Senior Mechanical Engineer

Company: Clover Leaf Solutions
Location: Livermore
Posted on: May 21, 2023

Job Description:

Clover Leaf is looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our growing team. The position will involve work with a Department of Energy client in Livermore, CA. We are looking for someone who can work as part of a team and individually.An active DOE "Q" clearance is required for this position.The winning candidate will provide nuclear weapon engineering design expertise; systems engineering; experimental device design; fabrication and assembly; surveillance of nuclear stockpile components; engineering analysis and computational simulation; and engineering testing for evaluation and maintenance of the enduring and future nuclear weapon stockpile. Our engineers interface with colleagues at other National Laboratories and Production Agencies, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and Department of Defense (DoD) and their contractors. This position is in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED), within the Engineering Directorate. DTED provides support to Weapons and Complex Integration (WCI) Programs.This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team.Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise in mechanical and electromechanical design.
• Conduct research in structural, thermal, hydraulic, or dynamics modeling of mechanical systems.
• Produce advanced conceptual and detail designs in support of on-going projects.
• Prepare supporting health and safety documentation that is aligned with the Integrated Safety Management (ISM) requirement and participate in design and Management Prestart Reviews.
• Coordinate project interfaces and deployment interfacing with other organizations internal and external to the Laboratory.
• Lead and/or provide guidance and technical direction to multidisciplinary project teams in a growing, dynamic environment.
• Set broad project vision and strategy and influence technical direction for self and others.
• Provide expert capability in highly complex mechanical design and analysis.Education/Qualifications:
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S.
  • Citizenship.
  • Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
  • Advanced knowledge of mechanical design.
  • Significant experience in prototype development and testing, as well as hardware design and analysis.
  • Ability to devise solutions for unique and complex problems.
  • Ability and flexibility to reprioritize and change programmatic direction depending on emergent requests.
  • Significant experience in managing, overseeing, and delivering multiple projects on budget and schedule.
  • Ability to lead, manage, and mentor junior team members.
  • Advanced communication skills with proven ability to present concepts and ideas in a clear and coherent manner, both verbal and written for presentation and interaction with other technical staff members.
  • Expertise in highly complex mechanical design and analysis and significant experience in project planning and highly complex technical leadership.
  • Significant experience developing and implementing creative solutions to a diverse range of highly complex problems and leading corrective actions where necessary.
  • Expert communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills necessary to present, explain, and advise senior management and/or external sponsors and proven record of team building and conflict resolution.Desired Qualifications:
    • PhD in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
    • Advanced knowledge of systems engineering principles and practices and their application.About Clover Leaf:Clover Leaf Solutions is a small business headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with key offices in Northern California, Nevada, Colorado and Texas. You can be a key part of our team and help us continue to build our capabilities long-term. Our government clients include Department of Energy facilities like Sandia National Laboratories, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Los Alamos National Laboratory, while our commercial clients have included globally recognized firms. We specialize in IT, Industrial Hygiene, Safety, Construction Management, and Project Management. We have open, transparent communication without layers of bureaucracy, while also having a strong team to provide backup. We offer health, dental, vacation/sick, and a 401k with a generous match.Learn more about us at cloversolutions.usClover Leaf is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or protected Veteran status. Because eligibility for a DOE clearance is required for this position, we ask the question about citizenship.

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