Electrical Engineer

Job Description

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy.

Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.

MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more. MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

(Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

Do you want to be a part of a national security mission that conducts research and development? Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) is seeking a full-time Electrical Engineer I to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide Timing and Firing (T&F) support, diagnostic fielding, and development support in a national laboratory environment. The Stockpile Experimentation & Operations (SEO) organization is looking for a highly motivated Electrical Engineer to collaborate in design, development, characterization, and fielding of T&F systems, and diagnostics systems on physics experiments conducted at the Principal Underground Laboratory for Subcritical Experimentation (PULSE) Complex and other facilities located at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS).

This Electrical Engineer will report primarily to the NNSS and will support fielding efforts for T&F with diagnostic detection and recording systems, with an emphasis in the practical applications of diagnostics systems related to Timing and Firing activities such as characterization of high frequency data, electro-optical transmission systems, and firing diagnostic recoding systems.

• Frequently use and apply established technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques commonly associated with Firing systems and data collection systems.
• Operate diagnostic systems and collect data.
• Focus is on applying academic knowledge to the work environment and developing good work/team habits.
• Contribute to solutions of problems and issues with limited scope and basic complexity, using a well-defined set of technologies, generally in support of more senior engineers and scientists.
• Assist in compiling and summarizing scientific and technical data, utilizing technology solutions for both experimental and operational needs.
• Contribute to the preparation of project deliverables.
• Define specifications for procurements and initiates purchase requests.
• Select and implement computer applications for related field.
• Build direct relationships with laboratory partners and will use scientific methods to contribute to experimental operations, also reporting on accomplishments to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support research and development, and technology maturation activities in laboratory testing environments.

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) required for Civil, Mechanical and Electrical engineering degrees.
• Ability to interpret codes and standards applicable to the position.
• Knowledge/experience with fiber optics and diode lasers.
• Knowledge/experience with coax cables and other types of copper transmission lines.
• Able to read and understand schematic…