The Senior Principal Project Controls Specialist (PCS) will perform duties in support of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Mission Programs. The position will interface with the assigned Program and Project Managers, team members, and stakeholders. Responsibilities will include both schedule and cost support. | - Oversight project controls activities for assigned programs/projects. | - Integration of data from various formats (i.e., Maximo and Excel). | - Presentations and regular communication with Senior Management on status, risks, and/or issues. | - Write Company Directives and/or Desktop Instructions to support project controls initiatives. | - Write and communicate requirements to project schedulers. | - Develop views and/or Primavera P6 layouts for various stakeholders. | - Mentor and train junior-level PCS's. | - Support the development and execution of program, project, and functional planning. | - Develop and maintain Primavera P6 schedules to include full loading of resource requirements. | - Assist Project Managers in developing metrics to support the measurement of performance to schedule objectives. | - Perform detailed analysis of project schedule, resources, and performance. | - Prepare reports to reflect program/project status, schedule trends, resource requirements, and project uncertainties. | - Assess customer needs and work to meet them. | - Conducting project management briefings and prepare reports to reflect program/project status; cost and schedule trends, funding and project uncertainties. | - Facilitating the management team in all phases of the program life-cycle (initiation, planning, control, and closure).
| We have an opening for a Technologist / Senior Technologist to serve as an Airframe and Power plant technician based at Joint Base Andrews, MD under the direct supervision of the Aviation Site Lead. In this role, you will accomplish scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and servicing activities on US Department of Energy Aircraft (Beechcraft King Air B350 aircraft and Bell 412 helicopter) operated by Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS), LLC. | | Key Responsibilities | | TECHNOLOGIST | - Work with stockroom personnel to facilitate the timely requisitioning of all parts, materials and equipment needed to complete aircraft maintenance. | - Maintain aircraft in accordance with latest revision of the manufacturer’s instructions, applicable FAA Federal Aviation Regulations and Aviation Operations Manual. | - Operate and maintain ground support equipment. | - Assist technicians and maintenance personnel in the development, integration, installation and removal of standard mission equipment in aircraft. | - Plan and conduct work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection, application, adaptation, and modification of standard techniques, guidelines, procedures, and criteria. | - Devise new approaches to maintenance challenges. | - Plan and conduct independent work requiring judgment in the application of maintenance techniques. | - Use conventional approaches to maintenance problems encountered. | - Plan, guide, or prepare administrative and technical documents as required for maintenance. | - May direct overall activities on specific assignments. | - Plan and conduct independent work requiring judgment and experience in the application and substantial application of maintenance techniques.. | - Perform related work as assigned by Manager | SENIOR TECHNOLOGIST | - Work with stockroom personnel to facilitate the timely requisitioning of all parts, materials and equipment needed to complete aircraft maintenance. | - Maintain aircraft in accordance with latest revision of the manufacturer’s instructions, applicable FAA Federal Aviation Regulations and Aviation Operations Manual. | - Operate and maintain ground support equipment. | - Assist technicians and maintenance personnel in the development, integration, installation and removal of standard mission equipment in aircraft. | - Plan and conduct work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection, application, adaptation, and modification of standard techniques, guidelines, procedures, and criteria. | - Devise new approaches to maintenance challenges. | - Plan and conduct independent work requiring judgment in the application of maintenance techniques. | - Use conventional approaches to maintenance problems encountered. | - Plan, guide, or prepare administrative and technical documents as required for maintenance. | - May direct overall activities on specific assignments. | - Plan and conduct independent work requiring judgment and experience in the application and substantial application of maintenance techniques. | - May provide maintenance direction to subordinate technicians or others as assigned for specific tasks or projects. | - May, as needed, assist Quality Assurance by helping with inspection tracking and assist production by assisting the Lead Technician with scheduled and unscheduled maintenance planning. | - Perform related work as assigned by Manager
The Underground Complex Enhancement Project (UCEP) 020 Principal Project Manager will report directly to the UCEP Project Manager in the Project Execution Office (PEO) and will be responsible for executing the UCEP 020 capital acquisition projects related to Enhanced Capabilities for Sub-critical Experiments (ECSE) following Department of Energy (DOE) Order 413.3B. This includes integration with Advance Sources and Detectors (ASD). Additionally, the UCEP 020 Principal Project Manager will be required to coordinate with Mission Execution on future ECSE and Nuclear Asset Operations for all work performed at the NNSS U1a Complex. Reporting location will be North Las Vegas (NLV) with regular travel to the NNSS. | | Key Responsibilities | - Serve as the Principal Project Manager for UCEP 020 subproject elements that primarily interface with the ASD project. | - Provide project support for change control reviews and Baseline Change Requests (BCR's) that propose significant changes or impact programmatic requirements and reporting. | - Participate with review of key Critical Decision (CD) documentation deliverables to ensure programmatic integrity. | - Interface with MSTS senior management to address/elevate key project issues and risks. | - Hold project reviews and headquarters/dignitary tours, meetings, and reporting. | - Lead the project team to plan, accomplish, monitor, report, and deliver project scope in accordance with DOE O 413.3B. | - Ensure the project deliverables meet company and project specific standards and requirements. | - Implement earned value management (EVM) according to company standards (SD-0100.010, EVM SD). | - Supervise assigned Cost Account Managers (CAMs), Project Control Specialists (PCS's), and Subject Matter Experts (SME's) to execute the project consistent with the Project Execution Plan using the UCEP team with established roles and responsibilities. | - Lead the project team with the preparation and reporting of project review/Critical Decision materials. | - Execute project risk management, including establishing and administering management reserve (MR).
