Hiring: Weapon Systems Surveillance Engineer (R&D Engineer 3) Company: Los Alamos National Laboratory Location: Los Alamos, NM Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:58:25 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Program Management, R, Systems Engineering About the job Experience: •Demonstrated knowledge of engineering principles relevant to complex systems, components, materials, testing, reliability, production, or surveillance. Relevant experience may include nuclear weapon systems, aerospace, defense, nuclear, high-consequence operations, manufacturing, quality, or other regulated technical environments. •Technical Leadership •Demonstrated ability to lead technical tasks or projects, coordinate contributors across organizations, manage milestones and deliverables, risks and recommendations. •Data Evaluation and Problem Solving •Demonstrated ability to evaluate technical data, identify trends or anomalies, integrate information from multiple sources, and develop defensible conclusions or recommendations. Required Skills: •This position is open for external candidates only to apply. •Translate Design Agency surveillance requirements into executable test direction, sample-selection instructions, engineering authorization documents, and production agency guidance. •Lead or support qualification of new and existing surveillance tests including development of test requirements, experimental methods, procedures, work packages, and supporting documentation •Evaluate surveillance data from components, materials, production agency reports, and other data streams to assess system health, identify aging trends, and support engineering judgment. •Prepare annual surveillance summaries, briefings, and inputs to the W88 Annual Assessment process including communicating technical results to engineering, physics, management and federal stakeholders. •Lead or support investigations of anomalous observations reported during surveillance. •Coordinate with component surveillance engineers, and program partners to identify knowledge gaps, evaluate new diagnostic or test capabilities and recommend improvements to surveillance methods. •Represent the surveillance program in technical meetings, planning committees, reviews and stakeholder briefings, including advocating for recommendations. Qualifications: •Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively through written documentation, briefings, and technical discussions with coworkers, management and customers. Proven record of working effectively as a team member. Demonstrated ability to seek technical input from experts. •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. At this level a Ph.D. may be preferred •General knowledge of the engineering authorization system and document management systems •Working experience at one or more of the NNSA design labs or production plants •Working experience with classified computing systems and classified documents •The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management. Compensation: •$128,000 - $215,900 / year •PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!