Cryogenic Operations Gas Process Engineer

We have an opening for a Cryogenic Operations Gas Process Engineer.  You will commission and maintain operational status of the various vacuum and cryogenic processes related to the successful fielding of ignition and other types of targets for the Target Experimental Operations group on the National Ignition Facility within the National Ignition Facility & Photon Science (NIF&PS) Directorate.  You will be a technical expert in the areas of process gas behavior in cryogenic regimes including mitigation of potential hazards to maintain operational readiness.  This position is in the Laser Systems Engineering & Operations (LSEO) Division of the Engineering Directorate.

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

You will 

• Function independently with minimal direction taking significant responsibility and using advanced knowledge and judgment to establish objectives prioritize parallel tasks allocate resources and collaborate in the development of innovative methods/technology to guide the completion of projects and contribute to the development of organizational goals.
• Collaborate and serve as a primary technical contributor within multidisciplinary teams to commission sustain and improve NIF facility subsystems including gas supply vacuum cryogenic and control systems providing solutions to complex problems requiring indepth analysis of tangible and intangible factors.
• Independently develop document execute and troubleshoot complex and notwelldefined production processes applying innovative methods and independent judgment to support cryogenic and other target shots.
• Develop and optimize gasinventory management strategies including forecasting procurement sampling and control approaches ensuring alignment with programmatic priorities and operational readiness.
• Act as a primary technical contact for scientific personnel providing expert guidance on experimental design challenges and contributing to the development of innovative methods and incremental advancement of knowledge.
• Lead development of requirements test plans and validation strategies for automated processcontrol systems and ensuring robust implementation and commissioning.
• Provide technical direction to technicians and earlycareer staff ensuring alignment with complex engineering requirements and serving as a mentor and technical resource.
• Independently develop review and enhance operating and maintenance procedures for complex systems integrating advanced technical judgment and ensuring alignment with safety and compliance requirements.
• Present technical findings to midlevel internal management multidisciplinary peers and sponsor representatives; represent the organization as a primary technical contact on assigned tasks.
• Collaborate across organizational lines to develop innovative methods and technologies contributing to advancement of knowledge and supporting organizational technical goals.
• Evaluate and guide experiment safety boundaries applying advanced technical expertise to assess gastarget interactions and ensure safe and effective experimental conditions.
• Serve as a technical expert responding to offnormal gasoperations conditions providing independent analysis and highconsequence decision support that significantly influences operational outcomes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelors degree in Materials Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or the equivalent combination of education and previous relevant experience.
• Significant knowledge and experience utilizing sound engineering principles to provide practical solutions to complex problems.
• Significant experience providing technical insight oversight and direction as it relates to solving problems in the field that involve complex chemical processes vacuum systems and preferably cryogenic systems governed by chemical kinetics transport effects overall mass and energy balances and process/system economics. 
• Advanced knowledge of cryogenic processes gas handling systems and process controls and the behavior of gases at cryogenic temperatures.
• Significant experience in deploying automated process controls development of interlocks and automated processes.
• Significant experience in production operations and process development.
• Advanced experience using PC and/or Macintosh computers to collect analyze and document scientific results.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills necessary to communicate effectively and collaborate with technical support personnel on requirements design safety construction or modification of process pilot-scale equipment or systems and present and explain technical information and provide advice to management.

Qualifications We Desire

• Masters degree in Materials Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience with handling radioactive and/or flammable gases/materials.

Pay Range

$175530 - $222564 Annually

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  An employees 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.

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This is a Career Indefinite position open to Lab employees and external candidates.

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