What You Will Do
The Digital Engineering group is seeking a Scientist to join our multidisciplinary team advancing LANL's digital engineering strategy and strengthening the future of the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE). In this role, you will help guide and support engineers and professional staff working across five weapon systems: B61, W76, W78, W88, and W93.
Responsibilities for this position include the ability to:
Support the development, document, and maintain tool interfaces for requirements integral to these weapon systems, including managing tool and system updates and changes as needed.
Collaborate with weapon system engineers, Production Realization Team (PRT) leads, design physicists, and external partners such as DoD and NNSA.
Define and implement interface environments in selected software tools that connect production systems to the digital thread.
Partner with subject matter experts to assess current manufacturing infrastructure and integrate it with future-state capabilities.
Support the development of documentation, best practices, and internal policies that advance the digital engineering thread for design to manufacturing efforts.
Work closely with production engineering, liaison teams, and both internal and external SMEs to deploy advanced digital manufacturing solutions for new and legacy weapon systems, ensuring interoperability across the NSE.
Work with System Engineers for Phase I & II, W93 as well as legacy systems (W76, W78, W88, B61) to develop strategies for implementation of digital toolsets to enable efficiencies in achieving FPU's as well as general product life cycle management.
Work effectively with counterparts at Sandia National Laboratories, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Pantex, Kansas City National Security Campus and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) personnel.
What You Need
Minimum Job Requirements:
Familiarity with Systems Engineering Tools such as GENESYS, Cameo/MagicDraw, or similar model-based systems engineering (MBSE) platforms.
Experience with Requirements Management Tools (e.g., DOORS or DOORS Next Generation) for capturing and maintaining system requirements.
Basic programming or scripting proficiency in one or more languages such as Python, Java, or Visual Basic .NET, with ability to learn additional tools as needed.
Exposure to data analysis and visualization tools such as Matplotlib, Jupyter Notebook, or RStudio.
Understanding of agile team practices and familiarity with collaboration tools such as Jira or Confluence.
Must be able to team well and work closely with others that are exploring strategies and approaches for improving engineering and production processes through enhanced digital connectivity and various systems engineering approaches across the Nuclear Weapon Complex.
Excellent oral and written communication and presentation.
Education/Experience: Position requires a Bachelor's d degree in a STEM field from an accredited college or university and 2 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
Desired Qualifications:
Experience in requirements management, including authoring, validating, and maintaining requirements using tools such as DOORS or DOORS Next Generation or Codebeemer.
Experience with MBSE model development, including building, refining, and validating models in GENESYS, Cameo/MagicDraw, Datahub or similar platforms.
Background in AI/ML applications, such as developing or deploying data pipelines, training models, or applying machine learning techniques for engineering problems.
Active Q clearance.
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.
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: 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.
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)
Additional Details
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). Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government, and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matter. This position requires a Q clearance. and obtaining such clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon the position, additional authorization to access classified information may be required, which may or may not be available to dual citizens. Receipt of a Q clearance and additional access authorization ultimately is a decision of the Federal Government and not of Triad.
*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. Although New Mexico and other states have legalized the use of marijuana, use and possession of marijuana remain illegal under federal law. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre-offer.
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 P701 for applicant eligibility requirements.
Equal Opportunity: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, 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, state, and local laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodation, 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 (505)-664-6947 opt. 3.
