Location: Amarillo, TX
Job Title: Project Engineer Advisor
Career Level: Advisor
Organization: Production Engineering (50994969)
Job Specialty: Core Engineering
What You'll Do
As the Weapon Program Lead, the candidate will be responsible for managing complex, multi-discipline engineering issues as assigned. They will be the Technical Engineering, System Design, and Process point of contact for the program. The Weapon Program Lead makes decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative and have an important impact on extensive technical activities. Typically, has demonstrated creativity, foresight, and mature technical judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented technical problems. The Technical Lead performs work at a high level requiring advanced understanding and application of technical principles, theories, and concepts in the engineering field.
In addition, the Weapon Program Lead will be responsible for:
- Monitoring the assembly and disassembly processes and evaluating performance
- This includes data analysis on information collected during the process and other indicators that could help inform changes to increase productivity (downtime metrics, reject/replace metrics, cycle time metrics, etc)
- Engaging other sites to address potential changes to requirements
- This includes the Design Agency and other Production Agencies
- Taking the lead to resolve complex technical challenges
- Identifying potential design and requirement issues that will impact production and working with the Design Agency to resolve
- Coordinating across the Engineering divisions (Process, Tooling, Testers, Systems, Safety Analysis Engineering) to identify resource needs and funding
- Maintaining open communication with lead Engineers at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Kansas City Plant (KCP), Y-12 National Security Complex (Y12), etc.
- Tracking L2 Program/Project milestones
- Acting as the Project/Product Realization Team (PRT) Coordinator, responsible for ensuring all PRTs have adequate resource support and being present at PRTs as required
- Being the Pantex representative for recurring collaboration meetings with the Design Agencies
- Coordinating and planning all technical reviews (Conceptual Drawing Review (CDR), Baseline Design Review (BDR), etc)
Minimum Job Requirements - Bachelor of Science degree in engineering/science from an Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program in the United States or designated equivalents from Canada or Mexico, the Washington Accord, or the list of substantially equivalent as documented by ABET with a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0/4.0 and a minimum 12 years of relevant experience
- OR a Master's degree in engineering/science discipline with a minimum 3.3/4.0 cumulative GPA and a minimum 10 years of relevant experience
- OR a PhD in engineering/science discipline with a minimum 3.5/4.0 cumulative GPA and a minimum 7 years relevant experience
- There is a minimum GPA requirement up to 4 years post-graduation at time of offer and confirmed by transcript
- Beyond four years from graduation, engineering experience will supersede GPA as a requirement for hire
Department of Energy (DOE) Order 426.2A Requirements
- In addition to the above requirements, the applicant must also meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related science, 2 years job-related and at least 1 year nuclear experience, or a DOE O 426.2A alternative). DOE O 426.2A experience requirements can be satisfied following employment. In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities. (Ref. DOE O 426.2A)
Preferred Job Requirements
- Demonstrated knowledge of, and the ability to use, project management techniques such as tracking, trending, and scheduling to meet reliability, operability, schedule, and quality expectations
- Knowledge of engineering principles and their application to risk analysis, qualitative risk assessment, facilities and systems operation, and manufacturing processes and systems
- Working knowledge of engineering principles and standard industry operations
- Ability to lead difficult and complex projects
- Ability to develop executable plans
- Skills for reporting on determined corrective and improvement actions
- Ability to maintain successful interactions with others concerning matters of significance to the Company
- Ability to clearly and effectively communicate through oral and written word
#JointheMission: Your Impact Starts Here
At Pantex, you won't just find a job—you’ll discover a career of purpose safeguarding national security through work performed nowhere else on Earth. We empower dedicated, innovative individuals like you to achieve their greatest impact surrounded by exceptional talent and limitless opportunities for professional growth.
When you #JointheMission, you choose a lifetime career where your commitment is genuinely valued and rewarded. At Pantex, we believe that extraordinary talent thrives when supported by a balanced life. Discover the flexibility that empowers you to excel, coupled with a benefits package designed for your total peace of mind from comprehensive health coverage and robust retirement planning, to opportunities for continuous learning through education reimbursement.
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10 CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.
Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to random selection for drug testing without advance notification.
Pantex is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.
