Senior Quality EngineerWeapon Production Quality - Active Security Clearance Required

We have multiple openings for Senior Weapons Production Group (WPG) Quality Engineers. You will support new and ongoing activities in support of the weapon system surveillance and production operations. These positions are in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED) and support the Weapon Technologies and Engineering (WTE) Program within the Strategic Deterrence (SD) Principal Directorate.

Depending on your assignment this position may offer a hybrid schedule blending inperson and virtual presence. You may have the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week.

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. 

You will

• Collaborate with Product Realization Team (PRT) members on Product Realization Process (PRP) activities and ensure work on weapon weapon related and surveillance product is executed per DTED and WTE procedures NNSA Weapon Quality Policy NAP 401.1A and the requirements of Defense Programs Business Process Systems (DPBPS).
• Interact and coordinate with the NNSA Design Agency and Production Agency staff at all levels Designers Engineers Quality Engineers and Management.
• Participate as a core member on multiple PRTs to provide complex quality related expertise on design intent quality assurance functions production surveillance configuration management and writing and communicating clear concise requirements using indepth analysis and/or ingenuity.
• Establish guidance for participate in lead the review and critique of Engineering Authorizations (EAs) documentation and part definition per applicable standards to ensure compliance with NNSA requirements and Design Agency (DA) quality standards.
• Identify define and implement process improvements achieving increased efficiency and compliance across the WTE program.
• Lead development and training of technical guidance on DTED/WTE processes NAP 401.1A and DPBPS requirements for engineering scientific and technical staff at Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) Design and Production Agency locations.
• Perform responsibilities of an independent Quality Engineer assessor during formal EEs by traveling to Production Agencies and other manufacturing sites to observe verify and ensure the implementation of and consistent adherence to standard requirements repeatable fabrication inspection assembly and surveillance processes.
• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with quality organizations across the nuclear enterprise.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities at the TSS.4 level 

• Support WTE management in setting direction for quality implementation and supporting strategic engagements across the program.
• Assess communicate and resolve impacts from changes to federal requirements institutional requirements and production agency processes.
• Provide quality subject matter expertise and advanced support to engineers/scientists in solving highly complex technical problems for various projects within the WTE Program.
• Identify implement and monitor corrective actions both internally to LLNL and at partnering PAs.
• Proactively address and influence resolution of emergent and systemic quality issues between LLNL and production agencies.
• Identify assess and implement process improvements for achieving increased efficiency and ensuring compliance to quality requirements across the WTE program.

Qualifications :

• This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Qlevel clearance or active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire. 
• Bachelors degree in quality mechanical or electrical engineering or related field; or equivalent combination of education and significant related experience.
• Advanced knowledge and application of engineering design fabrication assembly techniques and materials material properties manufacturing methods theory manufacturing and inspection processes.
• Advanced knowledge and application of Weapon or Weapon Related design materials fabrication assembly product realization process production drawings or engineering authorizations.
• Significant experience with QA/QC documentation approaches and practices.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills and experience participating in engineering testing operations analyzing results writing reports and creating presentations and conducting and participating in design reviews.
• Experience exercising a high degree of independent judgement and ability to collaborate and coordinate across technical teams clearly articulate and effectively interpret and ensure design documentation meets established requirements.
• Advanced knowledge and application of QA/QC documentation practices engineering drafting policies and standards including ASME Y14.5M Dimensioning and Tolerancing concepts.
• Ability to travel up to 35 to meet programmatic milestones.   

Additional qualifications at the TSS.4 level

• Significant experience with and application and development of advanced fabrication and assembly techniques directly applicable to material components systems and equipment.
• Significant experience applying developing and realizing conceptual designs of mechanical/electronic systems testing prototypes and associated diagnostics and experience with CAD/computer design packages.
• Significant experience establishing and sustaining a quality program for highly specialized products and systems.

Qualifications We Desire

• Advanced knowledge of NNSA Weapon Quality Policy (NAP401.1A) Defense Programs Business Process System (DPBPS) or Engineering Authorizations.
• Knowledge of materials equipment or technologies associated with production of mechanical hardware electronics additive manufacturing and/or high explosives.
• Knowledge and experience in nuclear weapons program stockpile systems components classified materials experimental data and related diagnostic and testing equipment.
• Knowledge of Windchill CREO and Altium.

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