Engineer/Scientist 3

Spectra Tech, Inc. is hiring for an Engineer/Scientist 3 in Los Alamos, NM.

You will ensure the success of the team responsible for planning, managing requirements and interfaces, executing, testing, reporting status, and ultimately delivering a producible, Mark Quality design and product.

At the Scientist 3 level, you will lead the planning, execution, and status reporting for product realization of polymer components. You will interface regularly with internal LANL organizations, external production agencies, and external customers to accomplish these activities.

In addition, a Scientist 3 may perform cross-cutting work across multiple Polymer Product Realization Teams (PRTs), coordinate with Qualification, Test, and Evaluation (QTE), and support requirements evaluation and revision activities. This role also provides technical leadership and mentorship to junior staff supporting these efforts.

• Lead planning, execution, and status reporting activities for polymer component product realization.
• Ensure successful delivery of producible, Mark Quality designs and products.
• Manage requirements, interfaces, testing, and execution activities throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support product realization efforts from conceptual design through qualified production.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to early-career scientists, engineers, and technical staff.
• Lead and influence multidisciplinary R&D teams consisting of scientists, engineers, technicians, and operations personnel.
• Support cross-cutting activities across multiple Polymer Product Realization Teams.

• Interface effectively with:
  • Internal LANL organizations
  • External production agencies
  • External customers
  • DoD
  • NNSA
  • Other government agencies
• Build trust, gain consensus, resolve conflicts, and maintain strong working relationships.
• Communicate development progress, issues, and solutions with:
  • Program Level PRT Leads
  • Systems Engineers
  • Program Office Personnel
  • Electrical Engineers
  • Mechanical Engineers
  • Project Controls
  • Test Technicians

• Develop and implement:
  • Technical requirements
  • Specifications
  • Plans
  • Reports
  • Procedures
• Support requirements engineering activities including:
  • Requirement development
  • Validation
  • Verification
  • Traceability

• Lead highly complex and high-profile projects.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and technical execution.
• Coordinate activities with Qualification, Test, and Evaluation (QTE) organizations.
• Ensure project objectives are completed on schedule and within budget.

• Significant knowledge and experience in one or more technical research and development disciplines.
• Demonstrated understanding of principles of scientific integrity.
• Significant experience developing and implementing technical R&D projects, including:
  • Formulation and testing of hypotheses
  • Investigation of alternative solutions
  • Recommendation of technical solutions
• Significant experience presenting technical results to scientific and engineering audiences.
• Significant knowledge of safe work practices related to technical research and development.
• Ability to solve complex technical problems involving multiple variables.
• Ability to utilize innovative techniques and unconventional methods when necessary.

• Demonstrated ability to work, influence, and lead within multidisciplinary R&D teams.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop junior staff.

• Proven record of developing and leading successful cross-organizational teams to solve complex problems.

• Thorough knowledge and demonstrated experience developing and implementing:
  • Technical requirements
  • Specifications
  • Plans
  • Reports
  • Procedures

• Demonstrated experience building effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to gain consensus and resolve conflicts in a collaborative environment.

• Excellent project management skills.
• Demonstrated success managing highly complex and high-visibility projects.

• Thorough knowledge and experience in technical research and development disciplines.
• Thorough knowledge of scientific integrity principles.
• Thorough experience in technical project development and implementation.
• Thorough knowledge of technical presentation and reporting methods.
• Thorough knowledge of safe work practices in technical environments.

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field from an accredited college or university.
• 11 years of related experience.
• Research experience at a university, national laboratory, or equivalent directly related experience.

• Master's Degree in a STEM field from an accredited college or university.
• 6 years of relevant experience.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

• Experience with nuclear weapon system design and engineering, particularly U.S. Navy systems.
• Experience with:
  • Nuclear weapon development
  • Qualification
  • Certification
  • Assembly/production
  • Surveillance
• Degree in a chemical, polymer, or materials-related discipline such as:
  • Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Engineering
• Demonstrated knowledge of chemical sciences and evaluation of scientific data from material experiments.
• Understanding of material interactions, including:
  • Polymer aging
  • Material compatibility
• Strong knowledge of GD&T and the ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and interfaces.
• Demonstrated understanding of requirements engineering, including:
  • Requirement creation
  • Validation
  • Verification
• Familiarity with Defense Programs Business Process System (DPBPS).
• Experience supporting product realization from conceptual design through qualified production.
• Active DOE Q Clearance, equivalent DoD clearance, or the ability to obtain a DOE Q Clearance.

At Spectra Tech, Inc., our recruitment team is powered by real people in real time-personally reviewing every application with care and integrity. We take pride in identifying and recruiting top-tier talent while maintaining full alignment with federal regulations, EEOC standards, and fair hiring practices that reflect our commitment to excellence and equity

Spectra Tech, Inc. is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. We are also an E-verify employer.