This position reports to the Division Manager of Quality Performance Assurance (QPA) as a Sr. Principal Engineer. The Sr. Principal Engineer implements the company-wide assessment program to include independent assessments/audits, independent surveillances, and supporting external assessment. This position is the primary technical representative of the QPA organization to subject organizations and will work closely with leadership and teams to foster a culture of self-criticality, openness, safety, and transparency. This position serves as the technical subject matter expert (SME) for QPA and provides technical guidance to assessment team and inspects, audits, and assesses QA and technical aspects of work performed at the NNSS. | | Key Responsibilities | | - Perform Duties of Independent Lead Assessor | - Plan, direct, lead, or perform independent assessments and surveillances using quality and/or safety technical standards and practices to ensure process control and compliance. | - Plan, perform, and act as Team Lead for Independent Assessments of technical and quality processes to include subcontractor preparation and evaluation as necessary. | - Plan, perform, and act as Team Lead for Surveillances of technical and quality processes to include subcontractor preparation and evaluation as necessary. | - Plan and perform effectiveness reviews on significant issues to confirm the implementation of corrective actions (number is dependent on number of significant conditions experienced by the Site). | - Prepare and write final assessment reports and process findings into the company wide issues management program (caWeb). | - Provide presentations for senior management (e.g., assessment entrance and exit briefings). | - Coordinate External Assessments (i.e., POC) as requested | - Coordinate administrative tasks, including setting up meetings, meeting locations, computer, and other resources for assessors. | - Escort assessors to facilities and meetings as applicable. | - Serve as liaison between assessors and subject organization as needed. | - Recommend actions related to non-compliance and vulnerabilities and follow through to ensure corrective actions and mitigation measures are implemented (e.g., through assessment activities and other departmental authorities). | - Promote QA & CAS | - Integrate and coordinate a team of appropriately qualified quality assurance and/or safety personnel to provide support to other organizations and ensure that activities comply with laws, codes, orders, and policies and procedures. | - Develop and maintain Performance Assurance Assessment Performance Indicators as needed. | - Develop and maintain requisite procedures, templates, and job aids. | - Coordinate and participate in Management Assessments | - May help formulate ESH&Q guidelines | - Consult with senior line organization managers on quality and safety matters to ensure that procedures and work practices comply with the quality and safety programs and governmental requirements (e.g., Management Assessment Training, assessment activities). | - Promote quality through training and communication with other Company organizational units (e.g., Management Assessment Training, assessment activities). | - Communicate with senior managers, peers, and subordinates in the organization and well as with other company organizational units on matters related to quality or safety. | - Provide technical expertise to other organizations in support of the Management Assessment program. | - Assist in development and maintenance of Quality training programs (e.g., Management Assessment training). | - Utilize QA subject matter expertise to bring QA principles and methods to organizations across the company. | - Serve as Advisor to Management | - Serve as an expert advisor to other personnel and management on difficult and critical technical issues. | - Utilize experience, technical subject matter expertise, and general knowledge to advise and assist management in driving the direction of the group. | - Develop and present proposals on methods to execute the management’s vision for the group. | - Provide guidance to leadership, including senior management, regarding strategic development opportunities using MSTS technologies and capabilities. | - Lead and Mentor Others | - Promote team member and less experienced QA personnel (inside and outside of PAA) development through mentoring, guiding, training, technical guidance, and coaching to assist and ensure staff are appropriately trained and meet appropriate qualifications. | - Serve as an organizational resource and advisor to the organizational team on project status and issues related to safety and quality. | - Mentor staff and management in QA and other technical methods, processes, and best practices. | - Ensure team’s processes and deliverables comply with laws, codes, orders, and Company policies and procedures (including team reports, plans, and other work products). | - Serve as Technical SME | - Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) to both internal and external parties. Provides cross disciplinary solutions, integration, and implementation of corporate QA, business, and technical programs executed at all levels of the business. | - Maintains current on quality and safety programs, standards, procedures, and processes and applies them to work responsibilities as required. | - Provide training, briefings, and orientation in areas of expertise as requested. | - Work with customer personnel to ensure their needs are clearly defined and works with others to meet customer objectives. | - May be called upon to represent company position to headquarters or regulatory customers. | - Serve as Technical Lead for major projects and startups. Initiates collaboration with partners external to MSTS. Leads collaboration to achieve mission execution. | - Devise integrated solutions to the most complex technical problems of broad scope. Solutions are comprehensive in technical and business aspects and exhaustive at all levels, including cross-disciplinary.
