Location: Los Alamos, NM
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
**What You Will Do** **This position is open for external candidates only to apply.** **AOT-MDE is a group of engineers, designers and technicians that primarily support the mechanical maintenance, repair and upgrades to the LANSCE accelerator. The group also provides R&D mechanical engineering support to a wide variety of programs at LANSCE, across LANL and for outside customers. This job is posted at duel level, with the level granted to the successful candidate to be dependent on relevant education, skills and experience.** **Seeking a strongly self-motivated Mechanical Engineer to support the work described above and to specifically be a member of the Water Team. This team is responsible for the water cooling systems of all components and structures along the LANSCE accelerator. The team's routine work involves maintenance, repair and replacement of all water system components: Pumps, heat exchangers, instrumentation, piping, valves, etc. As a Mechanical Engineer within this team, you will provide engineering support to all team activity while participating in the implementation of repairs and installations.** **As an R&D Engineer you will also be called upon to support other ongoing work within MDE. This will be design and analysis of structural or thermohydraulic projects, often leading to experimental validation.** **This position involves supporting LANSCE 24-hour, 7-day per week beam operations, which will involve work at odd hours (when required) and on-call duties. Must be willing to work overtime occasionally and serve on call to support 24/7 accelerator operation and maintenance.** **What You Need** **Minimum Job Requirements:** **R&D 2 Engineer ($106,400 - $176,000)** - Proven track record of contributing to high-impact R&D projects through design, analysis, prototyping, fabrication and documentation. - Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings drafted utilizing ASME Y14.5 standards. - Experience with CAD and CAM software, specifically SolidWo