Weapons Production Quality Engineer – DOE Q, Onsite

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

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Job summary

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, CA is seeking Quality Engineers for the Weapons Production Group to support product realization activities for weapon systems and surveillance operations. The role requires on-site presence and offers diverse opportunities within the DTED/WTE program.

You will work with DTED/WTE teams, contribute to design reviews, and help ensure documentation and QA processes meet NNSA and DA standards, supporting national security objectives.

Qualifications

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in quality, mechanical, or electrical engineering or related field; Associate degree in Engineering Technology with significant related experience; or equivalent combination of education and extensive related experience needed to successfully perform in the position.
• Fundamental knowledge in engineering design, fabrication, assembly techniques and materials, material properties, manufacturing methods, theory, manufacturing, and inspection processes.
• Fundamental knowledge of QA/QC documentation approaches and skillsets.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and experience participating in engineering testing operations, analyzing results, writing reports, and creating presentations, and conducting and participating in design reviews.
• Ability to exercise independent judgement, under general direction, and ability to coordinate across technical teams, clearly articulate, enforce, and interpret design intent and requirements of component and supporting drawings and other required documentation.
• Fundamental knowledge of engineering drafting policies and standards including ASME Y14.5M Dimensioning and Tolerancing concepts.
• Ability to travel to meet programmatic milestones.

Responsibilities

• Support and assist Product Realization Team (PRT) members on Product Realization Process (PRP) activities ensuring work on weapon, weapon related, and surveillance product is performed under general direction per DTED/WTE procedures, NNSA Weapon Quality Policy NAP 401.1A and the requirements of Defense Programs Business Process Systems (DPBPS).
• Interact with the NNSA, Design Agency, and Production Agency staff at all levels - Designers, Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Management
• Participate as a core member on multiple PRTs to provide quality related expertise on design intent, quality assurance functions, production, surveillance, configuration management and writing clear concise requirements.
• Support PRTs by reviewing and critiquing Engineering Authorizations (EAs) per applicable standards to ensure appropriate EAs are generated, released, and maintained to support the PRT/PRP activities per NNSA requirements and Design Agency (DA) quality standards. Escalate issues to senior quality engineering staff as needed.
• Support PRTs by assisting in the review and critique of product definition drawings (CAD), related engineering support documents, material specifications and process specification requirements to ensure appropriate documentation is generated, released, and maintained to support the PRT/PRP activities per NNSA requirements and DA quality standards.
• Participate in PRT/PRP design reviews to ensure quality concepts are inherent to the design and manufacture of nuclear weapon components and ancillary equipment.
• Support delivery of training and technical guidance on DTED/WTE processes, NAP 401.1A and DPBPS requirements for engineering, scientific, and technical staff at Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) Design and Production Agency locations.
• Support Senior Quality Engineers during formal EE’s by traveling to Production Agencies and other manufacturing sites to observe and verify the implementation of requirements, repeatable fabrication, inspection, assembly, and surveillance processes.
• Ensure that the EE results and data are appropriately documented and recorded so that production and surveillance activities can be authorized.
• Maintain clear and concise communication path between Design and Production Agencies in support of programmatic mission.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Quality engineering fundamentals

Design for quality

Fabrication and assembly knowledge

Materials properties understanding

Manufacturing methods knowledge

Inspection methods knowledge

QA/QC documentation skills

Engineering analysis and reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in quality/mechanical/electrical engineering

Associate degree in Engineering Technology with related experience

Tools

Windchill

CREO

Altium

Job description

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, CA is seeking Quality Engineers for the Weapons Production Group to support product realization activities for weapon systems and surveillance operations. The role requires on-site presence and offers diverse opportunities within the DTED/WTE program.

You will work with DTED/WTE teams, contribute to design reviews, and help ensure documentation and QA processes meet NNSA and DA standards, supporting national security objectives.