We have an opening for a Senior Principal Cyber Security Analyst to provide advanced cyber and technical support for multiple classified networks, standalone systems, security systems, user accounts and access, and implementation of security controls. Cyber security analysts assess, plan, and enact security measures to help protect an organization from security breaches and attacks on its computer networks and systems. This opportunity is best suited to people with excellent knowledge of and experience using computers and security software who enjoy thinking critically to find new ways to resolve issues. | | Key Responsibilities | - Serve as a Senior Principal Cyber Security Analyst for the Emergency Communications and Services Division (ECSD), Emergency Communications Network (ECN) Cyber Security Department located at the Remote Sensing Laboratory, Nellis (RSLN) on Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. | - The Senior Cyber Security Analyst will also provide general oversight of Cyber Security projects to the Cyber Team. | - The Senior Principal Cyber Security Analyst will manage and assist with the installation, operation, and maintenance of the Cyber Security Solutions as it relates to network infrastructure equipment including CISCO routers, switches and Communications Managers on existing and future network sites. | - Implementation of all Cyber Security directives; provides leadership and motivates staff; and may be designated to act in the capacity of a Supervisor of Manager in their absence, as necessary. | - Researches hackers, hacker techniques, vulnerabilities, exploits, and provides detailed briefings and intelligence reports. | - Supports design/deployment/maintenance of new and existing security infrastructure capabilities. | - Leads a variety of Cyber Security policy compliance tasks such as discovering unauthorized devices, conducting site surveys for non-compliance, and ensuring network access requirements are met. | - Manages compliance scans related to network devices for vulnerabilities and configuration baseline compliance and reports findings. | - Reviews Cyber Security threat information and participates in escalation of mitigating vulnerabilities identified. | - May monitor intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS). | - Writes technical proposals, procedures and prepare network design documentation. | - Assists the Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) and Information Systems Security Officers (ISSO’s) with the execution of their assigned duties. | - Acts as liaison and collaborates with Cyber Security, IT staff, Counterintelligence, the customer, other organizations (within NvE (Nevada Enterprise) and at other DOE (Department of Energy) sites), US CERT (United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team) and law enforcement. | - Support national emergency response groups’ emergency response drills, exercises, and real world events through on-call availability and travel via commercial and military aircraft when required. | - Contribute in a team environment to evaluate new technologies and provide recommendations. | - Travel as part of an installation or restoration team when directed and participate as a deployed member of the National Emergency Response Groups when required. | - Promotes project management best practices and coaches project team members in applying the necessary skills, knowledge, and abilities that promote project success and continuous improvement. | - Accept individual responsibility and accountability for environment, safety, health, and quality processes within personal control, personal safety, and the safety of co-workers. | - Comply with established regulations and procedures for environment, safety, health, and quality and perform duties in a way that will not cause personal danger, endanger other individuals, or violate environment, safety, health, and quality regulations. | - Promptly correct or report any hazard or potential hazard to supervision. | - Understand the principles associated with the Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) safety concept. Participate in and embrace MSTS environment, safety, health, and quality initiatives.
We have an opening for an experienced Cyber Security Analyst to provide advanced cyber and technical support for multiple classified networks, standalone systems, security systems, user accounts and access, and implementation of security controls. Cyber security analysts assess, plan, and enact security measures to help protect an organization from security breaches and attacks on its computer networks and systems. This opportunity is best suited to people with excellent knowledge of and experience using computers and security software who enjoy thinking critically to find new ways to resolve issues. | | Key Responsibilities | - Serve as a Cyber Security Analyst for the Emergency Communications and Services Division (ECSD), Emergency Communications Network (ECN) Cyber Security Department located at the Remote Sensing Laboratory, Nellis (RSLN) on Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. | - Reviews Cyber Security threat information and participates in escalation of mitigating vulnerabilities identified. | - Will monitor intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS). | - Assists the Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) and Information Systems Security Officers (ISSO’s) with the execution of their assigned duties. | - Support national emergency response groups’ emergency response drills, exercises, and real world events through on-call availability and travel via commercial and military aircraft when required. | - Contribute in a team environment to evaluate new technologies and provide recommendations. | - Promotes project management best practices and coaches project team members in applying the necessary skills, knowledge, and abilities that promote project success and continuous improvement. | - Accept individual responsibility and accountability for environment, safety, health, and quality processes within personal control, personal safety, and the safety of co-workers. | - Validates the functionality of security tools and scans network devices. | - Participates in incident response teams to detect, respond to, contain and remediate cyber threats. | - Reviews current Cyber Security. | - Assists with data calls, FISMA reporting, compliance scanning and reporting, continuous monitoring and compiling reports for auditors. | - Comply with established regulations and procedures for environment, safety, health, and quality and perform duties in a way that will not cause personal danger, endanger other individuals, or violate environment, safety, health, and quality regulations. | - Promptly correct or report any hazard or potential hazard to supervision. | - Understand the principles associated with the Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) safety concept. Participate in and embrace MSTS environment, safety, health, and quality initiatives.
Perform duties as the Administrative Specialist for the Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development department and support and work closely with the department manager and interface directly with multiple Directorates, Program and Project Managers, and scientific team leaders and team members within the department. | | Key Responsibilities: | - Manage tracking of project milestones and deliverables. | - Track project budgets and costs and provide periodic reports internally to team leaders and department manager. | - Manage preparation, review and submission of reports and publications. | - Manage proposal formatting and assembly of forms and prepare preliminary proposal budget documents. | - Submit travel reimbursement requests. | - Coordinate visitor's schedules, tours, passed clearances, events. | - Track funding opportunities and circulating solicitation information – check eligibility. | - Track program achievements (publications, patents, presentations). | - Develop, design, format, and post web materials. | - Track inventory allocation of high value equipment within department. | - Assist program team members in shipping and retrieving instrumentation and materials for periodic remote work. | - Serve as P-Card holder and order non-technical supplies. | - Assist with time reporting – pre and post lockout. | - Collect and manage periodic budget and schedule data for department planning and corporate data requests. | - Assist Department manager in personnel allocation planning and coordination of personnel performance reviews.
The Weaponization & Test Execution Program Manager will report to the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (DNN) Director and will oversee Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (DNN) projects focused on the detection of weapons testing and weapons development detection projects that are administered by the Nevada National Security Site and partner national laboratories and agencies. | | Key Responsibilities | - Perform a variety of functions, including, but not limited to, oversight of detection of weapons testing and weapons development detection projects, coordination of diverse teams of scientists and engineers to deliver project results to stakeholders, development of new project proposals, and interfacing with Nevada National Security Administration (NNSA) program managers and oversight. | - Take a leading role in coordinating new opportunities for collaboration between Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS) nonproliferation and stewardship science projects and programs. | - Leads multiple aspects of financial planning, monitoring, reporting, scheduling, analysis, and preparation of technical/schedule information required for complex program/project planning; Coordinate and oversee integrated project teams. Identifies, manages, and mitigates program and project risks actively. | - Work with Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS) principal investigators to develop white papers and project proposals for nonproliferation Research and Development (R&D) projects. | - Identify new opportunities for Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS) involvement in Nevada National Security Administration (NNSA) Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (DNN) venture projects. | - Act as lead interface between Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS) technical teams and corresponding National Laboratory teams. | - Interface with Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS) stewardship science projects and programs to develop joint R&D opportunities. | - Remain active in their particular field and will have a goal to continue to publish their own research and attend professional meetings to present their results. | - Assist the DNN Director in the strategic evaluation of program goals for long-term growth and development. | - Provides general management, oversight, and execution of Program and Project Excellence initiatives and continuous improvement across the business and execution within assigned complex programs. | - Interface with Mission Execution directors to provide portfolio financial updates and requirements. | - Interface with Headquarters (HQ) Federal Program Managers to meet deliverables and provide strategic opportunities for portfolio growth. | - The job has excellent growth potential within Program Management given hard work and dedication to the nuclear non-proliferation mission of reducing the threat of nuclear weapons around the globe.
We have an opening for an Electrical Safety Officer; this position is responsible for leading the development and implementation of the Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS) electrical safety program, consistent with Department of Energy (DOE) requirements, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Fire Protection Act (NFPA) 70E and consensus standards. The objective of the electrical safety program is to ensure safe operations, maintenance and repair of MSTS electrical systems and experiments, including managing associated risks through control of electrical hazards. | | Key Responsibilities | - Assist the Electrical Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) in administering the electrical safety program. | - Act as Subject Matter Expert and interpretive authority for NFPA 70E. | - Develop, review and approve electrical hazard analysis documents. | - Provide electrical safety support for pulsed power systems and subsystems relating to accelerator applications. | - Maintain current on applicable electrical standards and requirements. | - Conduct assessments of Electrical Safety Programs, including field inspections, procedure and policy reviews to identify weaknesses and corrective actions. | - Review, maintain and conduct training on Electrical Safety topics including Basic Electrical Safety, Lockout/Tagout, Capacitor Banks, Battery Banks and Electric Utilization. | - Provide support as needed to all other aspects of occupational safety including OSHA compliance evaluations, accident and incident investigations, program development and training.
Qualified applicants will be working between the Losee Road facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada and at the Nevada National Security Site (located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada). | | This position will perform duties as a Project Controls Specialist to support and interface directly with the multiple Program and Project Managers in addition to functional team members and other Project Controls Specialists. | | Responsibilities: | - Support the development and maintenance of multi-year performance measurement baselines, including cost and schedule. | - Support baseline management, including change control, risk management, subcontract management, earned value management, variance analysis, and estimate at completion. | - Support the development and execution of programs, projects, and functional planning. | - Support program/project teams in all phases of the project life cycle (initiation, planning, execution, control, and closure). | - Assist Project Managers in developing metrics to support the measurement of performance to cost and schedule objectives. | - Perform detailed analysis of project cost, performance, and forecasts. | - Prepare reports to reflect program/project status, cost and schedule trends, funding and project uncertainties. | - Support project deliverables and assist in the development of project reviews for internal and external customer briefings. | - Support project/program by performing resource analysis and evaluation. | - Attend resource meetings; communicate with projects to determine resource requirements and preparing resource projections.
The Special Technologies Laboratory seeks a talented individual to join our staff of scientists, engineers and technicians as a member of the Nonproliferation Research & Development (R&D) Department in Santa Barbara, California. We are seeking a highly motivated individual who will work in a team environment to solve national security problems. This position will involve all aspects of the project’s life-cycle from initial proposal development to final reporting. Most projects are typically government-sponsored at early technical readiness level (TRL2 – TRL6) with durations of one to five years. In addition to performing technical work, the candidate will provide technical direction and assign work to scientists and others who assist on specific assignments. | | Key Responsibilities - Senior Scientist | | - Works as a Senior Investigator proposing, developing, testing and often delivering novel optical imaging, spectroscopy and trace chemical sensing systems. | - Perform a wide range of simulation and experimental tasks that result in field experiments. | - Responsible for participation in and leading small project teams and reporting deliverables directly to sponsors. Initial work assignments will involve development, testing, and modeling laser-based optical sensing systems and the development and execution of experiments on existing projects using Mid-Wave Infrared (MWIR) fiber and Long-Wave Infrared (LWIR) quantum cascade laser combs. | - Work with other senior staff to conduct experiments for a diverse array of real world applications. | - Travel to participate in field experiments. | - Participate in proposal development of R&D projects made up of 2 to 5 full time employees. | - Demonstrate ability to work in teams as both a leader and as a contributor. | - May submit articles and papers for publication in technical and professional journals, and will present project summaries at professional meetings. | - Perform assigned work and accept individual responsibility and accountability for environmental, safety, health, and quality processes within personal control, personal safety and the safety of coworkers. | - | Key Responsibilities - Principal Scientist | - Work as a Principal Investigator proposing, developing, testing and often delivering novel optical imaging, spectroscopy and trace chemical sensing systems. | - Perform a wide range of simulation and experimental tasks that result in field experiments. | - Responsible for leading small project teams (including tasking and budgets) and reporting deliverables directly to sponsors. Initial work assignments will involve development, testing, and modeling laser-based optical sensing systems and the development and execution of experiments on existing projects using Mid-Wave Infrared (MWIR) fiber and Long-Wave Infrared (LWIR) quantum cascade laser combs. | - Work with other senior staff to conduct experiments for a diverse array of real world applications. | - Travel to participate in field experiments. | - Responsible for proposal development of R&D projects made up of 2 to 5 full time employees. | - Demonstrate ability to work in teams as both a leader and as a contributor. | - May submit articles and papers for publication in technical and professional journals, and will present project summaries at professional meetings. | - Perform assigned work and accept individual responsibility and accountability for environmental, safety, health, and quality processes within personal control, personal safety and the safety of coworkers.
The selected applicant will work to develop technologies relevant to the National Nuclear Security Administration's Stockpile Stewardship Program. | | Engineer II | | The ideal candidate should have a background in DOE/NNSA engineering work. Candidates from the Telecom, Microwave Communications, Fiber Optics, RF Technology, and Pulse Power fields also preferred. | | - Candidate will mentor with experts and be part of a high-performing team. | - Familiarity with laboratory test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, communications analyzers, digital sampling oscilloscopes, power meters, multi-meters, pulse, signal and waveform generators. | - The selected applicant will train to become a subject matter expert in one or more of the following technologies: RF/Microwave, Fiber Optics, Detector and Digitizer Systems, or Pulsed Power, growing into a technical lead position in the selected area of expertise. | - Will engage in design and technical analysis activities using prescribed codes and standards, computer software, and generally accepted best management practices. | - The job requires technical presentations to include design reviews and technical publication in peer-reviewed journals. | - Will provide technical direction to engineering support staff. | | Senior Engineer | | The ideal candidate should have a background in DOE/NNSA engineering work. Candidates from the Telecom, Microwave Communications, Fiber Optics, RF Technology, and Pulse Power fields also preferred. | | - Candidate will be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in one of the following fields: RF/Microwave, Fiber Optics, Detector and Digitizer Systems, or Pulsed Power. | - Expertise in operating and interpreting data from laboratory test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, communications analyzers, digital sampling oscilloscopes, power meters, multi-meters, pulse, signal and waveform generators. | - Will act as technical lead in engineering projects of medium level complexity, on teams consisting of junior level engineering staff and technologists. | - Become skilled in risk mitigation strategies and be involved in independent technical decision making commensurate with the level of expertise achieved. | - Will grow into a member of the key technical staff, contributing actively to team building and succession planning activities. | - Will actively collaborate with the Science team to support customer driven experiments. | - Will provide mentoring of entry level and early career engineers.
We have an opening for a Electrical Engineer to develop technologies relevant to the National Nuclear Security Administration's Stockpile Stewardship Program. | - Focus areas will include the application of laser and optical technologies to the calibration of high speed imaging imagers. | - Participate in the development of low Technology Readiness Level (TRL) innovations and transition those innovations to the field. | - Will mentor with experts and be part of a high-performing team. | - Additional areas of technical exposure and development will include electro-optic systems, fiber optic systems, class IV lasers, prototype electronic systems, control system software (LabView) | - Will engage in design and technical analysis activities using prescribed codes and standards, computer software, and generally accepted best management practices. | - Requires technical presentations to include design reviews and technical publication in peer reviewed journals.
Key Responsibilities | - Support the Los Alamos Operations (LAO) Optical Engineering and Dynamic Experiments Team in diagnostic instrumentation development and experimental physics field support activities. | - Contributes to design, fabrication, assembly, and characterization of diagnostic systems based on optical and imaging technologies as well as laser-based technologies. | - Provide field support for weapons physics experiments and small-scale focused experiments conducted at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) and at Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories. | - May serve as a subject matter expert in science and engineering field to other colleagues and customers. | - Work as part of a small diagnostic development team. | - Devise appropriate test plans. | - Support system development with performance testing, data analysis and documentation. | - Assist in verifying system qualifications in terms performance in meeting requirements, evaluating subcomponent parts such as mechanical assemblies, optical designs, imaging performance, data recording requirements, instrumentation control, and data analysis. | - Work effectively as an independent researcher as well as function inclusively and with integrity in a team environment. | - Contributes to developing solutions of challenging and complex technical problems. | - May work within project teams having well-defined work scope and deliverables. | - Good communicator, willing and able to present results successfully to stakeholders and as a scientist/engineering professional. | - System deployment and field support will require travel to to off-site experimental facilities. Some travel to such locations will be required. | - Accept individual responsibility and accountability for environment, safety, health, and quality processes within personal control, personal safety, and the safety of co-workers. | - Comply with established regulations and procedures for environment, safety, health, and quality and perform duties in a way that will not cause personal danger, endanger other individuals, or violate environment, safety, health, and quality regulations. | - Promptly correct or report any hazard or potential hazard to supervision. Understand the principles associated with the MSTS safety concept | - Participate in and embrace MSTS environment, safety, health, and quality initiatives.
Applications Analyst I | | - Designs and documents software by preparing diagrams, logic charts and internal specification documentation and/or provide technical support for network equipment. | - Writes program code from internal specification documentation, prepares test plans and tests data. Runs tests, observes results and corrects program code to resolve any differences with internal specifications. | - Prepares software operating documentation and users operating instructions. | - Assists in the use and implementation of local area networking technology. May also provide assistance in support of MSTS’s Wide Area Network. | - Provide technical assistance to the User Support Training organization. | - Prepare time and cost estimates and schedules for computer systems software development and maintenance tasks. | - Identifies and resolves systems software problems and recommends or implements solutions. | - Evaluate software for selection using vendor and MSTS user specifications. May run tests to ensure software meets vendor-advertised specifications, and prepare written reports on price, performance and recommended selection. | - Design, code, test, debug, document and maintain programs | - Accept individual responsibility and accountability for environment, safety, health, and quality processes within personal control, personal safety, and the safety of co-workers. Comply with established regulations and procedures for environment, safety, health, and quality and perform duties in a way that will not cause personal danger, endanger other individuals, or violate environment, safety, health, and quality regulations. Promptly correct or report any hazard or potential hazard to supervision. Participate in and embrace MSTS environment, safety, health, and quality initiatives. | | Applications Analyst II | | - Designs and documents systems software by preparing diagrams, logic charts and internal specification documentation. | - Writes program code from internal specification documentation, prepares test plans and tests data. Runs tests, observes results and corrects program code to resolve any differences with internal specifications. | - Prepares software operating documentation and users operating instructions. | - Prepares time and cost estimates and schedules for computer systems software development and maintenance or modification tasks. | - Analyzes MSTS computer user requirements. | - Participates with software development and support personnel defining software requirements for development, maintenance or improvements. | - Coordinates or develops and implements plans for tests to evaluate and to install hardware and operating system software. | - Provides instruction in the operation and use of computer hardware, data communications equipment, and vendor-supplied or MSTS-developed systems software. | - Resolves systems software problems referred by computer operations or software development and user support personnel. | - Provide support to the User Support Training organization. | - Design, code, test, debug, document and maintain programs. | - Use CASE tools. | - Provide guidance, training, and assistance to other IT personnel. | - Prepare specifications from which programs will be written. | - Plan and coordinate data-related activities, including: | - Coordinating requests for access to data | - Developing and implementing data administration standards regarding validation, integrity, storage, and security of data; internal object naming conventions, and data access methods | - Consulting on DBMS issues including installation and management of front-end tools | - Developing strategic and functional plans for the evolution of data and information architecture | - Resolving issues associated with data administration | - Acting as the single point of contact with the DBMS vendor | - Establishing DBMS backup, recover, and re-start procedures | - Accept individual responsibility and accountability for environment, safety, health, and quality processes within personal control, personal safety, and the safety of co-workers. Comply with established regulations and procedures for environment, safety, health, and quality and perform duties in a way that will not cause personal danger, endanger other individuals, or violate environment, safety, health, and quality regulations. Promptly correct or report any hazard or potential hazard to supervision. Participate in and embrace MSTS environment, safety, health, and quality initiatives. |
We have an opening for a Senior Project Controls Specialist to develop, maintain, and monitor control multi-year performance measurement baselines, including cost and schedule, baseline management and change control, risk management, subcontract management, earned value management, variance analysis, and estimate at completion assigned by the Project Controls Manager at the Special Technologies Laboratory in Santa Barbara, CA. | | Key Responsibilities: | - Support and interface directly with the multiple Program and Project Managers in addition to functional team members and other Project Controls Specialists. | - Support the development and execution of program, project and functional planning. | - Support for program/project teams in all phases of the project life-cycle (initiation, planning, execution, control, and closure). | - Manage multiple funding sources from several different customers. | - Develop performance measurement baselines using P6 and integrating into COBRA. | - Assist Project Managers in developing metrics to support the measurement of performance to cost and schedule objectives. | - Perform detailed analysis of project cost, performance, and forecasts. | - Prepare reports to reflect program/project status, cost and schedule trends, funding and project uncertainties. | - Support project deliverables and assist in the development of project reviews for internal and external customer briefings.
Qualified applicants will be working between the Losee Road facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada and at the Nevada National Security Site (located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada). | | Supporting the NNSS Construction Projects offsite infrastructure to include the 138Kv Power Transmission Line Item Project. Interface with the assigned Program and Project Managers, team members, and stakeholders. | - Lead the development and maintenance of multi-year performance measurement baselines, including cost and schedule, baseline management and change control, risk management, subcontract management, earned value management, variance analysis, and estimate at completion. | - Support the development and execution of program, project and functional planning. | - May serve as an assistant to a Project Manager and/or Program Director. | - Provide support for program/project teams in all phases of the project lifecycle (initiation, planning, execution, control, and closure). | - Develop and maintain Primavera P6 schedules to include full loading of resource requirements and integration with the Cobra performance-reporting database. | - Advise Project Managers in developing metrics to support the measurement of performance to cost and schedule objectives. | - Apply advanced skills to support program/project teams in all phases of the project life-cycle. | - Perform high-level analyses of project costs, performance, forecasts, and funds status. | - Prepare reports to reflect program/project status, cost and schedule trends, funding and project uncertainties. | - Support project deliverables and assist in the development of project reviews for internal and external customer briefings. | - Use critical thinking to bring successful resolution to high impact, complex, and/or cross-functional issues.
Key Responsibilities | - Work as a member of a small team supporting engineers, scientists, and senior technicians in building, testing, and fielding complex diagnostic systems. | - Will utilize the following skills: analog and digital electronics, mechanical design and fabrication technologies, circuit board assembly and troubleshooting, instrumentation chassis assembly and construction, soldering techniques and workmanship standards. | - Must have experience in the use of basic and powered hand tools, must have a working knowledge of a variety of laboratory instrumentation such as digitizing storage oscilloscopes, digital delay generators, high-bandwidth analog and digital fiber links, and other electronic test and measurement equipment, a working knowledge of computer programming is desirable. | - Candidate will be mentored and work under the direct supervision of experienced engineers, scientists, and technicians as part of a team developing and fielding a variety of unique and complex diagnostic systems. | - Work collaboratively with a diverse group of scientists, engineers, and technicians developing innovative solutions to customer-driven applied R&D. | - Accept individual responsibility and accountability for environment, safety, health, and quality processes within personal control, personal safety, and the safety of co-workers. | - Comply with established regulations and procedures for environment, safety, health, and quality and perform duties in a way that will not cause personal danger, endanger other individuals, or violate environment, safety, health, and quality regulations. | - Promptly correct or report any hazard or potential hazard to supervision. Understand the principles associated with the MSTS safety concept. | - Participate in and embrace MSTS environment, safety, health, and quality initiatives.
