THIS IS A CASUAL POSITION WORKING A MAXIMUM OF 900 HOURS PER CALENDAR YEAR. | | Undergraduate Science Interns will work under the direct supervision of a manager & mentor and will be provided with hands-on participation in ongoing projects at one of the most unique experimental sites in the United States, or one of our outlying location sites. | | Internships are available at the following locations: | - North Las Vegas, Nevada | - Nevada National Security Site (65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada) | - Los Alamos and Albuquerque, New Mexico | - Livermore and Santa Barbara, California | - Remote Sensing Laboratories at Nellis Air Force Base (Las Vegas, Nevada) or Andrews Air Force Base (Joint Base Andrews, Maryland) | | We are looking for qualified and motivated Undergrad students that are pursuing a degree in: | - Mathematics | - Physics | - Chemistry | - Health Physics | - Geology/Geosciences | Duties and Responsibilities(may include and will vary depending on which department you are assigned to): | - Build programming code/scripts to computationally process image and/or signal data, e.g. in Python, Matlab, or R. Knowledge of image/signal processing techniques is desired. | - Create and give presentations on both project and progress to teammates and management. | - Contribute towards professional reports and papers. | - Potential for participating in hands-on data acquisition activities depending on project. | - Participate on small teams of scientists, engineers, and technicians, to devise technical solutions and provide deliverables to customers. | - Perform hands-on work on optical, mechanical, and/or electrical systems including data acquisition and system and/or subsystem fabrication. | | Please note these important dates for our 2024 Summer Student Program: | - September 2023 - Application process opens | - September 2023 - March 2024 - Candidates reviewed, interviews completed, offers extended | - May 21st, 2024 - Summer internship Student Program begins | - August 9th, 2024 - Summer internship Student Program concludes | **Please apply asap; hiring Managers are reviewing applications as they are received.
THIS IS A CASUAL POSITION WORKING A MAXIMUM OF 900 HOURS PER CALENDAR YEAR. | | Undergraduate Engineering Interns will work under the direct supervision of a manager & mentor and will be provided with hands-on participation in ongoing projects at one of the most unique experimental sites in the United States, or one of our outlying location sites. | | Internships are available at the following locations: | - North Las Vegas, Nevada | - Nevada National Security Site (65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada) | - Los Alamos and Albuquerque, New Mexico | - Livermore and Santa Barbara, California | - Remote Sensing Laboratories at Nellis Air Force Base (Las Vegas, Nevada) or Andrews Air Force Base (Joint Base Andrews, Maryland) | | We are looking for qualified and motivated Undergrad students that are pursuing a degree in: | - Electrical Engineering | - Nuclear Engineering | - Mechanical Engineering | - Chemical Engineering | - Civil Engineering | - Fire Protection Engineering | - Software Engineering | | Duties and Responsibilities(may include and will vary depending on which department you are assigned to): | - Support research on systems. | - Perform document reviews and updates. | - Create Facility Change Requests to implement desired changes to various systems. | - Draft reports on system conditions. | - Conduct walkdowns of various systems to ensure Configuration Management is properly implemented and to validate design drawings are consistent with physical configuration. | - Lead development and implementation of engineering design changes. | - Collaborate with different organizations to ensure facility safety. | - Interface with multiple engineers across multiple disciplines of engineering. | - Research chiller systems and components. | - Review Door system designs and sketches. | - Learn to read system drawings and sketches. | - Redline drawings. | - Review System Design Descriptions for compressed air system. | - Create pneumatic diagrams. | - Coordinate document reviews and updates. | - Draft drawing/specification/calculations for engineer use. | - Generate/update reports and tracking tools and update engineering forms. | | Please note these important dates for our 2024 Summer Student Program: | - September 2023 - Application process opens | - September 2023 - March 2024 - Candidates reviewed, interviews completed, offers extended | - May 21st, 2024 - Summer internship Student Program begins | - August 9th, 2024 - Summer internship Student Program concludes | **Please apply asap; hiring Managers are reviewing applications as they are received.
The Senior SQL Server DBA will be responsible for supporting and managing Microsoft SQL Server databases in production, development, and test environments. This role is part of a team of DBAs that work on the installation, configuration and upgrade to Microsoft SQL Server software and related products. | | Key Responsibilities | - Primary responsibility is for the day-to-day management of numerous SQL server databases and instances on a Microsoft Windows environments including Microsoft SQL server 2016 and 2019. | - Design, plan, and execute database migrations from on-premises environments to the Azure Cloud. | - Proactively monitor the database systems (cloud and on-prem) to secure services with minimum downtime. | - Proactively address issues to ensure optimum performance (cloud and on-prem). Maintain database integrity, stability, and availability. | - Research, plan, recommend, and implement patches, upgrades, and installations for Microsoft SQL Server technology products, including CU patches. | - Responsible for monitoring database statistics and other application specific parameters to maintain performance of the system. | - Responsible for capacity planning. | - Develop and tune database environments to ensure performance and service delivery expectations are met. | - Participate in the resolution of critical and complex design and implementation issues across projects. | - Write, evaluate, and tune T-SQL scripts as needed. | - Provide advanced database services to meet the needs of the business. | - Provide mentoring to less experienced DBAs. | - Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS) is looking for a dynamic and motivated Senior/Principal Infrastructure Analyst to lead the efforts of maintaining the availability and integrity of both classified and unclassified networks associated with Nevada National Security Sites’ (NNSS) Remote Sensing Laboratory and its Field Intelligence Element (FIE). The Remote Sensing Laboratory is located in Suitland, MD on Joint Base Andrews. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) missions and to assist in solving critical national security problems. | | Responsibilities | | Senior Infrastructure Analyst | - Desktop and Server Systems Management/Administration: Manages individual user and group security permissions and profiles, including roaming profiles and folder redirects; manages active directory group policy objects including policy tuning per operating system requirements; resets user passwords, creates/deletes user accounts and assigns account privileges; administers backup software and scheduling devices; configures Cisco switches; and executes system patching and cyber scan remediation. | - Security Policy Implementation: Assists with the implementation of security policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information systems at all the locations. | - Certification/Accreditation: Assists with the completion of required certification and accreditation documentation for the unclassified and classified information systems. Assists with the associated security testing evaluations. | - Risk Mitigation: Reviews risk assessment data which identifies potential vulnerabilities and threats to information systems; implements mitigation strategies prescribed by DOE-IN or senior IT personnel. | - Security Controls Implementation: Assists with the implementation of security controls, such as firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, access controls, encryption mechanisms, and other technical solutions to protect the information systems. | - Incident Response: Follows incident response plans to address security issues and breaches effectively. | - Data Call / Reporting: Assists with various data calls and provides data call information and reports for auditors. | - Assist with other various tasks assigned by management. | Principal Infrastructure Analyst | - Desktop and Server Systems Management/Administration: Manages individual user and group security permissions and profiles, including roaming profiles and folder redirects; manages active directory group policy objects including policy tuning per operating system requirements; resets user passwords, creates/deletes user accounts and assigns account privileges; administers backup software and scheduling devices; configures Cisco switches; and executes system patching and cyber scan remediation. | - Security Policy Implementation: Assists with the implementation of security policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information systems at all the locations. | - Certification/Accreditation: Assists with the completion of required certification and accreditation documentation for the unclassified and classified information systems. Assists with the associated security testing evaluations. | - Risk Mitigation: Reviews risk assessment data which identifies potential vulnerabilities and threats to information systems; implements mitigation strategies prescribed by DOE-IN or senior IT personnel. | - Security Controls Implementation: Assists with the implementation of security controls, such as firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, access controls, encryption mechanisms, and other technical solutions to protect the information systems. | - Incident Response: Follows incident response plans to address security issues and breaches effectively. | - Data Call / Reporting: Assists with various data calls and provides data call information and reports for auditors. | - Assist with other various tasks assigned by management. | - Participates in the development of standards, practices and procedures that impact MSTS’s IT capabilities. | - Maintain technical knowledge of, and follows industry trends for, automation equipment hardware, and operating system and application software.Review and recommend automation products for Mission Support and Test Services LLC (MSTS) use. Participates with designated departments in the design and development of MSTS’s Technical Standards. | - Review requests for acquisition of network-related equipment and software. Reviews requests for network cable installation. | - Direct or coordinate installation of network hardware, software and wiring for customer workstations and all network components. | - Direct or coordinate analysis and resolution of network hardware, software, and wiring problems. | - Direct network server administration and the formulation of related policy and procedures. | - Sets guidelines and service levels for network performance capacity and reviews and directs monitoring activities. | - Participate in network design and develops proposals for implementation of network components, including budget and schedule. | - Review and prepare procedures, documentation, and activity reports. | - Provide input to budgets and schedules, and reports expenditures and progress. | - May support servers to include installation, configuration, troubleshooting, repair, and daily operations. | - May administer and support MSTS servers and electronic messaging system. | - May respond to Help Desk requests to support and troubleshoot workstation and server related problems. | - May design server and network architecture. | - May ensure appropriate training, tools, hardware, and software are available. | - May participate in management meetings to help define goals and strategies and to solve problems. | - May establish working relationships with client and vendor organizations. | - May represent the company when in contact with the client, outside businesses, and governmental and military agencies. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
MSTS is looking for a dynamic Senior Scientist to support a national level radiological emergency response capability for locating and identifying radiological material in a wide variety of real-world settings. For more information on the work done at Remote Sensing Laboratory please check out this video https://www.ans.org/webinars/view-rsl2021/. | | Key Responsibilities | - Serve as an emergency response team member and participate in exercise and real-world deployments. | - Collect and analyze radiation data in field operations from a variety of platforms, including radionuclide identification and activity estimates. | - Provide input to development of improved radiation detection systems and analysis algorithms. | - Conduct and document field experiments utilizing commercial and government radiation detection equipment. | - Contribute to the development and testing of software applications specific to radiological emergency response activities. | - Provide scientific guidance on projects involving an interdisciplinary team of engineers, physicists, and technicians. | - Travel worldwide as a member of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) emergency response teams. | - Perform related work as assigned by supervisor.
The Work Planning & Control (WP&C) Division manages the Integrated Work Control Process (IWCP). The WP&C maintains company directives/procedures and forms that are essential to ensuring consistent, standard, and quality implementation and performance of the work planning and control process. The WP&C is looking to hire a strong, talented, efficient, effective, process improvement-minded Principal Work Planner / Senior Principal Work Planner to perform Davis-Bacon Determination reviews and cost estimates for each work request and assign work to the appropriate execution organization as well as help users use work planning and control systems and applications. | | Key Responsibilities | | Principal Work Planner Level | - Perform and document Davis-Bacon Determinations for all new work requests, different types of work requests, and new work orders in a timely manner to support work execution. | - Develop ROM cost estimates for work orders to make the Davis-Bacon determinations. | - Work with planners on defining and developing scopes of work. | - Re-evaluate Davis-Bacon determinations when work scope has changed. | - Maintain and update Davis-Bacon Determination training course. | - Help employees learn and use work planning and control systems (Maximo, Skills, Training, and Required Reading, and Assisted Hazard Analysis systems). | - Perform other duties as assigned by Management. | | Senior Principal Work Planner Level | - Manage and maintain the Davis-Bacon Determination process and associated company documents and job aids. | - Perform and document Davis-Bacon Determinations for all new work requests, different types of work requests, and new work orders in a timely manner to support work execution. | - Develop ROM cost estimates for work orders to make the Davis-Bacon determinations. | - Work with planners on defining and developing scopes of work. | - Re-evaluate Davis-Bacon determinations when work scope has changed. | - Maintain and update Davis-Bacon Determination training course | - Help employees learn and use work planning and control systems (Maximo, Skills, Training, and Required Reading, and Assisted Hazard Analysis systems). | - Help train job supervisors, foremen, and workers on their roles and responsibilities in the integrated work control process (IWCP). | - Support new IWCP improvements. | - Support corrective actions and special assignments and initiatives. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
Performs duties as a Facility System Engineer (Senior Electrical Engineer) at one of the nuclear facilities or high-hazard facilities in the forward areas at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). Positions are available at various locations within the forward areas of the NNSS. | | Key Responsibilities | - Responsible for maintaining overall cognizance of assigned electrical facility systems, providing cognizant system engineering and design authority support for operations and maintenance, and technical support of line management safety responsibilities for ensuring continued system operational readiness. | - Validate physical configuration of assigned electrical systems. Maintains and updates system documents for Configuration Management (CM). Understands the functions and performance criteria for assigned systems per the Safety Basis, and acts as the subject matter expert for assigned systems. | - Conduct or oversee the In-service-Inspection and Technical Surveillance Requirement execution of assigned systems. | - Identify and helps implement the technical requirements for maintaining electrical systems, structures, and components. | - Perform assessments of assigned systems and reports system health status to management. | - Contribute to solutions of assignment-related complex problems using a well-defined set of technologies. Solutions use established basic standards, practices and procedures as well as technical knowledge to address problems and complete tasks. | - Lead the development of designs, strategies, reports and technical proposals. | - Perform design and technical analysis activities using prescribed codes and standards, computer software, and generally accepted best management practices. | - Define specifications for procurements and initiate purchase requests. | - Work with outside vendors as required obtaining relevant information. | - Exhibit knowledge of codes and standards of other disciplines. | - Coordinate work within their discipline on complex projects. | - Often serves as a leader of work teams. | - Monitor work of and provide guidance to skilled technicians and other support personnel. | - Understand the principles associated with the MSTS safety concept. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Join the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for highly hazardous, highly complex, and classified experiments that help us keep the planet safe. | The Science and Technology Directorate is seeking a senior scientist to engage with our national security mission in research, development, and experimentation. You will have the opportunity to work on teams that ensure the security of the United States and its allies by: supporting the stewardship of the nation’s nuclear deterrent; executing national-level experiments in support of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s National Laboratories; working with national security partners such as the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and other federal agencies on important national security activities; and providing long-term environmental stewardship of the NNSS’s Cold War legacy. | The primary work location will be Livermore, California. Work in Nevada may be required in support of these functions, as well as travel to other NNSS remote sites, and the three National Security Laboratories. | We are looking for a Senior Scientist candidate to work within the Computing & Data Sciences Division of the NNSS’s Science and Technology Directorate. | | Key Responsibilities | - Provide scientific expertise and leadership as part of a small computational and data analysis team supporting the NNSS Stockpile Stewardship Program. | - Provide support for several projects that are involved in collecting and analyzing data from a variety of optical signal measurement and visible imaging diagnostics, as well as historic underground testing data. | - Work assignments may include new capabilities for image and signal processing, machine learning, and deep learning development, data fusion, Bayesian reconstruction techniques, data processing and fielding of diagnostic systems. | - Active participation in the field with NNSS scientific, technical, and engineering teams. | - Work will require the development of independently driven model and algorithm development. | - Develop and build direct relationships with NWL partners and provide scientific guidance to focused and integrated experiments. | - Report on accomplishments to internal and external stakeholders. | - Strong time-management skills, be well organized, maintain safe work habits, and have a broad range of technical interests and education. | - Provide field support as needed for LLNL Great Basin local experiments at the LLNL Site 300 Contained Firing Facility, LLNL subcritical experiments fielded in the U1a Facility in Nevada, experiments fielded at JASPER the Joint actinide Shock Physics Experimental Research two-stage gas gun used to study actinide and non-actinide material under high pressures, temperatures, and strain rates, also located in Nevada. | - Provide analyst support for image and signal analysis efforts, to include activities such as spot size characterization, generating transfer curves, providing material density calculations, timing analysis, and photonic doppler velocimetry analysis. | - On-site in-situ analysis, as well as post-shot analysis is expected of the selected candidate. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
Key Responsibilities | | - Perform Certified Energy Manager (CEM) roles and responsibilities and reports to the MSTS Sustainability Manager. Focuses on projects of substantial complexity and broad scope, requiring interdisciplinary coordination. This position will work closely with Field Office POCs, various stakeholders, M&O Management, Departments and Divisions (i.e., Sustainability, Engineering, Maintenance, Facility Managers, Project Managers, Estimating, Environmental, CSI, Site Planning SMEs, etc.). | - Develop, coordinate, and implement strategies and policies to reduce energy/water consumption; conducting site inspections and energy/water surveys; benchmarking energy consumptions against best practice guidelines and keeping up to date with current federal requirements, legislation, and guidelines. | - Identify, develop, justify, and manage energy projects with the ability to utilize and interpret data from energy management tools such as data loggers, infrared cameras, CO2 sensors, DDC systems, etc. | - Must have some knowledge in computerized and pneumatic HVAC controls, lighting controls, energy management building systems and Energy Star’s Portfolio Manager. Must demonstrate the ability to work independently with minimal supervision. | - Serves as Technical Lead for major projects and startups. Initiates collaboration with partners external to MSTS. Leads collaboration to achieve mission execution. | - Serve as an expert advisor to other personnel and management on difficult and critical technical issues. | - Mentor peers and technical management in methods, processes, and best practices. | - Must recommend sound policies directed toward energy conservation; develop long-range plans for implementing innovations; assume responsibility for compiling, maintaining, and filing various energy reports and other documents, when required. Evaluates processes, procedures, and work instructions to improve performance. | - Assist with the development of energy conservation measure cost estimates based upon documented program needs. Pursue outside funding sources for energy efficient/renewable projects, when applicable; review and recommend maintenance supply and equipment purchases to ensure energy efficient replacements are being specified; support community energy awareness campaigns and training of operations staff in energy efficient operating practices and demonstrate the use of appropriate and effective techniques for community and staff involvement. | - Perform other duties as assigned by Management.
Key Responsibilities: | - Will work as a member of a small team supporting scientists, engineers, technicians, and National Laboratory (SNL, LANL) customers in building, testing, and fielding complex diagnostic systems that utilize the following skills: designing, fabricating, testing, characterizing, and fielding unique and innovative diagnostic systems involving state-of-the-art digital imaging systems, multi-frame imaging systems, visible and stereo imaging systems, IR imaging systems; optical velocimetry systems such as PDV, MPDV, and BLR; complex fiber-optic assemblies, custom fiber-optic sensors and arrays, custom fiber-optic probes; optical lens and relay systems; and radiometry and pyrometry systems. Candidate requires extensive experience with the use blackbody source operation for calibration/testing of pyrometry diagnostics. Familiarity with the use of MATLAB for diagnostic equipment control and data processing is required. | - Will be required to generate detailed documentation for designs, fabrication and assembly, field support one-lines and checklists, and submission of work order requests and work instructions as part of the execution of work. Must be able to work under pressure in support of deliverables that have agreed upon delivery dates; must be able to efficiently plan and organize work, must possess strong communication skills and be compatible with working in a small team environment; and must be able to develop strong effective relationships with team members, managers, and customers. | - Use of electronics, instrumentation and tools such as: powered hand tools, digital storage oscilloscopes, digital delay generators, high-bandwidth fiber links, and other electronics. | - May mentor/train less experienced personnel. | - Plan and conduct work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection, application, adaptation, and modification of standard techniques, guidelines, procedures, and criteria. Devises new approaches to maintenance, operations, or testing. | - Plan and conduct independent work requiring judgment and experience in the application and substantial adaptation of operations techniques. Devises new approaches to operations problems. | - May provide maintenance, operations, or testing direction to subordinate engineers, technicians, crafts, or others as assigned for specific projects or tasks. | - Perform work that involves conventional practices but may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting requirements, unsuitability of conventional methods, or difficult coordination requirements. | - Assist with the preparation of operations manuals. | - Plan, guide, or prepare administrative and technical documents as required for maintenance, operations, or testing. | - Coordinate project assignments among engineering, construction, specialty staff groups, clients, and vendors. | - | Perform other duties assigned by Management.
Information Technology Directorate is looking for a high-performing individual to join our team as an Infrastructure Analyst II. | | Key Responsibilities | - Operate and manage effective and scalable solutions, clustering and integration strategies with the Windows and Linux Server Operating Systems on both classified and unclassified networks. | - Coordinate patching efforts and remediate cyber vulnerabilities within Windows and Linux servers systems per established Service Level Agreements. | - Support account provisioning and account management activities in classified environment to ensure compliance with all requirements. | - Assist in writing security plans, performing certification and accreditation tests to validate security policies are in place. | - Assist with complex projects to design, install, implement new or modify existing systems. | - Collaborate with more experienced technical personnel on medium and high complexity projects to design, install, implement new or modify existing systems. | - Utilize PowerShell, Ansible, and other automation technologies to improve processes and reduce support efforts. | - Support test environment and equipment deployment projects from start to finish including racking all varieties of hardware, cabling, OS installation, vulnerability patching, and firmware upgrades. | - Engineer solutions in response to support requests and for improving internal processes and procedures. | - Report Key Performance Indicators, including capacity planning, system health. | - Create knowledge articles, schematic diagrams, and supporting documentation as needed. | - Participate in problem management and root cause analysis as needed. | - Resolve service desk tickets and maintain 24x7 availability and monitoring of enterprise system servers. | - Perform other duties as assigned by Management.
MSTS is seeking an Engineer I/II for the Power Operations Department to provide reliable high-power electrical distribution to facilities, projects and locations at the NNSS. The Engineer II will report to the Power Operations Department supervisors within the Fleet & Critical Site Infrastructure Division. | | Key Responsibilities | | Engineer I: | - Contribute to solutions of assignment-related problems and issues with a moderate scope and of moderate complexity, using a well-defined set of technologies. Solutions use established basic standards, practices and procedures as well as technical knowledge to address problems and complete tasks. Solutions may require evaluation of standards and processes. | - Participate in developing field programs and designs using pre-determined principles and practices. | - Select and implement computer applications for their field. | - Prepare or contribute to designs, strategies, reports and technical proposals. | - Perform design and technical analysis activities using prescribed codes and standards, computer software, and generally accepted best management practices. | - Frequent coordination of discipline information with other departments within the company and with outside vendors. Works with outside contacts as required to obtain relevant information. | - Follow established engineering and technical procedures and instructions. - Coordinate work within their discipline on moderately complex projects. - Often serve as a member of work teams. | - Mentor less experienced staff in specific discipline. | - Define specifications for procurements and initiates purchase requests. | - Monitor work of technicians and other support personnel working on their projects. | Engineer II: | - Contribute to solutions of assignment-related problems and issues with a moderate scope and of moderate complexity, using a well-defined set of technologies. Solutions use established basic standards, practices and procedures as well as technical knowledge to address problems and complete tasks. Solutions may require evaluation of standards and processes. | - Participate in developing field programs and designs using pre-determined principles and practices. | - Select and implement computer applications for their field. | - Prepare or contribute to designs, strategies, reports and technical proposals. | - Perform design and technical analysis activities using prescribed codes and standards, computer software, and generally accepted best management practices. | - Frequent coordination of discipline information with other departments within the company and with outside vendors. Works with outside contacts as required to obtain relevant information. | - Follow established engineering and technical procedures and instructions. - Coordinate work within their discipline on moderately complex projects. - Often serve as a member of work teams. | - Mentor less experienced staff in specific discipline. | - Define specifications for procurements and initiates purchase requests. | - Monitor work of technicians and other support personnel working on their projects. | - Develops a working knowledge of codes and standards as they relate to Power Operations.
We have one (1) opening for a Senior Procurement Specialist to provide technical guidance on preparation, solicitation, negotiation, award and administration of procurement documents and coordinate procurement activities with the requesting organization. | | Key Responsibilities | - Develop and prepare master sub-procurement forms, including legal and commercial terms and conditions to be included in contractual and purchase documents on project commitments. | - Review prime contract terminology and transfers applicable legal and commercial terms into the master sub procurement forms. | - Experience with GSA government leases. | - Review and develop commercial and technical data prepared by other groups and adds suitable terminology into procurement forms. | - Participate in the development of sub-procurement operational procedures. | - Prepare, maintain and monitor bidders lists, ensuring input is received from all procurement functions and other operational groups. | - Participate in planning, work-hour calculations, budgeting and other related activities to project, subcontracts, and purchasing staffing requirements. | - Review international commercial conditions of subcontracting and purchasing to ensure master subcontracts and purchases terms, conditions and procedures are compatible with applicable Mission Support and Test Services LLC policies and procedures. | - Format and issue purchase orders, purchase contracts, construction subcontracts, and technical service agreements, including preparing bidders' lists, pre-qualifying bidders, formatting bid packages, issuing bid requests, coordinating bidders' questions, receiving bids, participating in supplier selection, preparing recommendation letter, recommending and securing approvals, preparing and committing order/subcontract, and preparing and maintaining control and status reporting documents. | - Administer assigned purchase orders, purchase contracts, and/or assigned subcontracting documents by performing the following functions: | - Prepare a summary on each order or subcontract, establishing vital information essential to a well-defined administration program. Updating the summaries to facilitate transition of assignments. | - Establish files and controls for all outgoing and incoming correspondence on each assigned order or subcontract. | - Monitor supplier performance for conformance to commercial terms. | - Monitor activities by MSTS functions to ensure compliance with order or subcontract terms. | - Initiate follow-up actions with the supplier, subcontractor, or MSTS function to ensure performance in accordance with subcontract terms and conditions. | - Analyze and distributing suppliers' reports as specified in the order or subcontract. | - Review and commenting on special payment billings. | - Participate in discussions to clarify subcontract or order documents and/or specification requirements. Identifying, defining, and securing agreement regarding potential changes. | - Initiate and processing revisions and amendments that establish the scope and the effect on cost and schedule of agreed-upon changes. | - Process back-charges. | - Review, act on, and/or recommend specific action involving subcontract terminations, claims and disputes. | - Conduct closeout review of the order or subcontract documents. | - Communicate with suppliers and subcontractors to achieve required service and results from potential and actual suppliers or subcontractors. | - Communicate with requester to assist in preparing material requisitions for the procurement of materials and equipment and to achieve the understanding needed to process these requisitions. | - Prepare and organize procurement-sponsored meetings, such as bid clarification and post-award meetings, to ensure complete understanding and agreement between Mission Support and Test Services LLC, the client and the supplier on all contractual matters. After reviewing plan and agenda with supervisor, conducts meeting and prepares and issues meeting notes delineating important statements, required actions and schedules. | - Direct negotiations in the commitment of subcontracts and purchases following review and approval of the negotiating plan by the supervisor. | - Assist in solving and attending to administrative problems on commitments involving high monetary expenditure or risk, engineered technical specifications or supplementary commercial conditions. | - Provide training and guidance to other Procurement personnel regarding all aspects of subcontracts and purchasing forms, procedures, and buying or subcontracting for goods and services. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
The Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate is seeking highly motivated individuals with strong scientific and technical background to lead groups of 8-12 staff members within the Physical Sciences (PSD), Engineering Technologies (ETD), and Computing and Data Science (CDSD) Divisions. S&T is an organization of approximately 110 scientists and engineers. S&T supports the NNSS’ stockpile and global security missions. | | In this role, you will report to one of the three Division Managers within S&T and be part of the management team for PSD, ETD, or CDSD. You will be responsible for fostering core capabilities necessary for the long-term health of the NNSS scientific requirements to accomplish current and future NNSA and SPP/SIPP programs. Due to the matrixed model of the S&T Directorate you will work with the Stockpile Experimentation and Operations (SEO) program and the Global Securities (GS) program elements as well as with the S&T Thrust Area Leads. You will also be responsible for a diverse workforce to deliver on our current commitments and innovate to tackle future national security threats. The NNSS is committed to an excellent and diverse workforce and an equitable and inclusive work culture that values and celebrates the diversity of our people, talents, ideas, experiences, and perspectives. This is essential to enable the innovation and creativity we need to ensure the success of the NNSS and continued delivery on our missions. | | Key Responsibilities | | Technical Manager I Level: | - Provide scientific and technical leadership, and manage personnel resources of the Group, integrating the scientific and programmatic needs of the S&T Directorate and the supported SEO and GS programs. | - Manage a group of approximately 10 scientists and engineers to achieve organization objectives and goals, performing personnel administration activities including performance reviews, performance management, appraisals, and ranking. | - Serve as a member of the Division Management Team in implementing, and monitoring the S&T Directorate's strategic plans. Work closely with the Division Leader to manage workforce changes and assignments and to improve Division business processes. | - Lead personnel in analyzing and solving unique problems. Promote collaboration to achieve mission execution. | - Participate in the recruiting, hiring and development of scientific talent, outstanding innovators, and world-class researchers in support of current and projected programmatic needs. | - Implement the Division’s affirmative action, outreach, mentoring, and employee development efforts within the Group. Foster an environment that promotes diversity, equal opportunity, teamwork, and a professional work environment. | - Collaborate with the Division Leader to integrate and maintain scientific standards and processes consistent with the needs of the sponsors and with the S&T Directorate. | - Participate in developing, executing, and communicating the vision and strategic plan for the Division. Implement R&D initiatives which will require working closely with the Division Leader and S&T Management Team. | - Perform other duties as assigned. | Additional job responsibilities, at the Technical Manager II Level: | - Establish and manage a clear, sustainable framework to ensure the delivery of high-quality scientific support to all internal and external sponsors for the near- and long-term. | - Establish direction and provide oversight of strategic R&D initiatives which will require working closely with the Science and Technology Thrust Area Leads as well as with the Site-Directed Research and Development (SDRD) Program manager. | - Guide special teams that are cross functional in engineering, technical and scientific boundaries. Coordinates collaboration with partners external to MSTS. | - Champion and lead special projects for the Division. |
The Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate is seeking highly motivated individuals with strong scientific and technical background to lead groups of 8-12 staff members within the Physical Sciences (PSD), Engineering Technologies (ETD), and Computing and Data Science (CDSD) Divisions. S&T is an organization of approximately 110 scientists and engineers. S&T supports the NNSS’ stockpile and global security missions. | | In this role, you will report to one of the three Division Managers within S&T and be part of the management team for PSD, ETD, or CDSD. You will be responsible for fostering core capabilities necessary for the long-term health of the NNSS scientific requirements to accomplish current and future NNSA and SPP/SIPP programs. Due to the matrixed model of the S&T Directorate you will work with the Stockpile Experimentation and Operations (SEO) program and the Global Securities (GS) program elements as well as with the S&T Thrust Area Leads. You will also be responsible for a diverse workforce to deliver on our current commitments and innovate to tackle future national security threats. The NNSS is committed to an excellent and diverse workforce and an equitable and inclusive work culture that values and celebrates the diversity of our people, talents, ideas, experiences, and perspectives. This is essential to enable the innovation and creativity we need to ensure the success of the NNSS and continued delivery on our missions. | | Key Responsibilities | | Technical Manager I Level: | - Provide scientific and technical leadership, and manage personnel resources of the Group, integrating the scientific and programmatic needs of the S&T Directorate and the supported SEO and GS programs. | - Manage a group of approximately 10 scientists and engineers to achieve organization objectives and goals, performing personnel administration activities including performance reviews, performance management, appraisals, and ranking. | - Serve as a member of the Division Management Team in implementing, and monitoring the S&T Directorate's strategic plans. Work closely with the Division Leader to manage workforce changes and assignments and to improve Division business processes. | - Lead personnel in analyzing and solving unique problems. Promote collaboration to achieve mission execution. | - Participate in the recruiting, hiring and development of scientific talent, outstanding innovators, and world-class researchers in support of current and projected programmatic needs. | - Implement the Division’s affirmative action, outreach, mentoring, and employee development efforts within the Group. Foster an environment that promotes diversity, equal opportunity, teamwork, and a professional work environment. | - Collaborate with the Division Leader to integrate and maintain scientific standards and processes consistent with the needs of the sponsors and with the S&T Directorate. | - Participate in developing, executing, and communicating the vision and strategic plan for the Division. Implement R&D initiatives which will require working closely with the Division Leader and S&T Management Team. | - Perform other duties as assigned. | Additional job responsibilities, at the Technical Manager II Level: | - Establish and manage a clear, sustainable framework to ensure the delivery of high-quality scientific support to all internal and external sponsors for the near- and long-term. | - Establish direction and provide oversight of strategic R&D initiatives which will require working closely with the Science and Technology Thrust Area Leads as well as with the Site-Directed Research and Development (SDRD) Program manager. | - Guide special teams that are cross functional in engineering, technical and scientific boundaries. Coordinates collaboration with partners external to MSTS. | - Champion and lead special projects for the Division. |
