Mechanical Engineer - Active Clearance Required

Company Description

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are committed to a diverse and equitable workforce with an inclusive culture that values and celebrates the diversity of our people, talents, ideas, experiences, and perspectives. This is important for continued success of the Laboratory’s mission.

Pay Range

$110,700 - $142,128 Annually for the SES.1 level

$132,810 - $170,556 Annually for the SES.2 level

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting; pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage.  An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Job Description

We have an opening for a generalist Mechanical Engineer. You will be responsible for the design of various systems related to national security including systems related to the Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST). You will provide engineering support to the Device Engineering and Fielding Team (DEFT) in which you will be a core member of a technical team tasked with creating high fidelity Training Aids for use by the Department of Defense, Department of Justice, and other external customers. Your work will also involve project management. This position is in the National Security Engineering Division (NSED) within the Engineering Directorate.

This position 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. 

 In this role, you will

• Derive engineering requirements, develop conceptual designs, and perform supporting analyses of mechanical systems, test prototypes, and associated diagnostics.
• Oversee the detail design process, component part fabrication, and unit assembly.
• Prepare supporting safety and engineering documentation and participate in engineering design reviews.
• Participate in engineering testing operations, analyze results, and write reports.
• Generate detailed plans, schedules, and budgets for project activities.
• Interface with other organizations internal and external to the Laboratory to complete various projects.
• Work independently as well as a part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the SES.2 level

• Provide engineering solutions to resolve moderately complex technical and programmatic issues.
• Perform independent technical analysis to provide solutions for a diverse range of moderate to complex issues.
• Select methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to obtain results based on analysis of multiple, largely identifiable factors.

Qualifications

• This position requires an 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.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field, or the equivalent combination of education and prior relevant experience.
• Fundamental knowledge of two or more of the following: engineering hardware design, systems engineering, manufacturing techniques, testing processes, and FEA structural and thermal analysis.
• Fundamental knowledge of and/or experience with design principles.
• Fundamental knowledge of material properties and manufacturing methods.
• Experience working effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Experience using standard project management practices.
• Sufficient verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively in a team environment and present and explain technical information.

 Additional qualifications, at the SES.2 level

• Experience identifying, defining, and solving multi-disciplinary problems in a timely, cost effective manner.
• Comprehensive knowledge of engineering hardware design, fabrication, or testing processes and ability to meet schedule and deliverables for multiple concurrent projects with a range of priorities.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment and present and explain technical i