During all steps and phases of the project, the Project Engineer is expected to ensure the technical solutions continue to meet the facility user's needs. At the completion of the project, the Project Engineer will be responsible for close‑out activities, collecting all documentation, test reports, designs, drawings, etc.

generated during the lifespan of the project and compiling them in accordance with LANL's Document Control mandates. The Project Engineer may be expected to work on projects both inside and outside the nuclear facility footprint. Projects can vary from modifications to accredited nuclear safety systems, to renovations of office spaces, and everything in between. Regardless of project size, complexity, duration, or cost, the selected candidate will be expected to be the primary champion and facilitator of all technical aspects of the project and will be responsible for the delivery and maintenance of high‑quality technical design documentation throughout the entire life of the project.

This position will work with internal (LANL) and external (subcontract) resources to execute projects and will have a direct impact on the United States' nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship and nuclear weapons modernization programs. If this type of work is interesting to you, join our group! #shiftwork

• Experience managing technical teams and interfacing with other engineering disciplines
• Understanding technical scope development
• Entry‑level understating of common engineering design document deliverables
• Understanding of design development and design review process (30%/60%/90%) with limited prior experience facilitating design reviews
• Project Engineering Qualifications Test:
  All Project Engineers will be required to pass an Oral Qualifications Test within 12 months of their hiring date
• Administrative Subcontract Technical Representative:
  All Project Engineers will be required to be qualified as an Administrative Subcontract Technical Representative (AdSTR) within 3 months of their hiring date

Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET‑accredited college or university and a minimum of 3 years of practical work experience necessary to perform the responsibilities outlined above. Advanced engineering or technical degree is highly desired.

• Basic knowledge of applicable codes and standards in common use at DOE and DOD facilities (ASME, NQA‑1, IBC, IEBC, IEEE, NFPA, etc.)
• Basic knowledge of applicable LANL standards (Engineering Standards Manual (ESM), Conduct of Engineering, Conduct of Maintenance, Conduct of Operations, etc.)
• Awareness of common project schedule and cost tracking methodologies and programs (P6, MS Project, EVMS, etc.)
• Basic understanding of US government contracting or procurement methods/processes, specifically related to subcontract…