Description

Job Title R&D Metals Processing Engineer (R&D Engineer 2)

Location Los Alamos, NM, US

Organization Name Sigma-1/Fabrication Manufacturing Sciences

Minimum Salary 106400

Maximum Salary 176000

What You Will Do

This position is open for external candidates only to apply.

The Thermomechanical Processing Science Team is seeking a Research and Development Engineer to join the Team to assist research projects investigating the metallurgy of manufacturing. The Thermomechanical Processing Science Team works on metal forming and heat-treating projects using equipment such as hydraulic presses, rolling mills, and vacuum heat-treating furnaces. We support a wide variety of programs with an emphasis on identifying creative solutions to meet our customer's needs. The successful candidate will be able to work effectively on both independent projects or as part of a team to assist on projects in a science-based prototype manufacturing environment. In general, you will be expected to fulfill the normal roles of a product or process engineer. Your work will span coordinating fabrication activities for one-off experiments, implementing novel manufacturing solutions for complex parts, and helping with hands-on work in metal forming.

R&D Engineer 2

The successful candidate will:

• Assist with a variety of metals manufacturing research and development activities.
• Perform hands-on metals processing work.
• Work within integrated and cross-disciplinary teams to design and fabricate experimental metal components aligned with customer needs.
• Advance new fabrication concepts for engineering alloys for incorporation in production environments.
• Author and contribute to technical papers for publishing in peer-reviewed technical journals.
• Serve as a primary interface between the engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure production and research objectives are met
• Develop mentoring skills to mentor junior staff and peers in technical and professional growth
• Actively participates in professional societies, complex interactions, special assignments, and/or external special interest groups. May participate in external working groups and/or assist in organizing meetings and colloquia.
• Provides peer review of the work of others across organizations or disciplines.

What You Need

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Formal training or hands-on experience in any of the following specific processes: forging, drawing, rolling, heat treating, mechanical testing, and/or other metal fabrication using manual or computer numerically controlled equipment
• Understanding of microstructural development during metals manufacturing and heat-treating methods.
• Experience assisting or contributing to R&D projects
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications and computer operations and computational engineering analysis.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to interact with colleagues and customers.
• Experience presenting research results in technical summaries or reports and/or presenting technical results
• Ability to lead and manage an R&D project independently or with a small team.
• Ability to obtain a "Q" clearance, which normally requires US citizenship.

Education/Experience

Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution and 4 years of related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with finite element modeling and/or any programming languages (G Code, R, Python, C++, etc...) is highly desired
• Familiarity with reading machining drawings
• Familiarity with applying engineering simulations or modeling to production environments.
• Familiarity with heat transfer or stress analysis of manufacturing methods
• Willingness to travel

Essential Job Functions (can perform with or without reasonable accommodation) :

Lifting 30+ pounds, standing, walking, Domestic/Foreign Travel

Work Location : The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.Lifting 30+ pounds, standing, walking, Domestic/Foreign Travel

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 1 year.

Note to Applicants: When submitting your application electronically to this vacancy, please submit at a minimum 1) a cover letter and 2) a resume or Curriculum Vitae that contains the following information: education, major, GPA, relevant work experience, professional references, and relevant technical skills

Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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