Weapon System Engineer
$146,340–$222,564 year
HybridLivermore, California, United States
Job Summary
Conduct cross-functional engineering activities for nuclear weapon modernization, managing warhead component development, production, and agency qualification to meet program milestones. Lead engineering test operations, analyze results, and write technical reports while owning documentation for product definition, project plans, and design requirements. Resolve complex technical and programmatic issues by reviewing producibility, manufacturability, and surveillance process challenges. Participate in formal design reviews, multi-site meetings, and program reviews to drive component, subassembly, and system designs toward sustained production. Provide technical direction to multidisciplinary teams and mentor less experienced members, with the ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
Required Qualifications
- 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
- Active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree in Engineering or related field
- Ability to interpret specifications and mechanical drawings including Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Experience in formal production definition releases, configuration management, and Product Lifecycle Management systems
- Experience working in the NNSA's nuclear weapons program. Working knowledge of NNSA's Defense Programs Business Process Systems
- 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 design/project reviews, as well as performing and completing the subsequent documentation, tracking, and reporting of action items
- Experience organizing, directing, and monitoring schedule and budgets for multiple concurrent projects and the ability to reprioritize and change programmatic direction depending on emergent requests
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