R&D Engineer

What You Will Do

This position will be filled at either the R&D Engineer 1/2 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.

The Operational Safety & Compliance Programs group (PSS-2) within the Weapons Production Directorate is seeking a highly organized, self-motivated, and innovative engineer with a strong desire to learn. The selected candidate will support PSS-2's mission to reduce operational and programmatic risk across Weapons Production missions by applying scientific and engineering principles to analyze metrics and data related to the proper processing, storage, control, disposition, and distribution of special nuclear materials.

The team manages a large volume of current and historical information, models complex problems involving multiple organizations and sites, and interacts with groups across the laboratory and the DOE/NNSA responsible for special nuclear materials.

R&D Engineer 1 $ 94,500 - $154,600

The selected candidate will:

• Participate in business and technical process improvements to meet customer needs and team deliverables.
• Develop in-depth process knowledge of various organizations throughout the laboratory to build predictive models.
• Define and formalize technical and business processes through the development of policies, standards and procedures.
• Interface and communicate effectively with individuals at various levels in the organization as well as external establishments.
• Analyze and develop predictive models from historical and current nuclear material data.
• Work with the team's technical lead to become proficient in the use of our extensive SQL relational and transactional databases.

R&D Engineer 2 $ 104,100 - $172,200

In addition to what was outlined at the lower level, at this level, the selected candidate will:

• Lead business and technical process improvements to meet customer needs and team deliverables.
• Develop and document in-depth process knowledge of various organizations throughout the laboratory to build predictive models.
• Mentor Nuclear Material Specialists in information collection, management, data analysis and trending.

Minimum

Job Requirements:

Engineering Knowledge:

Entry-level knowledge of, and experience in chemical, nuclear, industrial, or materials science engineering.

Process Improvement:

Entry-level knowledge of, and experience in designing, planning, and executing technical process improvement projects.

Computer

Skills:

Demonstrated proficiency with business software such as MS Excel (and other MS Office), MS Visio, MS Teams, Databases, etc.

Programming:

Knowledge of programming concepts such as logic statements, basic algorithms, programming languages, and/or script writing.

Innovation & Problem Solving:

Ability to recognize and assess technical problems, develop technical options, generate suitable solutions, and effectively document and communicate results.

Teaming:

Demonstrated experience in collaboration and contributing to successful teams to solve complex problems.

Communication and Customer Interactions:

Demonstrated customer service experience, supported by strong oral and written communication skills.

Additional Job Requirements for the R&D Engineer 2:

In addition to the requirements outlined above, qualification at the higher level requires:

Engineering Knowledge:

Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience in chemical, nuclear, industrial, or materials science engineering.

Process Improvement:

Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in designing, planning, and executing technical process improvement projects.

Computer

Skills:

Demonstrated advanced proficiency with business computing software such as MS Excel (and other MS Office), MS Visio, MS Teams, Databases, etc.

Programming:

Intermediate knowledge of programming concepts such as logic statements, basic algorithms, programming languages and/or script writing.

Technical Communication:

Experience presenting briefings to stakeholders and conveying data to peers and/or management. Proficient at writing technical procedures with attention to detail.

Data Analysis, Modeling, and Reporting:

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