Do you want to be a part of a national security mission that conducts research and development? Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) is seeking a full-time Senior Engineer to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement control systems and instrumentation in a national laboratory environment. The Stockpile Experimentation & Operations (SEO) organization is looking for a highly motivated Senior Engineer to collaborate in the design, development, fabrication, and fielding of control systems and embedded systems that support high stakes weapons physics experiments conducted at the JASPER facility, located at the Nevada National Security Site, with occasional work assignments at other NNSS facilities, North Las Vegas, NV, Los Alamos, NM, and/or Livermore, CA. This Senior Engineer will report primarily to the JASPER facility at the NNSS in support of experiment related control systems. | | Key Responsibilities | - Work closely with engineers and technical staff at the Nevada National Security Site to design and implement industrial control systems and related instrumentation that support dynamic physic experiments. | - Design and develop PLC based control systems. | - Develop and maintain HMI screens and SCADA infrastructure. | - Perform debugging and commissioning of current systems and system updates. | - Develop system design drawings and documentation. | - Work closely with other engineers and technical staff to ensure instrumentation and processes are implemented and fully tested. | - Ensure technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques are used by controls team. | - Develop solutions to problems of well-defined scope. Participates in developing field programs and designs. | - Participate in customer and program meetings as a contributor and as a source of information. | - Exercises discretion and independent judgment in how principles and methods are elected for and applied to work. | - Serves as lead on teams requiring coordination with other teams. Coordinates work with other project team members. | - Contributes to development of engineering solutions employing new principles, concepts, and/or techniques. Demonstrates advanced communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment. Recognized Subject Matter Expert by internal colleagues. | - Interfaces directly with project and customers. | - Follows established engineering and technical procedures and instructions. | - Participates in developing field programs and designs using pre-determined principles and practices. | - Prepares or contributes to designs, strategies, reports and technical procedures. | - Often serves as a member of work teams. | - Mentors less experienced staff in specific discipline. | - Develops specifications for procurements and initiates purchase requests. | - May travel to customer sites for program reviews, discussions and field demonstrations of systems.
MSTS is seeking a Civil/Structural Engineer I for its On-Site Design Engineering Team. The site group is based in Mercury, NV and will generate design criteria documents to support projects at the Nevada National Security Site. | | Key Responsibilities | - Participate on walk-downs, generate sketches, help develop conceptual designs, evaluate existing systems, and generate and/or review functional requirement documents. | - Prepare and check Civil/Structural calculations with and without the use of software. | - Coordinate with multiple engineering disciplines, facility managers, project managers, and project engineers. | - Coordinate execution of assigned projects. | - Ensure processes and deliverables comply with laws, codes, orders, and MSTS policies and procedures. | - Create and update standard structural installation details. | - Make determination of code applicability for both nuclear and non-nuclear applications. | - Specify and evaluate work statements for subcontracts and review/evaluate vendor bids and submittal. | - Contribute to strategies, reports and technical proposals. | - Build team relationships with technical staff and company organizations. | - Promptly correct or report any hazard or potential hazard to supervision. | - Understand the principles associated with the MSTS safety concept. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
MSTS is seeking a Senior Civil/Structural Engineer for its Onsite Design Engineering team. The onsite group is based in Mercury, Nevada and generates design documents to support projects at the Nevada National Security Sites. | | Key Responsibilities | - Prepare and check engineering design documents, including drawings, specifications, calculations, and specialized analyses. | - Research, interpret, and apply national consensus codes and standards and DOE Orders and Standards. | - Coordinate with multiple engineering disciplines, facility managers, project managers, and project engineers. | - Determine and apply appropriate design requirements and criteria to satisfy customer needs. | - Be responsible for design aspects for and coordinate execution of projects over the entire lifecycle (initiation, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing). | - Perform civil/structural calculations with or without the assist of computer aided software. | - Contribute to reports and technical evaluations. | - Build teaming relationships with technical and other company organizations. | - Perform site walk downs as required. | - Complete engineering tasks as described in engineering work plans. | - Provide input during design activities on constructability, preferred construction materials, and parts or items to be incorporated into the design. | - Ensure processes and deliverables comply with laws, codes, orders, and MSTS policies and procedures. | - Evaluate processes, procedures, and work instructions to improve performance. | - Create and update standard structural installation details. | - Make determination of code applicability for both nuclear and non-nuclear applications. | - Attend Tier 1 meetings and be an active participant in the discussions. | - Promptly correct or report any hazard or potential hazard to supervision. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
The Senior Engineer - Nuclear Assurance Safety Analyst, under the Nuclear Assurance Directorate will be responsible for the development of Hazard Analysis, Documented Safety Analysis and Technical Safety Requirement Changes, as well as performing accident analysis calculations. The Senior Engineer will be assigned a project that they are expected to be able to complete with minor support, while mentoring entry level engineers. | | Key Responsibilities | - | Support the performance of nuclear safety evaluations and analyses. These analytical tasks include the performance of hazards/accident analyses, hazard categorizations, Documented Safety Analyses (DSAs) and Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs). | | - | Complete Unreviewed Safety Question (USQ) reviews. | | - | Conduct modeling and calculations with nuclear safety software to support the completion of DSAs and CSEs. | | - | Conduct Management Assessments of nuclear safety activities. | | - | Generate and maintains Nuclear Safety procedures and implements improvements to nuclear safety business processes. | | - | Perform related work as assigned by supervisor.
Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) is seeking a full-time Electro-Optical Engineer I to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide diagnostic fielding and development support in a national laboratory environment. The Stockpile Experimentation & Operations (SEO) organization is looking for a highly motivated Electro-Optical Engineer I to collaborate in design, development, characterization, and fielding of diagnostics systems on high stake weapons physics experiments conducted at the PULSE facility and other facilities located at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). This Electro-Optical Engineer will report primarily to the NNSS and will support fielding efforts for a wide variety of diagnostic detection and recording systems, with an emphasis on theory and practical applications of diagnostics systems such as electro-optical and radiographic imaging systems. | | Key Responsibilities | - Frequently use and apply established technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques commonly associated with diagnostic and data collection systems. | - Operate diagnostic systems and collect data. | - Focus is on applying academic knowledge to the work environment and developing good work/team habits. | - Contribute to solutions of problems and issues with limited scope and basic complexity, using a well-defined set of technologies, generally in support of more senior engineers and scientists. | - Assist in compiling and summarizing scientific data, utilizing technology solutions for both experimental and operational needs. | - Contribute to the preparation of project deliverables. | - Define specifications for procurements and initiates purchase requests. | - Select and implement computer applications for related field. | - Build direct relationships with laboratory partners and will use scientific methods to contribute to experimental operations, also reporting on accomplishments to internal and external stakeholders. | - Support research and development, and technology maturation activities in laboratory testing environments. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
Nevada National Security Sites is actively looking for Nuclear, Electrical, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineers to serve as Cognizant Systems Engineers and potentially a design authority role at our PULSE (Principal Underground Laboratory for Subcritical Experiments) complex. The PULSE Complex is an underground nuclear facility located within the Forward Areas of the Nevada National Security Site that supports Subcritical Experiments performed by the Nuclear Weapons Laboratories. PULSE is currently being upgraded. The upgrades include a wide array of new systems (fire detection and alarm, fire extinguishing, cooling, electrical, ventilation) that are required for facility operation. | | Key Responsibilities | - Responsible for maintaining overall cognizance of assigned facility systems, providing cognizant system engineering support for operations and maintenance, and technical support of line management safety responsibilities for ensuring continued system operational readiness. Systems may include containment systems, fire detection & alarm, fire barrier systems, electrical, cooling, and ventilation. Other systems may be assigned as needed. | - Participate in validating physical configuration of assigned 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. | - Participate in overseeing the In-service-Inspection and Technical Surveillance Requirement execution of assigned systems. | - Identify and help implement the technical requirements for maintaining systems, structures, and components. | - Perform assessments of assigned systems and reports system health status to management. | - 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 implements computer applications for their field. | - Prepare or contributes 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. | - Perform frequent coordination of discipline information with other departments within the company and with outside vendors. | - Work with outside vendors as required, obtaining relevant information. | - Develop a working knowledge of codes and standards of other disciplines. | - Coordinate work within their discipline on moderately complex projects. | - Often serves as a member of work teams. | - Define specifications for procurements and initiates purchase requests. | - Monitor work of skilled technicians and other support personnel. | - Perform other duties as assigned.
