Quality Engineer/Weapon Production Quality - Active Security Clearance Required

We have multiple openings for Weapons Production Group (WPG) Quality Engineers. You will support new and on-going activities in support of the weapon system surveillance and production operations. These positions are in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED)/Weapon Technologies and Engineering (WTE) Program, supporting the Strategic Deterrence (SD) Principal Directorate.

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

These positions 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

• Provide advanced direction to Product Realization Team (PRT) members on Product Realization Process (PRP) activities ensuring work on weapon, weapon related, and surveillance product is executed per DTED/WTE procedures, NNSA Weapon Quality Policy NAP 401.1A and the requirements of Defense Programs Business Process Systems (DPBPS).
• Represent DTED as a primary quality contact, for assigned scope, when interacting with Design Agency and Production Agency staff Designers, SMEs, Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Management on complex multi-site issues ; escalate broader programmatic issues as needed.
• Conduct technical tasks, projects, and support research as a core member on multiple PRTs providing quality related expertise on design intent, quality assurance functions, production, surveillance, configuration management and writing clear concise requirements.
• Follow standard practices and procedures per NNSA requirements and DA quality standards to guide PRTs, reviewing and critiquing Engineering Authorizations (EAs) per T040, ensuring appropriate EAs are generated, released, and maintained in support of the PRT/PRP activities.
• Follow standard practices and procedures per NNSA requirements and DA quality standards to guide PRTs, reviewing and critiquing documentation including part defining product definition drawings (CAD), related engineering support documents, material specifications and process specification requirements to ensure appropriate documentation is generated, released, and maintained in support of the PRT/PRP activities.
• Independently apply proper judgment within broadly defined NNSA policies and WPG practices to develop PRT solutions that meet NNSA requirements.
• Use advanced verbal and written communication skills to present and explain technical information maintaining clear and concise communication between Design and Production Agencies in support of programmatic mission.
• May serve as a task/work lead on discrete assignments; coordinates work of other WPG personnel without formal supervisory authority.Provide training and guidance to peers as well as less-experienced personnel 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.
• Direct and perform the Engineering Evaluations (EE’s) in accordance with NNSA and DA requirements.
• Be an independent Quality Engineer assessor during EE’s 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.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the TSS.4 level

• Use Subject Matter Expert (SME) level knowledge of DPBPS and PRP concepts, to independently direct PRTs as a technical leader on the PRP and DPBPS.
• Provide solutions to highly complex issues/problems where a high degree of ambiguity exists, and solutions require in-depth analysis of written requirements and logical best practices.
• Routinely interact with engineering staff, management, and NNSA across and outside the Laboratory on advanced technical and business areas related to Weapon and Weapon related projects.
• Serve as the WPG spokesperson on specialized projects or programs. Act as the prime quality consultant on large PRTs projects.
• Frequently mentor peers as well as less experienced engineering, scientific, and technical staff on DTED/WTE processes, NAP 401.1A and DPBPS requirements.