Machine Design Engineer

Idaho National Laboratory is hiring a Machine Design Engineer to work in our Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) X-Ray and neutron Sciences department. Our team works a 4x10 schedule located out of our Materials and Fuels Complex with every Friday off.

You will design, build, and maintain robotic systems, combining expertise in mechanical engineering, electronics, and computer science to create advanced machines that can perform complex tasks autonomously or assist in the execution of remote activities.

• Knowledge of 3D printing
• Familiar with rapid prototyping principles
• Proficient with 3D modeling used in modern engineering platforms
• Decompose project objectives into defined and controlled design requirements.
• Use design methodologies, technologies, and processes which are best practice for the technical discipline to develop and define a design, and to validate that the design meets defined requirements.
• Develop physics-based mathematical models of mechanical, chemical, and electrical systems to support and verify design.
• Maintain familiarity with and technical understanding of codes and standards applicable to the discipline.
• Document the design (controlled and approved models, drawings, specifications, design descriptions) to establish conformance with design requirements and applicable codes and standards.
• Establish testing, inspection, and quality requirements to ensure technical features important to design functions are maintained.
• Oversee or otherwise ensure that fabrication, construction, assembly, and procurement are done in accordance with the design.
• Develop and maintain the assigned systems/equipment. Perform calculations related to the specifications of project, including analysis and evaluation of location, material resources, and mechanical design.
• Ensure any design modification meets the technical baseline requirements and applicable codes and regulations.
• Recommend and initiate modifications to support programmatic missions and operational goals and lead preparation of design efforts.
• Develop, ensure adequacy of, and maintain configuration management of the technical baseline. Establish and maintain configuration management of the assigned system. Maintain cognizance of system/equipment status and performance through review of operating logs and observation of operations.
• Ensure consistency in operation characteristics among applicable documents such as drawings, technical manuals, operating instructions, emergency operating procedures.
• Enhance technical/professional skills of junior engineering staff through mentoring and training.
• Responsible for experiment design and fabrication and associated activities leading to irradiation. Establish experiment designs, demonstrate experiment requirements, and confirm experiment integrated analyses to ensure nuclear safety bases are met.
• Lead the development of project specific documentation, such as checked and signed drawings. Check drawings developed by others.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. · Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.