Do you want to be a part of a national security mission that conducts research and development? Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) is seeking a full-time Engineer II to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide diagnostic fielding and development support in a national laboratory environment. The Stockpile Experimentation & Operations (SEO) organization is looking for a highly motivated Engineer to collaborate in design, development, characterization, and fielding of diagnostics systems on high stake weapons physics experiments conducted at the Principal Underground Laboratory for Subcritical Experiments (PULSE) and other facilities located at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). This Diagnostic Engineer will report primarily to the NNSS and will support fielding efforts for a wide variety of diagnostic detection and recording systems, with an emphasis on theory and practical applications of diagnostics systems such as electro-optical and radiographic imagining systems. | | Key Responsibilities | - Responsible for operating diagnostic equipment such as optical imaging equipment, oscilloscopes, function generators, delay generators, fiber optic inspection and cleaning equipment, time domain reflectometers, etc. | - Provide support for execution of program/project activities and data collection (i.e., classified systems/networks, diagnostics, x-rays, and laser systems). | - Work with peers and other disciplines to coordinate project execution compliance. | - Work with Scientists and Engineers in the development and fielding of optical, electrical, and laser diagnostic data acquisition systems. | - Assist in researching, extracting, analyzing and compiling technical data. | - Assist in the preparation of reports, graphs, proposals, studies and correspondence. | - Assist in preliminary engineering analysis, conceptual design and engineering calculations. | - Assist in and reviews project design and technical documents. | - Perform drafting assignments, revises prints and prepares sketches. | - Execute work in a disciplined manner to demonstrate compliance with company policies and procedures. | - Perform other duties as assigned.
The primary role of the Senior Field Engineer is to support the construction department during activities for issue for construction (IFC) design packages of infrastructure projects. This may include construction projects, emerging project issues, providing support for project discovery, project scope development, support for identifying functional requirements for projects and systems. | | Key Responsibilities | - Participate in walk-downs, generate sketches, help develop conceptual designs, evaluate existing systems, and generate and/or review functional requirement documents. | - Ensure processes and deliverables comply with laws, codes, orders, and MSTS policies and procedures. | - Ensure designs are properly reviewed, purchased, executed, installed, tested, and documented in accordance with the latest issued construction documents. | - Review engineering documents for constructibility during various design reviews of 30%, 60% 90%, and IFC. | - Verify and report on construction installation quantities (Material Take-off Lists or Bill of Materials). | - Interface with Project Engineering to facilitate responses to Requests for Information (RFIs), Field Change Requests (FCRs), and needed design changes. | - Red-line drawings for incorporation into as-built drawings. | - Prepare, review and approve material requisitions. | - Assist in interpretation of drawings and specifications for field crews and craft supervision. | - May serve as internal subject matter expert with given engineering discipline. | - May serve as Project Field Engineer (PFE) to oversee large projects. | - Contribute to development of solutions to resolve construction issues. | - Ability to interpret codes and standards related to engineering discipline. | - Assist in the preparation of work plans and work packages. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
The Nevada National Security Site is actively looking for an Electrical Engineer II to support the PULSE (Principal Underground Laboratory for Subcritical Experiments) Complex. The PULSE Complex is an underground nuclear facility located within the Forward Areas of the Nevada National Security Site that supports Subcritical Experiments performed by the Nuclear Weapons Laboratories. This position reports to the PULSE Engineering Manager. | | Key Responsibilities | - Responsible for maintaining overall cognizance of assigned electrical facility systems, providing systems engineering 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). Understand the functions and performance criteria for assigned systems per the Safety Basis and acts as the subject matter expert for assigned electrical systems. | - Conduct or oversees the In-service-Inspection and Technical Surveillance Requirement execution of assigned systems. | - 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. | - Perform frequent coordination of discipline information with other departments within the company and with outside vendors. | - Work with outside vendors as required, obtaining relevant information. | - Develop a working knowledge of codes and standards of other disciplines. | - Coordinate work within their discipline on moderately complex projects. | - Often serves as a member of work teams. | - Define specifications for procurements and initiates purchase requests. | - Monitor work of skilled technicians and other support personnel. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
