Sandia National Laboratories

MC&A - Technical Systems Analyst, - Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories • $87K — $168K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Computer Science, Chemistry, or Social Sciences, or equivalent experience in nuclear material safeguards.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate Accountable Nuclear Material management at the site level and collaborate with other national laboratories.
  • Plan, develop, and execute technical solutions for ANM safeguards and security.
  • Develop and maintain compliance with MC&A policies and procedures.
  • Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for ANM information in classified systems.
  • Analyze data from multiple sources to provide recommendations and assessments.

Benefits

  • Access to internal and external training programs leading to MC&A Technical Qualification Program certification.
  • Opportunity to work directly in the field of nuclear material security.
  • Engagement with a team focused on critical national security objectives.
  • Contribution to the development and implementation of compliance programs.
Full Job Description
What Your Job Will Be Like

The 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 Team

To 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 Duration

This 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.

About Sandia National Laboratories

The Sandia National Laboratories is one of three National Nuclear Security Administration research and development laboratories in the United States, managed and operated privately by the National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia. Their primary mission is to develop, engineer, and test the non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons and high technology. Headquartered on Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it also has a campus in Livermore, California, next to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and a test facility in Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii. It is Sandia's mission to maintain the reliability and surety of nuclear weapon systems, conduct research and development in arms control and nonproliferation technologies, and investigate methods for the disposal of the United States' nuclear weapons program's hazardous waste. Other missions include research and development in energy and environmental programs, as well as the surety of critical national infrastructures. In addition, Sandia is home to a wide variety of research including computational biology, mathematics, materials science, alternative energy, psychology, MEMS, and cognitive science initiatives. Sandia formerly hosted ASCI Red, one of the world's fastest supercomputers until its decommission in 2006, and now hosts ASCI Red Storm, originally known as Thor's Hammer. Sandia is also home to the Z Machine. The Z Machine is the largest X-ray generator in the world and is designed to test materials in conditions of extreme temperature and pressure. It is operated by Sandia National Laboratories to gather data to aid in computer modeling of nuclear weapons. In December 2016, it was announced that National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, under the direction of Honeywell International, would take over the management of Sandia National Laboratories starting on May 1, 2017. Educational opportunities are conducted in collaboration with university students through several programs, including the Securing Top Academic Research & Talent at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program and the Sandia University Partnerships Network.
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