Safety Basis Analyst ; All Shifts

Safety Basis Analyst 3/4 (All Shifts)

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

As part of the Safety Basis Division (SB), you will work within a multidisciplinary team performing documented safety analyses and other safety basis documentation. SB provides qualified regulatory and safety basis support resources to various laboratory organizations to meet compliance requirements.

• Initiate and lead planning for changes in safety basis for operational/mission needs, construction projects, and major modifications.
• Evaluate and perform safety basis analyses for nuclear and non‑nuclear facility systems, including hazard identification, categorization, accident analysis, control selection, and development of associated safety basis documents.
• Provide interpretation of plant processes for safety basis impact from schematics, procedures, and verbal/written descriptions.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative hazard analyses, fault‑tree and event‑tree analyses of complex engineered systems, quantify significant accident sequences, and conduct consequence analyses and Unreviewed Safety Question determinations.
• Develop relationships with facility and project management to ensure facility mission and schedules are met and provide guidance on implementation of safety basis documents.
• Develop studies and complete other tasks as assigned by Safety Basis Division Management.

• Lead and perform division‑level safety basis program and operational activities.
• Provide procedural direction for development and implementation of safety basis policy and procedures.
• Lead and perform risk and hazard analyses to ensure safe operation of nuclear and non‑nuclear facilities.
• Develop and implement elements of 10
  
  CFR
  830 Subpart‑A Nuclear Quality.
• Provide quality assurance, regulatory compliance and requirements implementation support for the Safety Basis Division.
• Develop, design and implement institutional safety basis policies and procedures related to quality, data gathering, analysis, cause and corrective action determination and verification, and process improvement activities.
• Lead audits and assessment scheduling processes that support Safety Basis Division and programmatic requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science from an accredited institution.
• Level 3: 8 years of related experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Level 4: 12 years of related experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• For level 4, extensive experience with performing risk and hazard analyses.
• Knowledge of multiple safety analysis code applications and ability to independently apply and interpret models.

• Quality Assurance skills
• Audit/assessment experience
• Knowledge of causal analysis techniques

This position may require 24/7 coverage, including shift and weekend assignments. Shift differential may be paid at the manager’s discretion.

Los Alamos, NM (onsite). All work locations are at the discretion of management.

Regular appointment employees must serve a period of continuous service (one year) in their current position to be eligible for posted jobs. If not, they may only apply with documented approval from their Division Leader.

Citizens of the People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, and the Russian Federation who are not lawful permanent residents are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission of national security laboratories.

Position requires Q clearance. Q clearance is available only to U.S. citizens in most cases. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter.

• PPO or high deductible health insurance with a large nationwide network
• Dental and vision insurance
• Basic life and disability insurance
• Paid childbirth and parental leave
• 401(k) with 6% matching and 3.5% annual increase
• Tuition assistance
• Flexible schedules and paid time off
• Onsite gyms and wellness programs
• Relocation packages for locations outside a 50‑mile radius

Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal‑opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or citizenship within the limits imposed by applicable laws. The Laboratory is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.