Position Description

Your Opportunity

As a procurement engineer you will facilitate and expedite the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) procurement process and ensure specific, high priority procurements are executed on time and meet all technical and business specifications.  You will work with a diverse group of stakeholders as you collaborate and execute procurements in compliance with contract requirements.

What You’ll Do:

• Work with technical staff to select high priority procurements and assist in creating and or validating engineering specifications, evaluations, and reviews of Engineering Procurement Documents (EPDs), purchase requisitions, purchase orders, item equivalency evaluations, and material analyses.   
• Develop sourcing strategies, evaluate design criteria, perform data collection, and engineering procurement support for specific large purchases/projects.  
• Provide central point of coordination on specific acquisitions in relaying technical requirements and ensuring material, equipment, construction, building modification, and service purchase orders are executed to meet mission objectives.
• Perform acquisition-planning, support the development of engineering requirements, acceptance planning, and development of cost-efficient approaches to effective procurement, and provide expert advice in acquisition management.
• Conduct procurement support activities including strategic sourcing initiatives, reviewing and composing requisitions, evaluation of suppliers, and monitoring supplier performance.
• Ensure that acceptance plans are executable, well-aligned to available resources, and effectively evaluate that deliverables conform to contract requirements.
• Conduct evaluation and oversight of engineering and procurement documentation to support business unit acquisitions and processes.
• Ensure procured materials and services are consistent with applicable design and safety basis requirements by reviewing and evaluating EPDs and consulting with facility and project engineers to ensure that like-for-like replacements are appropriately specified.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in an engineering, supply chain, construction management, business, or relevant technical field.
• 5 years in a government procurement environment with experience in procurement management with engineering, manufacturing, or construction in a research and development (R&D) area.
• Ability to obtain Department of Energy clearance. Active clearance preferred.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic environment while adhering to policies and ensuring a high degree of accuracy
• Familiarity with overall supply chain and supplier-related activities pertaining to construction programs and projects.
• Strong knowledge and experience in procurement practices, particularly best value tradeoff.
• Strong skills in evaluation of change orders and claims.
• Ability to create good working relationships with diverse stakeholders, including production, project/program management, engineering, and construction.
• Able to technically evaluate engineering and analytical data relevant to high priority projects to develop reliable and cost-effective recommendations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with an emphasis on cooperation and teamwork.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, gender, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status as required by law.

What We Offer:

We know employee benefits are important to you. Therefore, we offer full-time employees an attractive suite of benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, and superior paid holidays. Full-time employees also are eligible to contribute to a health savings account and flexible spending accounts, and TechSource provides full-time employees with paid life insurance benefit of 2x salary up to a maximum of $150,000.  Furthermore, all employees are eligible to participate in our 401k plan, which TechSource enhances with a generous matching contribution.

TechSource is a nationally recognized engineering consultancy specializing in the management and technical delivery of large-scale nuclear and high-technology projects.  TechSource provides direct access to hundreds of experts and industry leaders in the nuclear sciences, non-proliferation technologies, accelerator physics, and systems engineering arenas. TechSource’s outstanding technical service has earned the company a client retention rate of over 95 percent. 

Position Description

Your Opportunity:

As a project controls engineer you will support an integrated weapons program for the Department of Energy (DOE). You will apply your broad and diversified knowledge of analysis in schedule development. You will analyze information and review requirements for workflow, organization, and corrective measures. You will exercise judgment and plan and accomplish goals based on your experience.  You’ll work in a matrixed-team environment. 

What You Will Do:

·       Provide program management, requirements management, risk analysis and work breakdown structure.

·       Aid in the transition of requirements, interfaces, linkages, and risk mitigation activities associated with program scope into an integrated, resource-loaded schedule with schedule and cost risk contingency analysis.

·       Performed data analysis to support informed decision making.

·       Configure and manage projects.

·       Apply engineering principles (such as requirements and interface management, risk management, work breakdown structure) for the development of integrated schedules (preferably in Primavera P6 Professional Project Management).

·       Apply knowledge of and experience with programmatic and portfolio analysis tools, databases, and methodologies as well as experience in scheduling, baseline development and management and Earned Value Management.

·       Absorb broad objectives from management, then independently analyze, evaluate, and integrate solutions for unusually complex technical problems.

·       Identify, track, mitigate, and resolve technical risks and issues related to product and/or system performance objectives.

What You Will Need:

·       Active Department of Energy (DOE) Q clearance (or active Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret clearance) or ability to obtain within three months.

·       Bachelor’s degree and 5 or more years of project controls work experience.

·       Proficiency in using Primavera 6 (P6).

·       Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing and solving of problems.

·       Strong organizational and written communication skills, including presentation skills and the ability to interface effectively with management and customers in a professional and courteous manner.

·       Excellent customer relationship skills. Ability to work in a team environment and a strong desire to learn continuously.

Preferred Skills:

·       2 or more years of experience leading project teams.

