Blast Hardware Design Engineer (R&D Engineer 2/3)
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We need to preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
We need to remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, scam warning, etc. Also remove "Note to Applicants", "Where You Will Work" maybe part of About the role? Actually "Where You Will Work" includes description of LANL and benefits package. Benefits we already have separate. The description of LANL could be part of About the role.
We need to include "About the role" with substantive content: description of the team, mission, environment, etc.
Let's extract substantive paragraphs:
From "What You Will Do":
- "This position will be filled at either the R&D Engineer 2 or 3 level, depending on the skills of the selected candidate. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level."
- "The DARHT Experiments and Radiographic Science (J-4) group at Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking a qualified candidate to join the Blast Hardware Engineering, Assembly, and Metrology (BEAM) team as a blast hardware design engineer."
- "The BEAM team is responsible for blast hardware design, optical hydrotest assembly, and precision optical metrology."
- "The successful candidate will work in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment that includes scientists, engineers, mathematicians, technicians, IT professionals, drafters, and collaborators from diverse backgrounds."
- "They will use CREO to design and model components and tooling for optical hydrodynamic tests."
- "The candidate will be responsible for having blast hardware components fabricated and inspected, along with participating/overseeing during the assembly of the blast hardware."
- "He/she will also participate in multidisciplinary design reviews."
- "The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering, or a related technical field."
- "Familiarity with weapons design or integrated weapons experiments is highly desirable."
- "The culture of J Division emphasizes mutual trust, interdependent teaming, and shared success. It values innovation, creative problem-solving, and operational excellence."
- "The division is committed to delivering the highest quality technical data to meet the needs of its mission partners, making this an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about impactful science and national service."
Then responsibilities for R&D Engineer 2:
- "Engage in hands-on mechanical design and fabrication support."
- "Contribute to the development of blast hardware designs and required assembly tooling."
- "Present blast hardware concepts and designs at high level design reviews."
- "Work toward becoming a blast hardware subject matter expert."
R&D Engineer 3 additional:
- "Lead multidisciplinary engineering design and assembly build efforts."
- "Perform job functions independently."
- "Document assembly procedures and the results of hardware builds."
- "Mentor junior engineers and technicians."
- "Serve as a subject matter expert in blast hardware design."
- "Represent LANL in internal and external technical collaborations."
Now "What You Need": Minimum Job Requirements:
- Technical Experience: "Professional-level background, education, and experience in engineering, demonstrated through academic qualifications and successful project and program execution."
- "Demonstrated strong understanding of research and development practices, with proven ability to investigate alternative solutions and recommend effective approaches to complex technical challenges impacting R&D activities, projects, or initiatives."
- Nuclear Weapon Systems Knowledge: "Demonstrated knowledge of nuclear weapons systems, including their design and function."
- "Working knowledge of hydrodynamic testing principles, processes, and experimental objectives, including the integration of diagnostic systems and test hardware."
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Experience: "Demonstrated experience developing mechanical designs using computer-aided design (CAD) tools and established engineering work processes, preferably using Creo Parametric."
- "Experience creating and modifying three-dimensional models, assemblies, components, and detailed engineering drawings."
- "Ability to develop complete and accurate drawing packages that communicate design intent, dimensions, tolerances, materials, and fabrication requirements."
- "Demonstrated ability to work with engineers, designers, machinists, and technicians to review designs, resolve manufacturability or integration issues, and incorporate changes as necessary."
- Communication: "Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills."
- "Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with all levels of personnel, stakeholders, and customers."
- Collaboration: "Demonstrated ability to collaborate and interact effectively with a wide range of personnel; exhibit professional conduct in interactions with co-workers and supervisors; and work both independently and in a team environment."
- "Demonstrated experience leading technical projects."
- Clearance: "Ability to obtain Q clearance as well as Sigma 15, which typically requires US citizenship."
Additional Job Requirements for R&D Engineer 3:
- Technical Expertise: same as earlier? Actually repeats similar but we can keep.
- "Professional-level background, education, and experience in engineering, demonstrated through academic qualifications and successful project and program execution."
- "Demonstrated knowledge of research and development practices, with proven ability to investigate alternative solutions and recommend effective approaches to complex technical challenges impacting R&D activities, projects, or initiatives."
- Technical Leadership: "Demonstrated technical leadership developing innovative advanced methods, techniques, and approaches to address specialized problems; planning, directing, and executing technical projects; leading technical decision-making within a project; and making technically sound decisions and/or recommendations that influence technical projects."