The Nevada National Security Site is actively looking for Electrical Engineer II to support our Device Assembly Facility (DAF). The DAF is a Hazard Category 2 Nuclear Facility located within the Forward Areas of the Nevada National Security Site. The DAF plays an integral part in supporting NNSA subcritical experiments, nuclear material management, stockpile surveillance and the National Criticality Experiments Research Center (NCERC). This position reports to the DAF Engineering Manager. | | Key Responsibilities | - Responsible for maintaining overall cognizance of assigned electrical facility systems, providing systems engineering 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. Maintain and update system documents for Configuration Management (CM). Understand the functions and performance criteria for assigned systems per the Safety Basis and acts as the subject matter expert for assigned electrical systems. | - Conduct or oversee the In-service-Inspection and Technical Surveillance Requirement execution of assigned systems. | - 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. | - Perform frequent coordination of discipline information with other departments within the company and with outside vendors. | - Work with outside vendors as required, obtaining relevant information. | - Develop a working knowledge of codes and standards of other disciplines. | - Coordinate work within their discipline on moderately complex projects. | - Often serves as a member of work teams. | - Define specifications for procurements and initiates purchase requests. | - Monitor work of skilled technicians and other support personnel. | - 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. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
Performs duties as a facility/system engineer (Electrical Engineer I) at JASPER facility within the forward areas of the NNSS. The JASPER facility supports the Stockpile Stewardship Program by conducting shock physics experiments in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. These experiments provide key physics data for Special Nuclear Material and other actinide materials that are important to maintaining a reliable national nuclear asset. | | Key Responsibilities | - Support maintaining overall cognizance of assigned facility electrical systems, providing systems engineering 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. Maintain and update system documents for Configuration Management. Understand the functions and performance criteria for assigned systems per the Safety Basis and acts as the subject matter expert for assigned electrical systems. | - Assist with the conduct of In-service-Inspections and Technical Surveillance Requirement testing of assigned electrical systems. | - Contribute to solutions of assignment-related problems and issues with a limited scope and basic 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. | - Participate in developing field programs using pre-determined principles and practices. | - 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. | - Assist in defining specifications for procurements and initiate purchase requests. | - Work with outside vendors as required obtaining relevant information. | - Develop a working knowledge of codes and standards of other disciplines. | - Coordinate work within their discipline on moderately complex projects. | - Often serves as a member of work teams. | - May monitor work of and provide guidance to skilled technicians and other support personnel. | - 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. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
The Nevada National Security Site is actively looking for Civil/Structural Engineer I to support our Device Assembly Facility (DAF). The DAF is a Hazard Category 2 Nuclear Facility located within the Forward Areas of the Nevada National Security Site. The DAF plays an integral part in supporting NNSA subcritical experiments, nuclear material management, stockpile surveillance and the National Criticality Experiments Research Center (NCERC). This position reports to the DAF Engineering Manager. | | Key Responsibilities | - Support the maintenance of overall cognizance of assigned facility systems, providing systems engineering support for operations and maintenance, and technical support of line management safety responsibilities for ensuring continued system operational readiness. | - Validate physical configuration of assigned systems. Maintain and update system documents for Configuration Management. Understand the functions and performance criteria for assigned systems per the Safety Basis, and act as the subject matter expert for assigned systems. | - Conduct or oversee the In-service-Inspections and Technical Surveillance Requirement testing of assigned systems. | - Contribute to solutions of assignment-related problems and issues with a limited scope and basic 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. | - Participate in developing field programs and designs using pre-determined principles and practices. | - 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. | - Assist in defining specifications for procurements and initiate purchase requests. | - Work with outside vendors as required obtaining relevant information. | - Develop a working knowledge of codes and standards of other disciplines. | - Coordinate work within their discipline on moderately complex projects. | - Often serves as a member of work teams. | - May monitor work of and provide guidance to skilled technicians and other support personnel. | - 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. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
THIS IS A LIMITED-TERM REGULAR FULL-TIME POSITION. SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE CAN BE EMPLOYED UP TO TWO YEARS, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR, BASED ON THE ORGANINZATIONS' NEEDS. CANDIDATE MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR A POST-DOC POSITION WITHIN 3 YEARS OF RECEIVING THEIR PhD, OR THE CANDIDATE WILL HAVE COMPLETED ALL PhD REQUIREMENTS BY HIRE DATE. | | Overview | The Nevada National Security Sites (NNSS) is proud to announce the Bruno Rossi Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship in Science and Technology, established in honor of Dr. Bruno Rossi, an iconic physicist known for his pioneering work in nuclear science and cosmic ray research. This prestigious fellowship aims to inspire the next generation of researchers to drive advancements in national security. | | Fellowship Details | The Bruno Rossi Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship is a three-year program for recent PhD graduates (within the past five years) in physical science, engineering, computer science, and applied mathematics. The fellowship offers a highly competitive salary plus $500K in startup funds for equipment, research consumables, conference travel, and the