Nuclear Explosive Safety Specialist

Location: Amarillo, TX

Job Title: Nuclear Explosive Safety Specialist

Career Level: Specialist

Organization: Nuclear Explosive Safety )

Job Specialty: Nuclear & Explosives Safety Analysis

• Ensures that hazards associated with explosives and nuclear explosives operations and facilities are identified, evaluated, mitigated, and/or controlled to prevent accidental detonation or deflagration of explosives and unintended nuclear detonation.
• Evaluate operating procedures, tooling, equipment, projects, and perform walk downs of operations and facilities against the requirements of the Department of Energy (DOE) 452-Series orders and supplemental directive.
• May be instructed to develop, implement or authorize process or procedure modifications by evaluating how proposed changes potentially affect nuclear explosives operations.
• Apply scientific principles, mathematics, and material science to the evaluation of nuclear explosives operations against federal safety requirements.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for nuclear explosives safety on assigned areas and operations.
• Instruct other organizations on nuclear explosive safety principles and practices.
• Directly interface with numerous groups and customers, including Production Integration, Operations, Engineering as well as the Pantex Field Office, NA-121, Design Agencies and Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB).

• Bachelor’s degree:
  Minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
• OR a Master’s degree:
  Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.

• In addition to the above requirements, the applicant must also meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related science, 2 years job-related and at least 1 year nuclear experience, or a DOE O 426.2A alternative). DOE O 426.2A experience requirements can be satisfied following employment. In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities.
  
  ( O 426.2A)

• Bachelor’s degree or Master's degree in an engineering/science/technical discipline.
• 7 years of related experience with at least 2 years of experience that includes relevant experience specializing in explosives, nuclear explosive, or nuclear weapons related fields: safety, design, assembly/disassembly, manufacturing, testing, transportation, handling, or storage; or other similar experience in high consequence operations.
• Experience with Configuration Management, Engineering, Conduct of Operations, and nuclear facilities within a nuclear regulated environment.
• Experience with causal analysis and mistake proofing (CA/MP) methods and the ability to identify and implement needed business improvements.
• The ability to evaluate and provide feedback on change control and related configuration management.
• Able to make informed decisions and support those decisions to peers and senior management.
• Experience with PDMLink software for configuration management.

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