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Los Alamos National Laboratory · 2 months ago

Test Lead (R&D Engineer 2/3)

Los Alamos, NM

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$125K/yr - $211K/yr

4+ years exp

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. The Test Lead will oversee system level testing, collaborate with various divisions, prepare schedules and budgets, and interface with customers to ensure successful test execution.

Security

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Function in the test lead role in support of a development, qualification, or surveillance test for LANL systems groups of other nuclear security enterprise partners

Interface regularly with your customer, plan and schedule work in support of the goals of the test, participate in the execution of the test, and prepare test evidence in the form of data packages and final reports

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other test leads on the team and interface with customers to engage in strategic planning for future tests

Qualification

Test executionExperimental designProject managementBudget estimationInterdisciplinary collaborationTechnical leadershipSafety complianceSystem engineeringQ clearanceCommunication skillsMentorshipTechnical documentation

Required

Experience communicating effectively with customers in one or more of the following (both oral and written format): schedule communication, project/program status updates, or spending/budget reports

Experience authoring and publishing formal test related documents, such as test requirements (TR), test plan (TP) and test reports (TR) and/or peer reviewed publications

Ability to explain technical ideas, concepts, procedures, and requirements to employees of all experience levels

Experience designing experiments or projects leveraging principles of the scientific method

Demonstrated experience in test execution

Demonstrated experience interfacing with and integrating the efforts of interdisciplinary teams to achieve program milestones and deliverable due dates

Ability to effectively manage and understand technical details over a large range of STEM fields

Direct experience in the test, qualification, product realization team (PRT) lead role or equivalent lead role at LANL or in the defense or manufacturing industry

Experience developing budget estimates, project and program schedules, and delivery of regular status, schedule, and/or budget reports to customers

Demonstrated ability to work largely independently and provide mentorship to staff newer to the test lead role

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

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