Llnl
Metrology/Precision Research Engineer
Livermore, CA, United States · Contract
No sponsorship$122k-$186kDetected 15 days ago
PythonMATLABCybersecurityBudgetingGD&TMechanical DesignMicroscopyMedical DevicesResearchCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingOrganizational Skills
About the role
- Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability.
- With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to projects requiring precision engineering and metrology expertise in the selection, design, development, fabrication, implementation, analysis and qualification of unique precision hardware, metrology equipment, and characterization methods, including procedure development and uncertainty analysis.
- Use standard precision engineering approaches and tools to design, fabricate, assemble, test, and analyze precision hardware and assemblies.
- Use commercial software and/or contribute to the development of custom methods to process and analyze point cloud data, perform automated virtual measurements, process and store vendor inspection reports, and present metrology data in readily accessible formats for a wide range of users.
- Generate and interpret specifications and mechanical drawings, and perform engineering calculations to support design, fabrication, assembly, and/or metrology operations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Solve moderately complex to complex technical issues related to precision design and metrology.
- Utilize rigorous error budgets, kinematic (exact) constraint, and other precision engineering principles to qualify processes, provide quantified design and/or characterization enhancements as needed to meet program requirements, and oversee the fabrication and implementation of these designs.
- Develop characterization techniques that enable requirements verification for components and assemblies using advanced metrology tools.
- Develop and present research and development proposals.
Requirements
- If you are selected, we will initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if you meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter.
- Depending on your job duties, you may be required to work in a Limited Area where you are not permitted to have a personal and/or laboratory mobile device in your possession.
- If you have encountered a job posting or have been approached with a job offer that you suspect may be fraudulent, we strongly recommend you do not respond.
Compensation
- $121,830 - $185,544 Annually
- $121,830 - $154,500 Annually for the SES.1 level
- $146,340 - $185,544 Annually for the SES.2 level
- This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.
- An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.
Benefits
- Flexible Benefits Package
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)
Visa & Work Authorization
- DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U
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