opportunity to hire a postdoc, grad student, or research associate. Fellows will work with a mentor at the NNSS, gaining access to state-of-the-art facilities and technology. | | In its inaugural year, the fellowship focuses on the Accelerator Beam Science and Target Interactions (ABSTI) Science and Technology Thrust Area (STTA). | The ABSTI STTA supports critical operational needs, advanced concepts, and innovative solutions for our large linear induction accelerator Scorpius and charged particle beam science in general. Specific initiatives include methods and techniques of various forms of pulsed power and their implementation on linear induction electron accelerators and potentially other advanced machines; advanced accelerator controls and data acquisition including analysis for enhanced machine performance; beam-target interaction models with diagnostics systems and methods to measure key accelerator characteristics, machine tuning, and machine reliability and maintenance needs; cross-cutting solutions for beam science and x-ray generation for radiographic systems supporting national security requirements; and accelerator science and technology maturation and development using integrated test stands and other complementary platforms and/or national user facilities. For more information on the ABSTI STTA and this year’s Rossi Fellowship, please visit https://nnss.gov/mission/sdrd/bruno-rossi-distinguished-postdoctoral-fellowship-in-science-and-technology/ | | Future calls will rotate among the following seven STTAs: | - Accelerator Beam Science and Target Interactions (FY25 call) | - Communications and Computing | - Dynamic Experiment Diagnostics | - Enabling Technologies for Autonomous Systems and Sensing | - Neutron Technologies and Measurements | - Radiographic Systems Imaging and Analysis | - User-Centered Remote Testing and Operations
We are seeking a Master Technologist with an advanced working knowledge of producing Bill of Material (BOM) and Material Take-off (MTO) lists from design drawing packages. This position requires direct coordination with the Engineer of Record, Engineering Acquisition, Supply Chain, Construction, and Project Engineers to review design drawings and packages in order to develop a comprehensive BOM for procurement of construction materials needed. The successful candidate is able to work on multiple projects, maintain a high level of detail, work well with technical experts and management, adapt to project demands, and is capable of completing workload with little oversight. | | Key Responsibilities | - Develop BOM and MTO for Issue for Construction (IFC) design packages for 2D designs. | - Develop BOM and MTO for IFC design packages for 3D designs using 3D software (e.g., Autodesk Revit, Solid Works, Creo). | - May lead teams of multiple disciplines and various skill levels. | - Coordinate project assignments with multiple engineering disciplines, facility managers, project managers, project engineers, and outside vendors. | - Coordinate with Construction, Supply Chain, and Engineering Acquisition team members to ensure items from BOM and MTO are procured and received in support of planned projects and schedules. | - Build team relationships with technical and other company organizations. | - Participate in site walkdowns, as required. | - Attend and actively participates in department/project meetings and discussions. | - Perform QA/QC data analysis to ensure requirements are met. | - Provide solutions for highly complex assignment-related problems. | - Plan and conduct independent work requiring judgment and experience in the application and substantial adaptation of process techniques. Devises new approaches to process problems. | - 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. | - Interpret customer needs, provides solutions and input to reports and/or proposals. | - Mentor less experienced individuals in specific discipline. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.
In this role, the Principal Engineer will help lead Field Engineering in the execution of projects and support the Construction Department during construction activities of infrastructure projects at the NNSS. This may include construction projects, emerging project issues, providing support for project discovery, project scope development, and support for identifying functional requirements for projects and systems. | | Key Responsibilities | - Perform the duties as the Project Field Engineer (PFE) on projects, be responsible for coordinating efforts, and give guidance to less experienced Field Engineers. | - Participate in walk-downs, generate sketches, help develop conceptual designs, evaluate existing systems, and generate and/or review functional requirement documents. | - Execute work in a disciplined manner to demonstrate compliance with laws, codes, orders, and MSTS policies and procedures. | - Ensure designs are properly reviewed, purchased, executed, installed, tested, and documented in accordance with the latest issued construction documents. | - Review engineering documents for constructibility during 30%, 60%, and 90% design reviews and Issued For Construction. | - Verify and report on construction installation quantities. | - Interface with Project Engineering to facilitate responses to Requests for Information, Field Change Requests, and needed design changes. | - Develop red-line drawings for incorporation into as-built drawings. | - Prepare, review and approve material requisitions. | - Assist in interpretation of drawings and specifications for field crews and craft supervision. | - May serve as an internal Subject Matter Expert for the given engineering discipline. | - May serve as a PFE on line-item projects. | - Mentor Field Engineering staff and other technical personnel in methods, processes, and best practices. | - Serve as an expert advisor to other project personnel, technical staff and management on technical issues. | - Participate in project development by helping define customer needs, developing proposals and planning projects that will produce effective outcomes. | - Assist in the preparation of work plans and work packages. | - Apply past knowledge to develop processes that drive efficiency and accountability. | - Perform other duties assigned by Management.