Designer/Drafter 1/2
Los Alamos National Security LLC, Los Alamos, NM, United States
Key Responsibilities
Advanced CAD Modeling and Drafting: Create and revise 2D/3D models, drawings, and layouts for structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and facility systems using high-level parametric CAD tools.
Cross-Functional Design Collaboration: Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders on design concepts, hardware layouts, and field assessments.
Interdisciplinary Design Review Participation: Participate in design reviews and help resolve design compatibility or interface issues across disciplines.
Regulatory and Code Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant industry codes and standards (e.g., ASME, AWS, IEEE).
Commitments to Safety and Security: Maintain safety and security as a core part of every task. Follow Laboratory safety procedures and take necessary steps to stop unsafe or non‑compliant work.
Workplace Culture and Inclusivity: Support a respectful, inclusive, and harassment‑free workplace culture.
Designer / Drafter 1 Specific Responsibilities
Foundational Design Support: Support basic design tasks under the guidance of senior designers and engineers.
Entry‑Level Engineering Calculations and Standards: Perform entry‑level calculations and apply foundational knowledge of materials, drafting standards, and fabrication processes.
Simple Component and System Development: Develop design solutions for simple components and systems in static or low‑complexity environments.
Introduction to GD&T and Modeling Principles: Learn and apply basic principles of GD&T, design intent, and modeling best practices.
Independent Task Execution and Team Collaboration: Work with minimal direction on routine assignments and participate as part of a collaborative design team.
Designer / Drafter 2 Responsibilities
Facility Design and Assessment: Create detailed 2D and 3D designs to assess, maintain, and upgrade facility systems. Conduct site visits to evaluate, identify, and document deficiencies, supporting new construction, renovations, and repairs with basic design solutions.
Technical Design and Calculations: Produce technical calculations and preliminary design recommendations for engineer review, ensuring compliance with industry standards such as ASME, ASTM, AWS, and IEEE.
Collaboration and Problem‑Solving: Work closely with engineers, stakeholders, and cross‑disciplinary teams on design reviews, interface clarifications, and problem resolution. Contribute to a collaborative, team‑oriented environment.
Safety and Security Compliance: Ensure safety and security are integral to every task, maintain relevant training, and stop work when safety or security is compromised.
Engineering Expertise: Apply knowledge of engineering policies, procedures, and technical standards in drafting and design. Provide cross‑functional support and address unique challenges in both static and dynamic applications.
Advanced CAD Proficiency: Utilize high‑level 3D parametric CAD systems and Product Data Management tools to optimize modeling standards and practices. Mentor junior designers and perform drawing checks according to ASME Y14.5 or laboratory drafting standards.
Project Leadership and Support: Define requirements, develop designs for large‑scale projects, and contribute to cost estimation, scheduling, and design strategies. Independently complete complex tasks with minimal supervision and mentor lower‑level staff.
Creative Problem‑Solving: Devise original, innovative solutions for complex design challenges, often impacting project outcomes. Solutions require ingenuity, creativity, and technical expertise.
Material Expertise: Evaluate and select engineering materials for complex fabrication needs, ensuring suitability for design objectives.
Stakeholder Engagement: Participate in design reviews, ensure compatibility across disciplines, and address issues to deliver cohesive design packages.
Independent and Team Contributions: Balance leadership, mentorship, and independent responsibilities to deliver expert results with long‑term project impact.
What You Need
Minimum Job Requirements – Designer / Drafter 1
Entry level experience in the use of computer‑aided drafting (CAD) and product data management (PDM) software tools to produce models, drawings, layouts and sketches of components or systems.
Novice level understanding of modeling and drawing drafting principles for application of symbols, notes, GD&T to drawings and models to capture design intent.
Basic grasp of engineering, design, and drafting concepts related to mechanical, electro/mechanical, or electrical disciplines.
Basic understanding of ASME, ANSI, AWS and related industry standards for addressing fit, form and function.
Basic knowledge of principles for design, fabrication, assembly, and fielding of components and mechanisms.
Basic understanding of component and tool design, fixturing, printed circuit boards, schematics, and facility equipment.
Basic understanding of engineering materials and their suitability for component design and manufacture.
Ability to work in a team and with minimal guidance from a senior level technician on routine tasks.
Minimum Job Requirements – Designer / Drafter 2
Minimum 3 years’ experience in computer‑aided drafting (CAD) software tools to produce models, drawings, layouts and sketches of components of utility systems.
Demonstrate working level understanding of design, fabrication and ability to model and draft principles for application of symbols and notes to drawings and models to capture design intent.
Demonstrate fundamental understanding of principles for design, fabrication, assembly and fielding of components and mechanisms; component and tool design; engineering materials and their suitability for component design and manufacture.
Demonstrate ability to work well in teams and with minimal guidance from a senior level technician on non‑routine tasks.
Desired Qualifications
Knowledge of DOE and LANL Engineering Standards and Conduct of Engineering principles and procedures.
Work Location
Hybrid, located in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Hybrid is defined as working partially on‑site and partially off‑site but within a 2‑hour ground commute of this location. All work locations are at the discretion of management and can change at any time with appropriate notice.
Position Commitment
Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.
Equal Opportunity
Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to applyhelp@lanl.gov or call (505)-664-6947.
Clearance
Q clearance required. Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter. This position requires Q clearance, and obtaining such clearance requires U.S. citizenship except in very limited circumstances.
