Senior Electrical Engineer - NDSE
Apply NowCompany: Mission Support and Test Services, LLC
Location: Mercury, NV 89023
Description:
Job Description
Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site's Cold War legacy. Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.
Responsibilities
In this role, the candidate will be expected to apply electrical engineering concepts and techniques to support the Z-pinch Experiment Underground System (ZEUS) and all its associated subsystems and diagnostics systems, while also collaborating closely with other pulsed power testbed teams such as Cygnus and Scorpius to develop and employ common engineering documentation and fielding methodologies across multiple experiment testbeds where applicable.
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications
MSTS is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants offered employment with MSTS are also subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment. In addition, Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship, at least 18 years of age. Reference DOE Order 472.2, "Personnel Security". If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.
Department of Energy Q Clearance (position will be cleared to this level). Reviews and tests for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR Part 707.4, "Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites," will be conducted. Applicant selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation, required to participate in subsequent reinvestigations, and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified matter. Successful completion of a counterintelligence evaluation, which may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination, may also be required. Reference 10 CFR Part 709, "Counterintelligence Evaluation Program."
MSTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. MSTS is a background screening, drug-free workplace.
Annual salary range for this position is: $99,340.80 to 149,011.20.
Starting salary is determined based on the position market value, the individual candidate education and experience and internal equity.
Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site's Cold War legacy. Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.
- MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.
- MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.
Responsibilities
In this role, the candidate will be expected to apply electrical engineering concepts and techniques to support the Z-pinch Experiment Underground System (ZEUS) and all its associated subsystems and diagnostics systems, while also collaborating closely with other pulsed power testbed teams such as Cygnus and Scorpius to develop and employ common engineering documentation and fielding methodologies across multiple experiment testbeds where applicable.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with multiple internal and external organizations to field and characterize the machine in preparation for installation and operation at the PULSE facility.
- Work as part of a team of engineers, physicists, and technologists from the weapons labs and the NNSS to install and operate ZEUS and possibly Scorpius, along with associated pulsed power diagnostics systems and detector systems on SCEs at the PULSE facility.
- Frequent travel to the NNSS forward areas is required (approximately 30 miles beyond the Mercury gate).
- Some travel to New Mexico and California to support weapons laboratories may be required.
- Collaborate with a team which includes scientists, engineers, technicians, postdocs and students from the NNSS, Sandia National Laboratory (SNL), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to ensure readiness of all phases of ZEUS operations at PULSE, from testing and characterization in NLV and other areas, to delivery, installation, operations, and maintenance as a primary diagnostic system for SCEs at PULSE.
- Will initially work under the supervision of more experienced personnel, but will eventually provide technical direction for testing and characterization of pulsed power systems and machine diagnostics systems for the machines fielded in North Las Vegas, and at PULSE.
- Support and develop electrical systems for prompt and delayed radiation detection equipment.
- Support and develop timing and triggering systems in support of ZEUS and SCE experiments.
- Development of system documentation and testing procedures
- Development of system integration drawings
- Perform data analysis and document results.
- Contribute to strategies, reports, and technical proposals.
- Serve as an internal subject matter expert and is recognized by their colleagues as such.
- Perform other duties assigned by Management.
Qualifications
- Minimum Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) required for Civil, Mechanical and Electrical engineering degrees
- Or, Calculus-based STEM bachelor's degree in engineering
- Or Professional Engineer license
- Plus at least 5 years' relevant experience. Skill building experience must demonstrate either deeper technical specialization or additional cross-disciplinary knowledge; graduate research experience may be recognized.
- Knowledge of how codes and standards of other disciplines affect their discipline.
- Knowledge is typically within one technical discipline or related disciplines.
- Experience with pulsed power systems.
- Ability to interpret codes and standards applicable to the position.
- The primary work location will be at the Nevada National Security Site (located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada).
- Work schedule will be 4/10s Monday through Thursday (subject to change).
- Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required. MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
- Must possess a valid driver's license.
MSTS is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants offered employment with MSTS are also subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment. In addition, Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship, at least 18 years of age. Reference DOE Order 472.2, "Personnel Security". If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.
Department of Energy Q Clearance (position will be cleared to this level). Reviews and tests for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR Part 707.4, "Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites," will be conducted. Applicant selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation, required to participate in subsequent reinvestigations, and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified matter. Successful completion of a counterintelligence evaluation, which may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination, may also be required. Reference 10 CFR Part 709, "Counterintelligence Evaluation Program."
MSTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. MSTS is a background screening, drug-free workplace.
Annual salary range for this position is: $99,340.80 to 149,011.20.
Starting salary is determined based on the position market value, the individual candidate education and experience and internal equity.