- Collaboration: same as before but plus "Demonstrated experience leading large, programmatic projects involving multiple organizations."
- Mentoring: "Demonstrated ability to share knowledge and develop the skills of junior staff."
Education/Experience at lower level: "Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution and 4 years of related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation."
Education/Experience at higher level: "Position requires a Master's Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution and 6 years of related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation."
Desired Qualifications list:
- Ability and willingness to check drawings.
- Experience applying and interpreting ASME Y14.5 GD&T.
- Experience with Finite Element Method (FEM) Analysis techniques.
- Knowledge of machining operations.
- Ability to perform hands on assembly work.
- Experience with basic inspection and metrology tools (e.g., calipers, micrometers).
- Demonstrated ability for self-directed work, planning, and prioritization.
- Demonstrated ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Knowledge of Vacuum Systems.
- Knowledge of fiber optic systems.
- Strong mechanical aptitude.
- Active Q clearance.
Work Schedule: "This position is full time, on-site. 5/8s or 9/80 work schedule."
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: remove.
Where You Will Work: description of LANL and benefits package.
Benefits package: "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: includes Directive 206.2, clearance, drug test, etc. Many are legal/boilerplate; we should remove boilerplate like EEO, equal opportunity, etc. The "Additional Details" includes some substantive like clearance requirement (already covered), drug test (maybe substantive? It's about policy). Might be considered boilerplate? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. Drug test policy could be considered legal but maybe substantive? It's about employment condition. Might keep? However it's likely considered legal boilerplate. Safer to remove.
We need to preserve ALL substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like clearance requirement, education/experience, responsibilities, desired qualifications, benefits, pay, schedule.
We need to avoid duplication.
Now decide sections:
- About the role: combine the introductory paragraphs about team, mission, environment, culture, etc. Could be a
with multiple sentences.
- Responsibilities: list of duties for both levels. Could separate into two sublists? But we can just list all responsibilities (including those for R&D Engineer 2 and additional for 3). Use
- .
- Requirements: minimum job requirements (technical experience, nuclear weapons knowledge, CAD experience, communication, collaboration, clearance). Also education/experience (lower level). Could be separate subsection? But we can put all under Requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe desired qualifications? Or we could treat "Desired Qualifications" as Qualifications. Use
- .
- Skills: maybe list of specific technical skills like CREO, GD&T, FEM, machining, inspection tools, vacuum systems, fiber optic systems, mechanical apt
for prose. We need to preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. We need to remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, scam warning, etc. Also remove "Note to Applicants", "Where You Will Work" maybe part of About the role? Actually "Where You Will Work" includes description of LANL and benefits package. Benefits we already have separate. The description of LANL could be part of About the role. We need to include "About the role" with substantive content: description of the team, mission, environment, etc. Let's extract substantive paragraphs: From "What You Will Do": - "This position will be filled at either the R&D Engineer 2 or 3 level, depending on the skills of the selected candidate. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level." - "The DARHT Experiments and Radiographic Science (J-4) group at Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking a qualified candidate to join the Blast Hardware Engineering, Assembly, and Metrology (BEAM) team as a blast hardware design engineer." - "The BEAM team is responsible for blast hardware design, optical hydrotest assembly, and precision optical metrology." - "The successful candidate will work in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment that includes scientists, engineers, mathematicians, technicians, IT professionals, drafters, and collaborators from diverse backgrounds." - "They will use CREO to design and model components and tooling for optical hydrodynamic tests." - "The candidate will be responsible for having blast hardware components fabricated and inspected, along with participating/overseeing during the assembly of the blast hardware." - "He/she will also participate in multidisciplinary design reviews." - "The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering, or a related technical field." - "Familiarity with weapons design or integrated weapons experiments is highly desirable." - "The culture of J Division emphasizes mutual trust, interdependent teaming, and shared success. It values innovation, creative problem-solving, and operational excellence." - "The division is committed to delivering the highest quality technical data to meet the needs of its mission partners, making this an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about impactful science and national service." Then responsibilities for R&D Engineer 2: - "Engage in hands-on mechanical design and fabrication support." - "Contribute to the development of blast hardware designs and required assembly tooling." - "Present blast hardware concepts and designs at high level design reviews." - "Work toward becoming a blast hardware subject matter expert." R&D Engineer 3 additional: - "Lead multidisciplinary engineering design and assembly build efforts." - "Perform job functions independently." - "Document assembly procedures and the results of hardware builds." - "Mentor junior engineers and technicians." - "Serve as a subject matter expert in blast hardware design." - "Represent LANL in internal and