Nuclear Facilities Engineer 3/4 - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM
About the Job
What You Will Do
This position will be filled at either the Nuclear Facilities Engineer 3 or 4 level, depending on the skills of the selected candidate. The focus area for these positions is structural engineering in support of LANL nuclear facilities in the Nuclear Facilities Engineer job category. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level.
Technical Area 55 (TA-55) currently has the need for mid-level and senior-level structural engineers to support LANL's primary Plutonium Facility. Within the Laboratory, virtually all plutonium operations occur at this site. TA-55 is the nation's most modern plutonium science and manufacturing facility, and it is the only fully operational, full-capability plutonium facility in the nation.
LANL's proximity to the Pajarito Fault System and subsequent site-specific Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis lead to unique challenges to design and analyze nuclear and industrial structures for earthquake loading. This opportunity will allow the successful candidate(s) to develop a unique understanding of linear and nonlinear behavior of structures that support earthquake and other beyond-code basis loading conditions. The candidate(s) will participate in seismic rehabilitation of structures using a variety of techniques including strengthening with Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) reinforcing.
Nuclear Facilities Engineer 3 ($122,300 - $206,300)
In this position, the successful structural engineering candidate will work with senior staff and independently to implement LANL Conduct of Engineering procedures to support work at Technical Area 55. You will engage in the following activities:
Nuclear Facilities Engineer 4 ($146,800 - $254,700)
The senior structural engineer will work independently and in a team capacity to implement the LANL Conduct of Engineering procedures to support work at Technical Area 55. You will engage in the following activities:
What You Need
Minimum Job Requirements:
Additional Minimum Job Requirements for Nuclear Facilities Engineer 4:
In addition to the requirements outlined above, qualification at the higher level requires:
Training/Certifications: Current registration as a as a Professional Engineer (PE) or Structural SE (preferred).
Education/Experience lower level: Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university and a minimum of 6 years of practical work experience necessary to perform the responsibilities outlined above. Advanced engineering or technical degree is highly desired.
Education/Experience at higher level: Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university and a minimum of 12 years of practical work experience necessary to perform the responsibilities outlined above. Advanced engineering or technical degree is highly desired.
Desired Qualifications:
Position commitment: Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is a 1 year.
Where You Will Work
Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:
Directive 206.2 - Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.
Clearance: Q (Position will be cleared to this level). Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matter. This position requires a Q clearance which requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon position, additional authorization to access nuclear weapons information may be required that may or may not be available to dual citizens depending upon the circumstances.
*Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.
New-Employment Drug Test: The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
Regular position: Term status Laboratory employees applying for regular-status positions are converted to regular status.
Internal Applicants: Regular appointment employees who have served the required period of continuous service in their current position are eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the required period of continuous service, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. Please refer to Policy Policy P701 for applicant eligibility requirements.
Equal Opportunity: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or preference, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to applyhelp@lanl.gov or call 1-505-665-4444 option 1.
This position will be filled at either the Nuclear Facilities Engineer 3 or 4 level, depending on the skills of the selected candidate. The focus area for these positions is structural engineering in support of LANL nuclear facilities in the Nuclear Facilities Engineer job category. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level.
Technical Area 55 (TA-55) currently has the need for mid-level and senior-level structural engineers to support LANL's primary Plutonium Facility. Within the Laboratory, virtually all plutonium operations occur at this site. TA-55 is the nation's most modern plutonium science and manufacturing facility, and it is the only fully operational, full-capability plutonium facility in the nation.
LANL's proximity to the Pajarito Fault System and subsequent site-specific Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis lead to unique challenges to design and analyze nuclear and industrial structures for earthquake loading. This opportunity will allow the successful candidate(s) to develop a unique understanding of linear and nonlinear behavior of structures that support earthquake and other beyond-code basis loading conditions. The candidate(s) will participate in seismic rehabilitation of structures using a variety of techniques including strengthening with Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) reinforcing.
Nuclear Facilities Engineer 3 ($122,300 - $206,300)
In this position, the successful structural engineering candidate will work with senior staff and independently to implement LANL Conduct of Engineering procedures to support work at Technical Area 55. You will engage in the following activities:
- Work in a collaborative, multi-discipline, team environment on maintenance, repair, and new design of industrial and nuclear structures at TA-55. Work will involve structural dynamics and implementation of LANL site-specific seismic hazard and other beyond-code basis loading criteria.
- Apply broad and/or unique knowledge of nuclear facility engineering systems, processes, and calculations; application of nuclear facility engineering methods; and application of technology aided nuclear facility engineering tools to nuclear facility engineering problems.
- Seismic retrofit of existing nuclear and non-nuclear structures and systems.
- Interface and coordinate with other engineering disciplines and customers during design development.
- Assist senior structural engineers with development of technical reports, calculations, drawing packages, and specifications. At this level, the successful candidate will be expected to support these work functions independent of oversight by senior personnel.
- Implement requirements in ACI, AISC, ASCE, DOE, and LANL codes and standards.
- Perform equipment and system walkdowns supporting project deliverables.
- Review technical deliverables from external subcontractors.
