Digital Engineering Lead (Project-Program Director 4)

This position is open for both internal and external candidates to apply. The Product Realization and Reliability Office (PRRO) in Nuclear Production Operations comprises multidisciplinary engineers and scientists that support plutonium programs (i.e., pit production, surveillance, research & development, and subcritical experiments) across the entire Nuclear Production Operations organization.

About the Role

The selected candidate will be a member of the PRRO leadership team and will be responsible for developing and maintaining a complete digital thread connecting the people, processes, and equipment supporting nuclear production. This scope covers a wide range of complex interconnected socio-technical systems and requires approaches that are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organizational objectives.

The Digital Engineering Lead is accountable for completing and documenting assigned tasks within the agreed upon cost and schedule. Additionally, the selected candidate will be expected to ensure peer reviews for the team's work and to be a peer reviewer for other engineers' work. You are expected to have a very high degree of relevant technical competence and be a recognized technical leader and the lead of a team of digital engineers.

You will be required to provide technical leadership and oversight to the digital engineering team, interface with customers, and engage in strategic planning to advance LANL's capabilities. You will also be responsible for the comprehensive review and approval of all technical work produced by the engineers on your team. Mentoring of early career staff is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a complete digital thread connecting people, processes, and equipment supporting nuclear production.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight to the digital engineering team.
• Interface with customers and engage in strategic planning to advance LANL's capabilities.
• Ensure peer reviews for the team's work and act as a peer reviewer for other engineers.
• Comprehensive review and approval of all technical work produced by the team.
• Mentor early career staff.
• Manage direct and provide direction to deployed staff from line organizations in the planning, tracking, and execution of assigned programs/projects.
• Assist in defining and articulating goals and developing and executing programs/projects to support them.
• Broker with external and internal customers to determine work scope, timeframes, and funding requirements.

Requirements

• Experience in aspects of project management of technical work, including defining work scope, schedules, budgets, priorities, and performance milestones; developing cost, scope, and schedule baselines.
• Experience with manufacturing execution systems (MES), ERP systems, and other manufacturing-oriented systems.
• Expertise in applying fundamental techniques and engineering best practices.
• Experience mentoring early career scientists and engineers.
• Strong documentation skills; demonstrated ability to document technical results in a formal method/format.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution and 8 years related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
• Q Clearance: This position requires a Q clearance, and obtaining such clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances.

Desired Qualifications

• Understanding of systems engineering principles, requirements decomposition, and V-model lifecycle approaches.
• Experience with Value Stream Mapping or Data Element Mapping & Analysis (DEMA).
• Familiarity with Models Based Systems Engineering, SysML language is preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to analyze complex shop floor challenges and implement effective solutions.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with shop floor personnel and cross-functional teams.
• Proactive mindset with a passion for driving continuous improvement and operational excellence in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with private industry production in highly regulated sectors (aerospace, defense, automotive, medical devices, pharmaceuticals).
• Proficient understanding of databases and information models.
• Familiarity with the product realization process within the nuclear security enterprise.

Pay

$170,600 - $295,400

Benefits

• PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network.
• Dental and vision insurance.
• Free basic life and disability insurance.
• Paid maternity and parental leave.
• Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually).
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance.
• Flexible schedules and time off (PTO).
• Onsite gyms and wellness programs.
• Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50-mile radius).

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.

Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China - including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau - as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory.