Nuclear Material Process Control Analyst; MC&A Technical Specialist

This position is open for external candidates only to apply.

Security Programs – Nuclear Material Control and Accountability group (SP‑NMCA) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is responsible for the implementation and execution of the Nuclear Material Control and Accountability (NMCA) Program to provide assurances that no nuclear material has been lost, stolen or diverted. The group serves as the interface between LANL programmatic groups utilizing or processing nuclear material and the regulator.

In this role you will perform process monitoring within the LANL Plutonium Facility for the newly restarted Process Monitoring program. The primary objective is to improve timeliness of detection of any potential loss of nuclear material by monitoring process execution and the movement of individual nuclear material items. This position will be filled at the MC&A Technical Specialist 1 or 2 level, depending on your skills, and additional responsibilities may be assigned if hired at the higher level.

• Ability to understand production‑related nuclear material processes and regulatory requirements and incorporate them into procedures and plans.
• Ability to reliably and accurately gather raw process data and perform analysis to identify gross process deviations and/or for process improvement.
• Willingness and ability to support and participate in engagement with specialized professional, research or operations organizations to mobilize cross‑organizational resources to solve outstanding NMCA challenges.
• Ability to communicate technical information to technical and non‑technical stakeholders to gain consensus for testing and implementing recommended improvements.
• Contribute to writing technical reports for internal and external stakeholders such as senior management and federal oversight.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Q‑clearance and HRP.

• Gathering data for the purpose of process improvement, then testing and implementing improvements.
• Willingness and ability to independently engage with specialized professional, research or operations organizations to mobilize cross‑organizational resources to solve outstanding NMCA challenges.
• Participate in the development of technically defensible and legally compliant solutions to complex process monitoring issues.
• Contribute to making technically defensible arguments to motivate stakeholders to make strategic changes and improvements to the process or its monitoring to be more effective and efficient.

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and 2 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and 4 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

• Background in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, statistics, or computer programming.
• Experience auditing/assessing technical processes.
• Demonstrated knowledge of nuclear material control and accountability program.
• Experience working in a regulated environment such as a nuclear facility or knowledge of nuclear materials packaging, storage, treatment, disposal, chemical processing, measurement systems, and data modeling.
• Knowledge of NMCA systems such as measurement systems, materials management, or nuclear chemical processes, statistical concepts and development of technologies.
• Working knowledge of Python, SQL, C++ or other programming language.

This position may require 24/7 coverage and could involve working a shift or weekend schedule. Employees may be eligible for shift differential pay when assigned by their manager. Shift and weekend assignments are at the discretion of the manager.

Onsite in Los Alamos, NM.

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