external technical collaborations." Now "What You Need": Minimum Job Requirements: - Technical Experience: "Professional-level background, education, and experience in engineering, demonstrated through academic qualifications and successful project and program execution." - "Demonstrated strong understanding of research and development practices, with proven ability to investigate alternative solutions and recommend effective approaches to complex technical challenges impacting R&D activities, projects, or initiatives." - Nuclear Weapon Systems Knowledge: "Demonstrated knowledge of nuclear weapons systems, including their design and function." - "Working knowledge of hydrodynamic testing principles, processes, and experimental objectives, including the integration of diagnostic systems and test hardware." - Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Experience: "Demonstrated experience developing mechanical designs using computer-aided design (CAD) tools and established engineering work processes, preferably using Creo Parametric." - "Experience creating and modifying three-dimensional models, assemblies, components, and detailed engineering drawings." - "Ability to develop complete and accurate drawing packages that communicate design intent, dimensions, tolerances, materials, and fabrication requirements." - "Demonstrated ability to work with engineers, designers, machinists, and technicians to review designs, resolve manufacturability or integration issues, and incorporate changes as necessary." - Communication: "Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills." - "Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with all levels of personnel, stakeholders, and customers." - Collaboration: "Demonstrated ability to collaborate and interact effectively with a wide range of personnel; exhibit professional conduct in interactions with co-workers and supervisors; and work both independently and in a team environment." - "Demonstrated experience leading technical projects." - Clearance: "Ability to obtain Q clearance as well as Sigma 15, which typically requires US citizenship." Additional Job Requirements for R&D Engineer 3: - Technical Expertise: same as earlier? Actually repeats similar but we can keep. - "Professional-level background, education, and experience in engineering, demonstrated through academic qualifications and successful project and program execution." - "Demonstrated knowledge of research and development practices, with proven ability to investigate alternative solutions and recommend effective approaches to complex technical challenges impacting R&D activities, projects, or initiatives." - Technical Leadership: "Demonstrated technical leadership developing innovative advanced methods, techniques, and approaches to address specialized problems; planning, directing, and executing technical projects; leading technical decision-making within a project; and making technically sound decisions and/or recommendations that influence technical projects." - Collaboration: same as before but plus "Demonstrated experience leading large, programmatic projects involving multiple organizations." - Mentoring: "Demonstrated ability to share knowledge and develop the skills of junior staff." Education/Experience at lower level: "Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution and 4 years of related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation." Education/Experience at higher level: "Position requires a Master's Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution and 6 years of related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation." Desired Qualifications list: - Ability and willingness to check drawings. - Experience applying and interpreting ASME Y14.5 GD&T. - Experience with Finite Element Method (FEM) Analysis techniques. - Knowledge of machining operations. - Ability to perform hands on assembly work. - Experience with basic inspection and metrology tools (e.g., calipers, micrometers). - Demonstrated ability for self-directed work, planning, and prioritization. - Demonstrated ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams. - Knowledge of Vacuum Systems. - Knowledge of fiber optic systems. - Strong mechanical aptitude. - Active Q clearance. Work Schedule: "This position is full time, on-site. 5/8s or 9/80 work schedule." 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: remove. Where You Will Work: description of LANL and benefits package. Benefits package: "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: includes Directive 206.2, clearance, drug test, etc. Many are legal/boilerplate; we should remove boilerplate like EEO, equal opportunity, etc. The "Additional Details" includes some substantive like clearance requirement (already covered), drug test (maybe substantive? It's about policy). Might be considered boilerplate? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. Drug test policy could be considered legal but maybe substantive? It's about employment condition. Might keep? However it's likely considered legal boilerplate. Safer to remove. We need to preserve ALL substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like clearance requirement, education/experience, responsibilities, desired qualifications, benefits, pay, schedule. We need to avoid duplication. Now decide sections: - About the role: combine the introductory paragraphs about team, mission, environment, culture, etc. Could be a
with multiple sentences. - Responsibilities: list of duties for both levels. Could separate into two sublists? But we can just list all responsibilities (including those for R&D Engineer 2 and additional for 3). Use
- .
- Requirements: minimum job requirements (technical experience, nuclear weapons knowledge, CAD experience, communication, collaboration, clearance). Also education/experience (lower level). Could be separate subsection? But we can put all under Requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe desired qualifications? Or we could treat "Desired Qualifications" as Qualifications. Use
- . - Skills: maybe list of specific technical skills like CREO, GD&T, FEM, machining, inspection tools, vacuum systems, fiber optic systems, mechanical apt