What Your Job Will Be LikeThe Material Control and Accountability (MC&A) Accounting team has an opening for a Technical Systems Analysts who is highly motivated to help provide safeguards and security tied to our DOE Order 470.7 objectives of deterring and detecting theft and diversion of accountable nuclear material.
Internal and external training programs are provided to the successful candidate to help them obtain their MC&A Technical Qualification Program certification from NNSA.
On any given day, you may be called on to:
- Coordinate aspects of Accountable Nuclear Material at the site level and work with other national laboratories to implement associated system requirements.
- Plan, forecast, develop and execute technical solutions for Accountable Nuclear Material (ANM) safeguards and security requirements.
- Develop and maintain compliance with MC&A policies, processes and procedures.
- Serve as a Sandia SME providing assessment and details for ANM into classified technical systems.
- Gather information from various sources and apply analytical methods, objective assessments, and expert technical judgement to make recommendations.
*Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.
Salary Range$87,400 - $168,800
*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.
Qualifications We Require- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Business Management, Computer Science, Chemistry or Social Science fields, or equivalent combination of relevant education and relevant experience in nuclear material safeguard activities.
- Must have or be able to acquire and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.
Qualifications We Desire- Master's degree in a relevant field such as Business Management, Computer Science, Chemistry, or Social Science fields.
- Experience working with Tamper indication device programs for nuclear material.
- Inventory and self-assessment experience in safeguards and security work environments.
- Experience supporting safeguards and security activities across partner organizations.
- Technical knowledge and credentials appropriate to the position.
About Our TeamTo support the mission, multiple Sandia organizations acquire, use, and possess accountable nuclear materials. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requires all sites that possess accountable nuclear materials to establish and maintain nuclear material management (NMM) and Material Control & Accountability (MC&A) programs. Nuclear Material Management programs are designed to ensure that nuclear materials are managed as valuable assets, used appropriately, and disposed of properly when no longer needed. MC&A programs are designed to deter and detect theft and diversion of nuclear material by both outside and inside adversaries. The Nuclear Material Management/MC&A Department develops and implements effective NMM and MC&A programs that are compliant with DOE/NNSA requirements, while supporting line organizations mission objectives.
Posting DurationThis posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.
