Nuclear Facilities Operations Specialist I (DPF Dense Plasma Focus)

Job Title

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

Primary responsibility will be to qualify and operate the DPF (Dense Plasma Focus) machine safely at the direction of the DPF Supervisor. Daily monitor and maintain critical equipment, critically think through troubleshooting and pursue issues to satisfactory conclusion to enable work to continue. Work with the team to meet critical milestones.

Key Responsibilities

• Support operations and maintenance at Nuclear or High Hazard (HH) facilities to maintain condition and configuration to accept and support programs and projects.
• Access buildings, conduct walk-downs, inspections, and/or monitoring rounds to verify facility readiness to conduct or continue operations.
• Travel to Mercury NV to perform testing.
• Perform system lineups in accordance with approved procedures and checklists.
• Perform normal and emergency operation of installed facility structures, systems, and components in support of facility operations.
• Provide support for execution of program/project activities and data collection (i.e., fissile material handling, chemical, explosive, and radiological, etc.).
• Control daily operations for sensitive nuclear experimentation.
• Perform maintenance and/or repairs as needed to support critical nuclear experimentation.
• Build critical components for dense plasma focusing (DPF) device.
• Obtain and maintain qualifications needed to operate the DPF device and operate within a CAT II nuclear facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent training and experience, to include US Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program.
• Experience working with requirements-based systems for areas such as facility operations and maintenance operations.
• Training or experience controlling hazardous or sensitive situations.
• Experience working on mechanical, electrical, and/or control systems.
• Ability to follow detailed schematics or instructions to build complex components.
• Ability to operate under pressure from operational requirements or emergency response.
• Training or experience in areas related to nuclear operations or nuclear maintenance such as those found at a DOE nuclear facility, commercial power plant, or US Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program.
• Ability to read and follow detailed instructions utilizing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's). Conduct in-service inspections (ISIs) and system surveillances.
• Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills. Computer skills in MS Word, Excel, and MS Outlook are desired
• Work Location: Primary work location will be at the Nevada National Security Site (located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada).
• Work Schedule: 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: $65,936.00 - $98,904.00.

Starting salary is determined based on the position market value, the individual candidate education and experience and internal equity.