Engineering Technologist 1 OR 2 (Equipment Technologist)

About the Role

This position provides technical support as an Engineering Technologist, maintaining, optimizing, and improving manufacturing and production equipment to ensure maximum uptime, safety, and performance. You will interact with multiple organizations to ensure compliance with facility, institutional, state, and federal requirements. As part of the Pit Technologies team at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), you will contribute to national security and plutonium operations in a dynamic, mission-driven environment.

This position may be filled at either the Engineering Technologist 1 or 2 level, depending on the candidate's skills and experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers and technologists to repair, maintain, and enhance electro-mechanical equipment, including radiography, leak check systems, inspection equipment, and robotics.
• Support and execute preventive and predictive maintenance programs, troubleshoot equipment malfunctions, and minimize operational downtime.
• Work with cross-functional teams to coordinate programmatic maintenance and conduct corrective maintenance on down equipment.
• Support maintenance plans and procedures for processing equipment.
• Participate in planning, procurement, and implementation of new equipment within the manufacturing facility, adapting to evolving technical requirements while meeting safety, security, compliance, and scheduling standards.
• Assist in preparing and documenting work authorizations to support operational and project activities.

Engineering Technologist 2 Additional Responsibilities

• Lead corrective maintenance, document equipment maintenance, and mentor staff.
• Drive continuous improvement of preventive and predictive maintenance programs to enhance equipment reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to coordinate and define programmatic maintenance.
• Mentor and develop career staff and students to build technical capability within the organization.
• Independently communicate equipment health and maintenance status to management and peers.
• Lead development and refinement of work authorizing documents for safe, compliant, and well-documented operations.
• Ensure equipment spares are maintained for production equipment.

Requirements

• Proven participation in preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting and resolving equipment malfunctions, upgrading, and modifying equipment.
• Experience with configuration or change management.
• Demonstrated compliance with safety and operational standards, including Lockout/Tagout.
• Participated in designing, planning, and executing maintenance plans.
• Experience maintaining electromechanical and/or pressure systems.
• Ability to contribute independently in high-intensity environments and communicate with coworkers from diverse technical backgrounds.
• Ability to express detailed ideas clearly through presentations and publications.
• Experience with continuous improvement concepts and tools.

Additional Requirements for Engineering Technologist 2

• Enhanced technical and professional expertise through active mentoring and training of junior staff.
• Led design, planning, and execution of maintenance plans.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing career staff and/or students.
• Contributed ideas for new proposals and business development opportunities.
• Led development of technical sections for small to moderate proposals.
• Influenced organizational, project, and program strategies and directions.
• Led technical decision-making at the task level within a project.
• Made decisions or recommendations influencing key programmatic objectives.

Qualifications

Engineering Technologist 1

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Technology, Science, Math, or a related field from an accredited institution and 2 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Engineering Technologist 2

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Technology, Science, Math, or a related field and 5 years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Requires a high school diploma (DOE 426.2a).

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working in a glovebox or cleanroom environment.
• Experience with Electrical, Pressure, and/or Laser Safety programs.
• Knowledge and experience implementing Laboratory or similar industry policies affecting research, development, equipment maintenance, projects, and initiatives.
• Experience working in a manufacturing or production organization requiring defined manufacturing, testing, and quality requirements.
• Experience working in a nuclear facility.
• Experience with welding equipment, including linear accelerators, vacuum systems, CMMs, and microfocus x-ray sources.
• Knowledge and experience with system and subsystem qualification testing and/or analysis.
• Experience applying continuous improvement concepts and tools.
• Experience performing engineering work using rigorous institutional processes.
• Active Q clearance and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP).

Work Environment

Work Location: Onsite in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.

Work Schedule: This position may require 24/7 coverage, including shift or weekend work. Employees may be eligible for shift differential pay when assigned by their manager.

Essential Job Functions (can perform with or without reasonable accommodation):

• General physical mobility, standing, walking, climbing stairs, bending.
• Use of both hands, arms, legs, and feet.
• Carry/lift up to 20 pounds.

Position Commitment: Regular appointment employees must serve a 2-year period in their current position to be eligible to apply for other Laboratory jobs.

Security and Citizenship

This position requires a Q clearance, which necessitates U.S. citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Selected applicants will undergo a background investigation. Foreign nationals are subject to similar requirements under DOE Order 142.3A. Citizens of the People’s Republic of China (including Hong Kong and Macau), the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation who are not Lawful Permanent Residents are prohibited from accessing facilities supporting national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities.

This position is subject to the DOE Human Reliability Program (HRP), including ongoing drug and alcohol testing, as well as periodic medical and psychological evaluations.

Benefits

• PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with a 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).

Pay

• Engineering Technologist 1: $87,800 - $143,000
• Engineering Technologist 2: $96,600 - $158,800