1234 -Materials Engineer/Scientist - Weapons of Mass Destruction

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary/Objective

Dignitas is seeking a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Materials Engineer/Scientist with experience identifying, monitoring, and assessing foreign threats to the U.S. nuclear enterprise and its information systems, networks, and/or critical infrastructure.

Essential Functions

• Identify and characterize critical design elements of WMD-related facilities, processes, systems, and equipment
• Integrate an understanding of material properties, mechanical systems, and industrial production processes to identify design flaws, capability limits, and potential failure mechanisms
• Plan, conduct, and identify opportunities for research & development in support of counter-WMD, full-dimensional defeat technologies
• Support exercises that test and/or demonstrate new technologies, methodologies, and analytical tools that are under development
• Produce clearly written technical analyses and briefings at levels comprehensible to an audience ranging anywhere from the layperson to senior-level government representatives, to subject matter experts
• Share expertise with junior counterparts

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Specific Requirements

• Practical materials science and mechanical systems knowledge gained through design, manufacturing, or other work experience
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within or lead a team of peers, as well as excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Willingness and ability to learn and grow into new areas of technical expertise outside of one's original field
• Expert knowledge and use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Direct experience supporting reverse engineering, threat analysis, and vulnerability/survivability assessments of WMD-related facilities, processes, and infrastructure (to include underground facilities)
• Experience with commercial software for engineering and materials characterization and analysis
• A working familiarity with other facility and building infrastructure to include power, HVAC, water treatment, communication, pneumatic, fuel handling, and wastewater treatment systems
• Research and Development of new tools and methodologies to understand and reverse engineer processes and support systems at remote WMD-related facilities.
• Modeling and simulation expertise with weaponeering and engineering analysis tools or similar
• Military or defense-related experience and an understanding of operational planning and functional defeat of hard targets and underground facilities
• Working knowledge of engineering, 3D modeling, and geospatial analytical tools to include AutoCAD, ArcGIS, MatLab, SketchUp, Skyline Software, RemoteView, etc.

Required Education and Experience

• Master's degree or higher in Materials Science, Materials or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent degree
• 8+ years of relevant experience

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen
• Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility PLUS the willingness and ability to take and pass a Counter-Intelligence polygraph

AAP/EEO Statement

Dignitas Technologies, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.