New‑Employment Drug Test
The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new‑employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre‑offer.
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Advanced CAD Modeling and Drafting: Create and revise 2D/3D models, drawings, and layouts for structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and facility systems using high-level parametric CAD tools.
Cross-Functional Design Collaboration: Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders on design concepts, hardware layouts, and field assessments.
Interdisciplinary Design Review Participation: Participate in design reviews and help resolve design compatibility or interface issues across disciplines.
Regulatory and Code Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant industry codes and standards (e.g., ASME, AWS, IEEE).
Commitments to Safety and Security: Maintain safety and security as a core part of every task. Follow Laboratory safety procedures and take necessary steps to stop unsafe or non‑compliant work.
Workplace Culture and Inclusivity: Support a respectful, inclusive, and harassment‑free workplace culture.
Designer / Drafter 1 Specific Responsibilities
Foundational Design Support: Support basic design tasks under the guidance of senior designers and engineers.
Entry‑Level Engineering Calculations and Standards: Perform entry‑level calculations and apply foundational knowledge of materials, drafting standards, and fabrication processes.
Simple Component and System Development: Develop design solutions for simple components and systems in static or low‑complexity environments.
Introduction to GD&T and Modeling Principles: Learn and apply basic principles of GD&T, design intent, and modeling best practices.
Independent Task Execution and Team Collaboration: Work with minimal direction on routine assignments and participate as part of a collaborative design team.
Designer / Drafter 2 Responsibilities
Facility Design and Assessment: Create detailed 2D and 3D designs to assess, maintain, and upgrade facility systems. Conduct site visits to evaluate, identify, and document deficiencies, supporting new construction, renovations, and repairs with basic design solutions.
Technical Design and Calculations: Produce technical calculations and preliminary design recommendations for engineer review, ensuring compliance with industry standards such as ASME, ASTM, AWS, and IEEE.
Collaboration and Problem‑Solving: Work closely with engineers, stakeholders, and cross‑disciplinary teams on design reviews, interface clarifications, and problem resolution. Contribute to a collaborative, team‑oriented environment.
Safety and Security Compliance: Ensure safety and security are integral to every task, maintain relevant training, and stop work when safety or security is compromised.
Engineering Expertise: Apply knowledge of engineering policies, procedures, and technical standards in drafting and design. Provide cross‑functional support and address unique challenges in both static and dynamic applications.
Advanced CAD Proficiency: Utilize high‑level 3D parametric CAD systems and Product Data Management tools to optimize modeling standards and practices. Mentor junior designers and perform drawing checks according to ASME Y14.5 or laboratory drafting standards.
Project Leadership and Support: Define requirements, develop designs for large‑scale projects, and contribute to cost estimation, scheduling, and design strategies. Independently complete complex tasks with minimal supervision and mentor lower‑level staff.
Creative Problem‑Solving: Devise original, innovative solutions for complex design challenges, often impacting project outcomes. Solutions require ingenuity, creativity, and technical expertise.
Material Expertise: Evaluate and select engineering materials for complex fabrication needs, ensuring suitability for design objectives.
Stakeholder Engagement: Participate in design reviews, ensure compatibility across disciplines, and address issues to deliver cohesive design packages.
Independent and Team Contributions: Balance leadership, mentorship, and independent responsibilities to deliver expert results with long‑term project impact.
What You Need
Minimum Job Requirements – Designer / Drafter 1
Entry level experience in the use of computer‑aided drafting (CAD) and product data management (PDM) software tools to produce models, drawings, layouts and sketches of components or systems.
Novice level understanding of modeling and drawing drafting principles for application of symbols, notes, GD&T to drawings and models to capture design intent.
Basic grasp of engineering, design, and drafting concepts related to mechanical, electro/mechanical, or electrical disciplines.
Basic understanding of ASME, ANSI, AWS and related industry standards for addressing fit, form and function.
Basic knowledge of principles for design, fabrication, assembly, and fielding of components and mechanisms.
Basic understanding of component and tool design, fixturing, printed circuit boards, schematics, and facility equipment.
Basic understanding of engineering materials and their suitability for component design and manufacture.
Ability to work in a team and with minimal guidance from a senior level technician on routine tasks.
Minimum Job Requirements – Designer / Drafter 2
Minimum 3 years’ experience in computer‑aided drafting (CAD) software tools to produce models, drawings, layouts and sketches of components of utility systems.
Demonstrate working level understanding of design, fabrication and ability to model and draft principles for application of symbols and notes to drawings and models to capture design intent.
Demonstrate fundamental understanding of principles for design, fabrication, assembly and fielding of components and mechanisms; component and tool design; engineering materials and their suitability for component design and manufacture.
Demonstrate ability to work well in teams and with minimal guidance from a senior level technician on non‑routine tasks.
Desired Qualifications
Knowledge of DOE and LANL Engineering Standards and Conduct of Engineering principles and procedures.
Work Location
Hybrid, located in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Hybrid is defined as working partially on‑site and partially off‑site but within a 2‑hour ground commute of this location. All work locations are at the discretion of management and can change at any time with appropriate notice.
Position Commitment
Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.
Equal Opportunity
Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to applyhelp@lanl.gov or call (505)-664-6947.
Clearance
Q clearance required. Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter. This position requires Q clearance, and obtaining such clearance requires U.S. citizenship except in very limited circumstances.
New‑Employment Drug Test
The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new‑employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre‑offer.
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