Explosives Asset and Inventory Specialist– Security Clearance Required

Mid-Senior Level | Full-time
Business Operations | Livermore, CA | 10/14/2026
Reference #: REF
9003U
Job Code: TSS.
3 Technical Services & Ops MTS 3
Organization: Strategic Deterrence
Position Type: Career Indefinite
Security Clearance: Active DOE Q clearance (or active Top Secret clearance)
Drug Test: Required for external applicant(s) selected for this position (includes testing for use of marijuana)
Medical Exam: A job-related pre-placement medical examination may be required

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability.

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

We have an opening for an Explosives Asset and Inventory Specialist to independently perform and support complex high explosives inventory, asset management, storage, and shipping/receiving operations across assigned facilities and operational areas. You will provide technical leadership and coordinate assigned inventory activities within SD FOS. You will play a key role in maintaining accurate accountable inventory, supporting mission operations, analyzing and recommending improvements to inventory systems and processes, and ensuring safe, secure, efficient, and compliant execution of explosives activities.

This position is in the Facilities and Operations Support (FOS) organization within Strategic Deterrence and reports to the SD Explosives Operations Manager.

This position requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

You will

• Independently maintain and coordinate accurate inventory of HE materials across multiple facilities, magazines, workrooms, and operational areas.
• Perform, coordinate, and support HE storage, shipping, receiving, staging, onsite movement, and disposition-related activities in accordance with DOE STD-1212, approved work control, and operational requirements.
• Provide technical leadership, technical guidance, on-the-job support, and task coordination for inventory personnel.
• Independently perform implementation, sustainment, troubleshooting, and testing of HITS and CHITS inventory tracking systems; coordinate software enhancements and issue resolution and recommend improvements and deployment of new functionality.
• Apply advanced knowledge of explosives inventory systems, explosives inventory plans, storage and disposition requirements, and operational workflow improvements.
• Coordinate and contribute to cross-organizational efforts involving facility operations, software developers, oversight stakeholders, and partner organizations to resolve complex issues and improve assigned inventory processes and capabilities.
• Develop, revise, and recommend for management approval procedures, work control documents, local practices, and training materials related to explosives asset management, inventory, storage, and shipping/receiving activities.
• Train, mentor, and support qualification of inventory personnel, HE handlers, and system users; provide on-the-job training and technical guidance on inventory processes, tools, and expectations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top-Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or the equivalent combination of…