We have multiple openings for Mechanical Designers to participate in new and ongoing projects that are aligned with the vision, strategies, and Business Processes of Livermore Operations, for the National Security Enterprise (NSE). You will report to the Livermore Operations Design Supervisor and be located in Livermore, California. They will work directly with Engineers and Designers as an integral member of growing the organizations technical abilities. | | Key Responsibilities – (Principal Technologist) | - Plans and conducts mechanical design/drafting work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection, application, and modification of standard techniques, guidelines, procedures, and criteria. | - Prepares technical documents such as: engineering, manufacturing, and inspection drawings, operational manuals, bill of materials, etc. as required. | - Mechanical design support for product concepts received from Engineering, through detailed designs including 3D CAD modeling and mechanical drawings. | - Generates Engineering Change Order (ECOs) and all supporting documentation for drawing release. | - Basic knowledge of welding, machining, manufacturing and procurement principles, policies, and procedures. | - Ability to accurately track project elements and write status of work reports as required to project and line managers. | - Must be capable of handling multiple projects simultaneously. | - Basic knowledge of Calculating dimensional values and tolerance analysis of mating parts | - Participate in concept brainstorming sessions, conceptual design reviews, meetings, email correspondence, procurement, and manufacturing as needed. | Key Responsibilities – (Master Technologist) | - Plans and conducts mechanical design work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection, application, adaptation, and modification of standard techniques, guidelines, procedures, and criteria. | - Plans, guides, or prepares technical documents such as: engineering, manufacturing, and inspection drawings, operational manuals, bill of materials, etc. as required. | - Mechanical design support ranging from early product concepts through detailed designs including appropriate tooling, 3D CAD modeling and mechanical drawings. | - Work closely with engineers and physicists to design and incorporate new methodologies, materials, fixtures, tooling, processes and products in the development process. | - Guides or generates ECO creation and all supporting documentation for drawing release. | - Extensive knowledge of welding, machining, manufacturing and procurement principles, policies, and procedures. | - Must be capable of handling multiple projects simultaneously. | - Calculate dimensional values and tolerance analysis of mating parts as required and present calculations when needed. | - Participate and lead discussions on concept brainstorming sessions, conceptual design reviews, meetings, email correspondence, procurement, and manufacturing as needed. |
The work location is at the Nevada National Security Site (located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada). | | Reports to the Program Planning and Controls organization, but will be matrixed to the Work Management Center Manager in the Nuclear Asset Operations (NAO) Directorate at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) as an Integrated Scheduler. Responsible for developing activity execution schedules that integrate, deconflict, resource load all operations, construction, and maintenance activities at the assigned facility. | - Gathers requisite data from available sources and performs initial schedule load. | - Validates work execution estimates against previously performed similar scopes of work. | - Monitors work preparation progress and available manpower and adjusts draft schedules accordingly. | - Evaluates work status, facility changes, and emergent work for the impact on approved implemented schedules. | - Develops recommended changes to maximize work and project support efficiency. | - Participates in post-execution critiques to aid in continuous improvement of the process. | - Supports the development and execution of project and functional planning. | - Develops, maintains, and monitors performance baselines, including the change control process. | - May serve as an assistant to a Project Manager. | - Performs other work as directed by supervisor.
Reports to the DAF Engineering Manager. Responsible for management of DAF engineers and engineering activities associated with the DAF Process Engineering Group. | | Key Responsibilities | - Understand and maintain the assigned system/process design requirements per the DAF Documented Safety Analysis. | - Ensure that design output documents appropriately reflect the design basis and required functional classification of the assigned DAF Processes and Structures, Systems and Components (SSCs). | - Assure that the design requirements and design basis are fully identified and in a form compatible to maintain and control the design basis. | - Authorize facility Configuration Management changes and manage the configuration of assigned DAF processes and facility systems. | - Provide technical support in the areas of construction, maintenance, and nuclear operations. | - Coordinate with engineers, project managers, and maintenance personnel to ensure proper testing and documentation is developed to support component and system specifications, functions, and operability. | - Develop and maintain engineering documents, reports, and correspondence to enable business activity. | - Must effectively communicate to confer and gather information from subject matter experts for inclusion into specifications to ensure technical accuracy and completeness of the content. | - Perform a wide range of tasks and special assignments that require comprehensive knowledge of engineering processes and procedures with the ability to analyze, interpret, and make recommendations. | - Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, and developing growth opportunities for employees. | - Maintain a safe, secure, and legal work environment. | - Accomplish staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards. | - Create an environment where employees feel safe to raise issues, empowered to address issues, and supported to resolve issues. | - Demonstrate environment, safety, health, and quality leadership and consistently enforce environment, safety, health, and quality policies and procedures. | - Implement applicable environment, safety, health, and quality requirements; emphasize the safety of each employee, and the protection of equipment and property in area of responsibility. | - Take immediate action to correct reported or observed unacceptable environment, safety, health and quality conditions and/or behaviors. | - Assure that appropriate procedures, training, equipment, warnings, and tools are provided to employees to permit work to be performed safely. | - Effectively interface and communicate with MSTS leadership, National Weapons Lab personnel, Nevada Field Office (NFO), and Defense Nuclear Safety Board (DNFSB) representatives. | - Promote and actively participate in the Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS) safety concept. | - Support and encourage employee participation in MSTS environment, safety, health, and quality initiatives.