Process Engineer I – R&D for Detonator Production

Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Free basic life and disability

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Flexible PTO and holidays

Onsite gyms

Relocation packages

Job summary

Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM, seeks an R&D Engineer 1 in the Detonator Production Process Engineering group (DP-2) to develop and improve detonator and subcomponent manufacturing and inspection processes, ensuring quality and yield.

You will document processes, monitor performance with statistics, and collaborate with engineers and technicians to meet product requirements in a high-rigor manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience applying engineering principles, methods, and tools to complex problems.
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Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and security compliance, maintaining required training and following laboratory policies and practices.
• Serve as a process SME on cross-functional teams.
• Responsible for fabrication, inspection, and testing processes for War Reserve and experimental detonator components and subcomponents.
• Document processes via design evaluations and feedback from manufacturing/inspection.
• Monitor process performance using statistical analysis methods.
• Identify and procure production equipment to support manufacturing processes.
• Coordinate maintenance and repair to keep equipment within guidelines.
• Develop, design, and fabricate tooling/fixturing for production processes.
• Support procurement of War Reserve process material with detailed requirements.
• Collaborate with other Process, Product, Quality Engineers, Technicians and Inspectors.

Skills

Technical ownership

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Safety awareness

Leadership

Drawings interpretation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

Solumina

SOMS

SAP

CREO

PDMLink

MPMLink

JMP

Minitab

Job description

Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM, seeks an R&D Engineer 1 in the Detonator Production Process Engineering group (DP-2) to develop and improve detonator and subcomponent manufacturing and inspection processes, ensuring quality and yield.

You will document processes, monitor performance with statistics, and collaborate with engineers and technicians to meet product requirements in a high-rigor manufacturing environment.