·       Demonstrated performance of program management functions.

·       Experience with and knowledge of design analysis tools, databases, and methodologies for large-scale projects.

·       Experience supporting customers and providing customer deliverables.

·       Experience in a matrixed support environment.

·       Engineering background and experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, gender, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status as required by law.

What We Offer:

We know employee benefits are important to you. Therefore, we offer full-time employees an attractive suite of benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, and superior paid holidays. Full-time employees also are eligible to contribute to a health savings account and flexible spending accounts, and TechSource provides full-time employees with paid life insurance benefit of 2x salary up to a maximum of $150,000.  Furthermore, all employees are eligible to participate in our 401k plan, which TechSource enhances with a generous matching contribution.

TechSource is a nationally recognized engineering consultancy specializing in the management and technical delivery of large-scale nuclear and high-technology projects.  TechSource provides direct access to hundreds of experts and industry leaders in the nuclear sciences, non-proliferation technologies, accelerator physics, and systems engineering arenas. TechSource’s outstanding technical service has earned the company a client retention rate of over 95 percent. 

Position Description

Software Quality Assurance Analyst

Your Opportunity

As a software quality assurance analyst you will support Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). You will perform software verification and validation processes in support of LANL’s weapons production efforts, using Department of Energy (DOE) quality assurance process, such as DOE Order 414.1D and 10 CFR 830.

What You’ll Do:

• Perform software verification and validation activities.
• Write test plans and reports based on test findings.
• Ensure testing meets all standards, guidelines, and orders.
• Collaborate with developers to enhance and improve software programs based on test results.

What You’ll Need:

• Department of Energy (DOE) Q clearance or DoD TS/SCI clearance required.
• 8 or more years of software verification and validation (v&v) or testing experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or other related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to meet the requirements.
• Software quality assurance (SQA) experience supporting federal government programs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with an emphasis on cooperation and teamwork.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, gender, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status as required by law.

What We Offer:

We know employee benefits are important to you. Therefore, we offer full-time employees an attractive suite of benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, and superior paid holidays. Full-time employees also are eligible to contribute to a health savings account and flexible spending accounts, and TechSource provides full-time employees with paid life insurance benefit of 2x salary up to a maximum of $150,000.  Furthermore, all employees are eligible to participate in our 401k plan, which TechSource enhances with a generous matching contribution.

TechSource is a nationally recognized engineering consultancy specializing in the management and technical delivery of large-scale nuclear and high-technology projects.  TechSource provides direct access to hundreds of experts and industry leaders in the nuclear sciences, non-proliferation technologies, accelerator physics, and systems engineering arenas. TechSource’s outstanding technical service has earned the company a client retention rate of over 95 percent. 

Position Description

Your Opportunity:

As a systems engineer you will work closely with integrated groups of engineers to conduct systems engineering and analysis work in support of Department of Energy (DOE). You will apply engineering principles and practices to solve complex engineering challenges and participate in program management reporting. You will be examining processes to make improvement, increase productivity, and mitigate risk. (During COVID your work will be performed remotely, although the work will be performed at the  DC or Germantown, MD client location once DOE staff return to their worksites.)

What You Will Do:

·       Perform systems engineering, program management, requirements management, and risk analysis activities.

·       Perform systems studies and analyses to support informed decision making.

·       Develop and implement systems engineering processes and procedures.

·       Understand and execute broad objectives from management, then independent analysis, evaluation and integration of solutions for unusually complex technical problems.

·       Identify, track, mitigate, resolve, and communicate technical risks and issues related to product and/or system performance objectives.

What You Will Need:

·       Ability to obtain a Department of Energy (DOE) Q clearance within a short period of time.

·       Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or scientific discipline.

·       Ability to work in a team environment and a strong desire to learn continuously.

·       Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing and solving of problems.

·       Strong organizational and written communication skills, including presentation skills and the ability to interface effectively with management and customers in a professional and courteous manner.

·       Computer skills and proficiency in applicable software tools, including MS Office Suite.

·       5 years of systems engineering experience, including working with design analysis tools, project management, and leading interdisciplinary technical teams preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, gender, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status as required by law.

What We Offer:

We know employee benefits are important to you. Therefore, we offer full-time employees an attractive suite of benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, and superior paid holidays. Full-time employees also are eligible to contribute to a health savings account and flexible spending accounts, and TechSource provides full-time employees with paid life insurance benefit of 2x salary up to a maximum of $150,000.  Furthermore, all employees are eligible to participate in our 401k plan, which TechSource enhances with a generous matching contribution.

TechSource is a nationally recognized engineering consultancy specializing in the management and technical delivery of large-scale nuclear and high-technology projects.  TechSource provides direct access to hundreds of experts and industry leaders in the nuclear sciences, non-proliferation technologies, accelerator physics, and systems engineering arenas. TechSource’s outstanding technical service has earned the company a client retention rate of over 95 percent.