Engineer Scientist 6

MELE Associates, Inc. is seeking to add an experienced Engineer/Scientist to support the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in the execution of its mission, including providing technical, programmatic management, environmental planning and logistics support services. This full-time on-site position is contingent upon contract award.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrate sufficient ability to assess and provide program and technical management knowledge and capabilities to advise FPO on execution of cost, scope, and schedule for major system acquisitions, and to represent, within program guidance, the NNSA’s program interests and positions in interactions with other agencies and corporate entities.


• Apply systems engineering principles (such as requirements and interface management, risk management, work breakdown structure, decision analysis) for the development and maintenance of an integrated program baseline.


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


• Participate in Program Meetings to include Product Realization Team (PRT) meetings.


• Attend and participate in Project Officer Group and sub-group meetings (joint DoD/NNSA) and within guidance provided by the Lead Engineer and/or FPM.


• Contribute to or lead assessments of current and needed capability and capacity of the NNSA weapons production complex for the W93 Program and recommend necessary facility and resource planning based on this information.


• Assist Federal Program Office (FPO) with implementation of the Program Execution Instruction.


• Coordinate FPO Program and Technical Management products and deliverables.


• Assist with FPO Organization structuring and Roles and Responsibilities.


• Track and manage Defense Programs, DoD, and Congressional actions and inquires.


• Establish and manage FPO programmatic plans and materials as required for program execution.


• Provide programmatic interface with DoD, Design Agencies and Production Agencies.

Minimum Qualifications:

•  Current, active DOE Q Clearance/Top Secret Clearance with ability to acquire SCI.


• Masters’s degree in engineering or science-related field. Eight (8) years of relevant experience is equivalent to a four (4) year bachelor's degree.


• Minimum fifteen (15) years of government experience


• Superior communication, organizational, interpersonal, and writing skills.

This position is contingent upon contract award.

LOCATION: This is a full-time on-site position in Washington, DC  20585, Germantown, MD 20874 or Albuquerque, NM 87123 USA

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SALARY: Salaries are determined based on several factors including external market data, internal equity, and the candidate’s related knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position. 

 Benefits MELE Offers

· Employer-paid employee Medical, Dental and Vision Care.
· Low-Cost Family Health Care offered.
· Federal Holidays and three (3) weeks’ vacation
· 401(k) with Employer Match
· Cross-training opportunities

About MELE Associates, Inc.

With over 300 employees and offices in Rockville, MD, Washington, DC, and Albuquerque, NM, MELE is a veteran-owned government contractor empowering its customers with innovative solutions for more than three decades. MELE has team members located across the U.S. and has served more than a hundred countries across hundreds of project locations. The company offers technical, engineering, and programmatic support expertise to a host of U.S. federal and international agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, INTERPOL, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. MELE’s services include national security, intelligence, IT/cybersecurity, facility management and engineering, CBRNE defense and nuclear security, emergency response training/management, and mission and program support.

MELE Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. MELE Associates, Inc. is an E-Verify employer.