Mechanical Engineer - Vendor Management and Procurement

The Berkeley Lab's Engineering Division is hiring a Mechanical Engineer - Quality Assurance & Vendor Management to support projects in maintaining manufacturing and quality assurance for technical equipment. This role involves developing and revising quality standards, designing inspection methods, analyzing performance reports, and preparing testing documentation. The engineer will leverage manufacturing expertise and interpersonal skills to assist internal project managers and external vendors, conduct independent analyses of technical items for procurement, and coordinate closely with procurement and technical staff.

What You Will Do:

• Support monitoring of major procurements for vendor and project team performance using JIRA, providing regular updates to the project technical procurement coordinator.
• Maintain and enhance the database, creating dashboards and reports to communicate procurement status and issues.
• Analyze moderate-scope problems by reviewing various factors.
• Meet regularly with internal and external teams to update procurement progress, address issues, ensure compliance with best practices, and identify lessons learned.
• Under the guidance of the technical procurement lead, create templates and guidance documents for vendor management activities.
• Facilitate the rollout of vendor management best practices and assist technical teams in meeting new requirements.
• Coordinate the sharing of vendor management templates and expectations among technical teams.
• Document and share lessons learned with management and technical teams.
• Organize and attend meetings with external vendors, providing technical oversight and coordinating with LBNL teams to resolve issues.
• Attend project meetings as needed, and potentially coordinate specific manufacturing procurements, onsite operations, shipping/receiving, and external subcontractors.

What is Required:

Quality Assurance Engineer Level 2:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field, with at least 3 years of experience as a technical procurement coordinator or equivalent experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of manufacturing and assembly processes for equipment like particle accelerators, optics, X-ray systems, magnetic systems, cryogenic systems, and vacuum systems.
• Ability to design and implement methods for inspecting, testing, and evaluating quality standards.
• Good judgment within established procedures to determine appropriate actions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with strong meeting facilitation and organizational abilities to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficient in reading and interpreting assembly, detail, and weldment drawings.

Quality Assurance Engineer Level 3, in Addition to the Above:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field, with at least 5 years of experience as a technical procurement coordinator or equivalent experience.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working in a national laboratory environment.

Salary:

Quality Assurance Engineer Level 2:

This position is expected to pay a targeted range of $89,000.00 to $108,000.00 annually and has a full salary range of $78,768.00 to $132,924.00 annually. The final salary is dependent upon the candidate’s skills, knowledge, and abilities, including education, certifications, and years of experience.

Quality Assurance Engineer Level 3:

This position is expected to pay a targeted range of $107,000.00 to $130,000.00 annually and has a full salary range of $94,6566.00 to $159,756.00 annually. The final salary is dependent upon the candidate’s skills, knowledge, and abilities, including education, certifications, and years of experience.

Notes:

• This is a full-time 2-year, term appointment with the possibility of extension or conversion to Career appointment based upon satisfactory job performance, continuing availability of funds and ongoing operational needs.
• This position may be subject to a background check. Any convictions will be evaluated to determine if they directly relate to the responsibilities and requirements of the position. Having a conviction history will not automatically disqualify an applicant from being considered for employment.
• Work will be primarily performed at: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA.

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