Weapons Product Engineer

Location : Oak Ridge, TN

Job Title : Weapons Product Engineer

Career Level From : Specialist

Career Level To : Senior Specialist

Organization : Weapons Product (50165074)

Job Specialty : Core Engineering

What You'll Do

Weapons Product Engineers serve as the primary contact to establish product definition and workscope by development of the appropriate manufacturing plans, product specifications, work instructions, and other documents necessary to manage customer requirements. Monitors and tracks progress once work is initiated by operations and works directly with operations to resolve technical / administrative issues as necessary and provides feedback on these issues to the program managers. Serves as point of contact for communicating work scope to the production areas by issuing all documents required to support production, certification, assembly of components, issuing work requests, product engineering transmittals, advance change orders, engineering change requests, and assisting in the development of routings / schedules for the production areas to accomplish the work scope. May also be required to assist in major procurement efforts associated with weapons program work and work with outside vendors as necessary to procure hardware and / or materials that are outside of Y-12's current manufacturing capabilities.

Weapons Product Engineers serve as the primary technical point of contact between the Y-12 Production Agency, the Design Agencies, and other Nuclear Weapons Complex Production Agencies; for the activities associated with all phases of weapons programs. Weapons Product Engineers may serve as the point of contact for all model based engineering efforts for the Y-12 site. This role would interface directly with all other sites across the nuclear weapons complex. Serve as a member of product realization teams for all future weapons programs. Weapons Product Engineers may serve as a technical subject matter expert for disposition operations. Works closely with process engineers and waste engineers to fully characterize weapon materials and weapon related materials for packaging and disposition efforts. The position will support some Production waste-generating activities, and may require a general understanding of waste characterization, treatment, packaging, transportation, and disposal of waste generated at Department of Energy nuclear facilities.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

Preferred Job Requirements

Why Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as : medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

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.

This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

This position may be categorized as a "designated position" identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

CNS 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 being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.

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