Nuclear Facilities Engineer 4 ($146,800 - $254,700)
The senior structural engineer will work independently and in a team capacity to implement the LANL Conduct of Engineering procedures to support work at Technical Area 55. You will engage in the following activities:
- Work in a collaborative, multi-discipline, team environment on maintenance, repair, retrofit, and new design of industrial and nuclear structures at TA-55. At this level, the candidate will be required to support larger projects independently, having broad and/or unique knowledge of nuclear facility engineering systems, processes, and calculations; application of nuclear facility engineering methods; and application of technology aided nuclear facility engineering tools to nuclear facility engineering problems.
- Interface and coordinate with other engineering disciplines and customers during project development.
- Seismic retrofit of existing nuclear and non-nuclear structures and systems.
- Implement requirements in ACI, AISC, ASCE, DOE, and LANL codes and standards.
- Develop technical reports, calculations, drawing packages, and specifications. Take ownership of project deliverables for small, mid-sized, and large projects.
- Interface with external subconsultants and external government entities.
- Participate in facility-wide planning and implementation of seismic guidelines.
- Implement their understanding and capabilities for advanced modeling of structures for earthquake loadings.
- Manage technical deliverables for all levels of projects.
- Review technical deliverables from external subcontractors.
What You Need
Minimum Job Requirements:
- Knowledge of nuclear facility engineering in one or more of the following, nuclear criticality safety analysis, safety basis, system engineer, project engineer, or design engineer.
- Knowledge of nuclear facility engineering work planning and control methods
- Advanced knowledge of new and existing non-reactor facility structural engineering systems and calculations, applications of engineering methods, and application of computer-aided engineering tools to solve operations-based engineering problems.
- Broad knowledge of and demonstrated technical experience in design, analysis, project management, and retrofit of structures.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with all levels of personnel and customers, as well as providing coordination/monitoring the work of others.
- Experience performing linear and nonlinear structural analysis with computer modeling programs like SAP2000 or GT Strudl.
- Coursework or experience in structural dynamics, earthquake engineering, seismic retrofit, or isolation and damping systems.
- Experience with steel, concrete, masonry, pre- and post-tensioned concrete design.
- Programming and processing of data.
Additional Minimum Job Requirements for Nuclear Facilities Engineer 4:
In addition to the requirements outlined above, qualification at the higher level requires:
- Advanced knowledge of and demonstrated technical experience in design, analysis, project management, and retrofit of structures.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with all levels of personnel and customers, as well as providing technical direction, mentoring, coordination/monitoring the work of others, and serving as a role model for effective and creative technical leadership.
- Advanced knowledge of and experience contributing as a leader in engineering, through the proven ability to integrate and coordinate multi-facility deployed, cross-functional technical work activities. Experience in leadership as demonstrated through the proven ability to meet deliverables for senior management and lead projects while enhancing the technical and professional skills of junior engineers through active mentoring and training.
- Demonstrated experience with self-identification and self-supervising of technical deliverables.
- Undergraduate or an advanced degree (preferred) in Civil Engineering with structural focus or Structural Engineering from an ABET accredited university and a minimum of 12 years of representative experience in structural engineering with applications to earthquake engineering.
Training/Certifications: Current registration as a as a Professional Engineer (PE) or Structural SE (preferred).
Education/Experience lower level: Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university and a minimum of 6 years of practical work experience necessary to perform the responsibilities outlined above. Advanced engineering or technical degree is highly desired.
Education/Experience at higher level: Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university and a minimum of 12 years of practical work experience necessary to perform the responsibilities outlined above. Advanced engineering or technical degree is highly desired.
Desired Qualifications:
- An understanding of seismic qualification of equipment through DOE/EH-0545 or EPRI SQUG. Certification as a Seismic Capable Engineer is desired.
- Familiarity with EPRI standards applicable to earthquake engineering.
- Knowledge and experience in nuclear facility engineering processes, maintenance techniques, work planning and control development, Quality, Safety Basis and other Nuclear Facility safety management programs. Demonstrated experience working with industry, regulatory, or Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) complex codes, standards, and criteria pertinent to the nuclear facility engineering discipline. Including Expert knowledge of nuclear facility engineering principles and procedures, guides, and administrative practices.
Position commitment: Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is a 1 year.
Where You Will Work
Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:
- PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network
- Dental and vision insurance
- Free basic life and disability insurance
- Paid childbirth and parental leave
- Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)
- Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
- Flexible schedules and time off (PTO, and holidays)
- Onsite gyms and wellness programs
- Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)
Directive 206.2 - Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.
Clearance: Q (Position will be cleared to this level). Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matter. This position requires a Q clearance which requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon position, additional authorization to access nuclear weapons information may be required that may or may not be available to dual citizens depending upon the circumstances.
*Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.
New-Employment Drug Test: The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
Regular position: Term status Laboratory employees applying for regular-status positions are converted to regular status.
Internal Applicants: Regular appointment employees who have served the required period of continuous service in their current position are eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the required period of continuous service, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. Please refer to Policy Policy P701 for applicant eligibility requirements.
Equal Opportunity: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or preference, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to applyhelp@lanl.gov or call 1-505-665-4444 option 1.
Source : Los Alamos National Laboratory