Nuclear Facility Structural System Engineer

Llnl; Livermore (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

LLNL is seeking a Nuclear Facility Structural System Engineer to ensure the readiness of Hazard Category 2 and 3 building structures. You will support operations, maintenance, and significant R&D projects, providing system engineering for safety structures and ensuring alignment with DOE orders.

A hybrid schedule may be available after a probationary period, with some days in the office. The role involves analyzing structural integrity, preparing detailed reports, and guiding procurement of

Qualifications

• Monitor the integrity and configuration of building structures to anticipate maintenance.
• Prepare system logs, surveillance reports, and assessment reports for facility management.
• Identify procurement needs and ensure adequate spare parts and materials.
• Provide engineering support for sustainment, repair, and modification of safety structures.
• Support significant R&D projects by applying knowledge to ensure safe, compliant solutions.
• Develop and implement solutions for moderately complex facility issues using engineering judgment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the integrity and configuration of building structures to anticipate maintenance, repair, or replacement needs.
• Prepare logs and detailed assessment reports; brief facility management on results.
• Provide engineering support for sustainment, repair, and modification of safety structures, systems and components.
• Support R&D projects with innovative, DOE-compliant solutions.
• Develop approaches for medium-complexity issues in operations and maintenance.
• Assess impacts from new construction, modifications, or HVAC/building renovations.
• Review procedures, work instructions and proposed modifications for technical adequacy and feasibility.
• Prepare and review design calculations, drawings and documents.
• Provide technical input to mid-level management and customers on system design and maintenance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Structural system engineering

DOE orders compliance

Configuration management

R&D project support

Job description

We have an opening for a nuclear facility structural system engineer to provide engineering expertise to ensure continued operational readiness of DOE Hazard Category 2 and 3 nuclear facility building structures by: maintaining overall cognizance of the integrity of Hazard Category 2 and 3 assigned systems; providing system engineering support for Operations and Maintenance activities, such as facility modifications and equipment installations; and, technical support of facility management safety responsibilities. You will often be involved in supporting significant research and development (R&D) projects, applying your expertise and creating innovative solutions. This position will report programmatically to the Superblock and administratively to the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED) within the Engineering Directorate.

This position may offer a hybrid schedule, which includes flexibility to work from home up to one day per week, after a probationary period. The specifics of the hybrid schedule, including the exact number of days required in the office and virtual work options, may vary based on the needs of the team and the organization.

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

• Under limited direction, monitor the integrity and configuration of building structures to anticipate the need for maintenance, repair, or replacement of components due to aging and degradation.
• Prepare system logs, surveillance reports, and detailed assessment reports and brief facility management on the results.
• Identify, monitor, and provide recommendations for the timely procurement and assurance of adequate inventory of spare parts and materials.
• Utilize comprehensive technical engineering skills and experience to provide engineering support for sustainment, repair, and modification of safety structures, systems, and components.
• Support significant R&D projects by applying comprehensive level knowledge, skills, and innovation to create solutions that are safe and compliant with DOE orders and specifications.
• Develop and implement solutions and approaches for issues of moderate complexity in support of facility operations and maintenance using independent engineering judgment, in determining methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria, in-depth analysis, ingenuity, and creativity.
• Identify and assess the potential impacts to assigned structures, systems, components from new construction, modifications, and repairs related to other systems, such as HVAC upgrades or building structures renovations.
• Under limited direction, develop and perform technical reviews of facility related procedures, work instructions, and proposed modifications to ensure compliance with technical criteria, technical adequacy, and feasibility of implementation.
• Under limited direction, prepare and review design calculations, drawings, and other documents.
• Conduct reviews and provide technical input and advice to mid-level internal management, customers, and colleagues on moderately complex system related design, operation, and maintenance issues.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities at the SES.3 level

• Independently with minimal direction, monitor the integrity and configuration of building structures to anticipate the need for maintenance, repair, or replacement of components due to aging and degradation.
• Using advanced knowledge, identify, monitor, and provide recommendations for the timely procurement and assurance of adequate inventory of spare parts and materials.
• Utilize advanced knowledge of technical engineering skills and experience with complex engineering systems to provide engineering technical support for sustainment, repair, and modification of safety structures, systems, and components.
• Support significant R&D projects by applying advanced knowledge, skills, and innovation to create solutions that are safe and compliant with DOE orders and specifications.
• Develop and implement solutions and approaches for complex problems and issues in support of facility operations and maintenance using independent engineering judgment, in determining methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria, in-depth analysis, ingenuity, and creativity.
• Independently with minimal direction, develop and perform technical reviews of facility related procedures, work instructions, and proposed modifications to ensure compliance with technical criteria, technical adequacy, and feasibility of implementation.
• Independently with minimal direction, prepare and review design calculations, drawings, and other documents.
• Conduct reviews and provide technical input and advice to mid-level internal management, customers, and colleagues on complex system related design, operation, and maintenance issues.

Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level secur