This position is located at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Remote Sensing Laboratory on Joint Base Andrews. The qualified candidate will participate in planning, coordinating and executing activities for national emergency response assets that participate in trainings, exercises, and real world events. Develop and maintain procedures, documents, and reports for internal and external dissemination that are in compliance with DOE orders, as well as company procedures. | | Key Responsibilities | - Populate DOE databases with relevant asset information to include training requirements, asset event status, and budgetary updates. | - Develop and maintain procedures, documents, reports, and track requests for information for all matters relating to emergency response teams. | - Professionally interface with various personnel within and outside DOE, to include federal management. | - Become qualified and complete necessary training requirements for deployable and home team operations support requirements. | - Develop and maintain relationships with other government agencies and external parties to facilitate exercise/drill requirements. | - Perform related work as assigned by Management.
MSTS is seeking a Principal Nuclear Facilities Operations Specialist to support the U1a Complex team as the Shift Operations Manager (SOM). The SOM will report to the U1a Complex Operations Manager and will support the U1a Complex Facility Manager. This position supports the facility’s mission of performing subcritical experiments (SCEs) as part of the Stockpile Stewardship Program. | | Key Responsibilities | - Maintain overall command and control of the U1a Complex (“the facility”) during applicable shifts. | - Implement the requirements contained in U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Orders including Conduct of Operations. Ensures that all employees reporting to this position are informed about the standards of operation of a nuclear facility. | - Responsible areas include: Work control and authorization, shift turnover, operator routines and rounds, communication, control and status of equipment and systems, control area activities, independent verifications, procedure compliance, emergency response, and on-the-job training. | - Ensure events are properly reported to management and DOE in a timely manner. Also ensures management reviews are conducted with appropriate personnel in case of an issue or facility event. | - Ensure completion of shift rounds and routines assigned to the shift. Ensure proper follow-up to equipment conditions if found to be in an abnormal state while rounds and routines are being conducted. | - Ensures the shift crew reviews changes to facility procedures, facility modifications, Technical Safety Requirements (TSR) and the Documented Safety Analysis. Ensures Surveillance Requirements, In-Process Inspections and Specific Administrative Controls specified in the TSR are performed in accordance with applicable facility procedures and/or SCE checklists. | - Maintain overall authority for the control, administration and auditing of the Hazardous Energy Control Program at the facility and the installed facility Temporary Modifications in accordance with MSTS procedures. | - Maintain facility housekeeping and communicate importance of good housekeeping attitude to facility workers. | - Ensure safety of personnel in the facility by maintaining a working knowledge and enforcement of facility, company, and regulatory requirements. Conduct safety observations, safety audits and observe operator rounds, and help ensure deficiencies are corrected in a timely manner. | - Ensure the shift is properly staffed and trained to perform operational and emergency activities during the shift. Ensure assigned personnel are fit for duty and qualified to perform assigned duties and tasks in accordance with facility training program requirements. Review each operator’s knowledge before qualifying an operator for a task. Serve as trainer/evaluator for the On-Shift Training Evaluation Program. | - Lead or participate in abnormal drills and emergency drills and exercises at the facility. | - Interface directly with DOE Facility Representatives on items related to all aspects of facility operations and safety. | - Direct activities of Operations, Maintenance, Construction, Mission, Facility Engineering, Radiological Controls, Fire Protection, Work Control, Quality Assurance, and Industrial Hygiene to accomplish the objectives of the facility. | - Assumes the role of Local Emergency Director (LED) who, in part, directs emergency actions for the facility and is responsible for maintaining the facility log book. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
The Senior Infrastructure Analyst (Network Engineer) will report to the Emergency Communication Network Global Communications Department within the Global Missions Communications Division at Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL-N) located at Nellis AFB, Nevada and is responsible for supporting ECN programs and projects. The Sr. Infrastructure Analyst (Network Engineer) will also manage and assist with the installation operation, and maintenance of the network infrastructure equipment primarily including CISCO routers and switches. | | Key Responsibilities | - Serve as a Senior Infrastructure Analyst (Network Engineer) for the Emergency Communications Network (ECN) Program at Department of Energy Headquarters, Washington, DC. | - Provide network and system diagnostics, troubleshooting, reconfiguration, service restoration and tracking as required. | - 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 provide technical troubleshooting support, and provide recommendations for the direction of future LAN/WAN Client Server environments. | - Write technical proposals, procedures and preparing network design documentation. | - Travel as part of an installation or restoration team when directed and participate as a deployed member for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) assets when required. | - Promote project management best practices and continuous improvement. | - Assist day-to-day operations/troubleshooting techniques for network connectivity. | - Assist network, data, cyber, and NOC technical personnel as required. | - Maintain and repair different types of communication systems. | - Provide network support to ECN field sites and nodes. | - Perform preventive maintenance inspections and participate in assessments on all equipment, to include field sites and nodes both CONUS/OCONUS. | - Must demonstrate both verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills. | - Perform related work as assigned by supervisor.
The Senior Infrastructure Analyst (Network Engineer) will report to the Emergency Communication Network Global Communications Department within the Global Missions Communications Division at Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL-N) located at Nellis AFB, Nevada and is responsible for supporting ECN programs and projects. The Sr. Infrastructure Analyst (Network Engineer) will also manage and assist with the installation operation, and maintenance of the network infrastructure equipment primarily including CISCO routers and switches. | | Key Responsibilities | - Serve as a Senior Infrastructure Analyst (Network Engineer) for the Emergency Communications Network (ECN) Program at Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM. | - Provide network and system diagnostics, troubleshooting, reconfiguration, service restoration and tracking as required. | - 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 provide technical troubleshooting support, and provide recommendations for the direction of future LAN/WAN Client Server environments. | - Write technical proposals, procedures and preparing network design documentation. | - Travel as part of an installation or restoration team when directed and participate as a deployed member for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) assets when required. | - Promote project management best practices and continuous improvement. | - Assist day-to-day operations/troubleshooting techniques for network connectivity. | - Assist network, data, cyber, and NOC technical personnel as required. | - Maintain and repair different types of communication systems. | - Provide network support to ECN field sites and nodes. | - Perform preventive maintenance inspections and participate in assessments on all equipment, to include field sites and nodes both CONUS/OCONUS. | - Must demonstrate both verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills. | - Perform related work as assigned by supervisor.
The Remote Sensing Laboratory – located on Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada – is searching for an enthusiastic and energetic individual looking to join our dynamic emergency response organization that is responsible for supporting several national-level radiological and nuclear emergency response assets. For more information about the type of work executed at the Remote Sensing Laboratory, please visit: https://www.ans.org/webinars/view-rsl2021/#_blank. The selected candidate will be expected to: | | Key Responsibilities | | Principal Technologist | - Become a qualified emergency responder for regional and national-level assets in support of the Department of Energy/ National Nuclear Security Administration. | - Serve rotating, on-call duty for approximately a third of the year, typically in one-week increments. | - Implement stop work authority in a responsible manner if safety conditions warrant. | - Become a qualified hazardous shipper. | - Maintain qualifications to deploy world-wide for exercises and responses, with as little as two-hour notice when on-call. | - Maintain training and ensure job-specific qualifications remain current; as well as attend onsite and off-site training as necessary to maintain competency. | - Conduct maintenance, troubleshooting and testing of radiological detection equipment, communications equipment, etc. | - Assist in the development and delivery of training. | - Assist in the development and implementation of corrective actions and lessons learned. | - Plan and conduct work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection, application, adaptation, and modification of standard techniques, guidelines, procedures, and criteria. | - Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Manager. | Master Technologist | - Become a qualified emergency responder for regional and national-level assets in support of the Department of Energy/ National Nuclear Security Administration. | - Maintain training and ensure job-specific qualifications remain current; as well as attend onsite and off-site training as required to maintain competency. | - Serve rotating, on-call duty for approximately a third of the year, typically in one-week increments. | - Implement stop work authority in a responsible manner if safety conditions warrant. | - Maintain qualifications to deploy world-wide for exercises and responses, with as little as two-hour notice when on-call. | - Conduct maintenance, troubleshooting and testing of radiological detection equipment, communications equipment, etc. | - Become an expert on radiation detection equipment, communications equipment, etc., and provide instruction for various training events. | - Assist in the development of company and emergency response guidelines, manuals, procedures, etc. | - Lead efforts to develop and implement corrective actions and lessons learned. | - Develop and update training materials. | - Become a qualified hazardous shipper. | - Assist with the preparation of technical reports and recommendations. | - Organize, evaluate, and interpret data by comparison against standards and guidelines. | - 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, operations, testing, etc. | - Coordinate assigned work with other personnel as directed. | - Mentors others in the section and provide guidance to new employees. | - Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Manager.