Senior Controls System Engineer (Senior Engineer)

Nevada National Security Sites • Full-time • North Las Vegas, NV, US • $97.01k - $145.52k / year • 5d ago

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.

Responsibilities

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 Senior Engineer to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement control systems and instrumentation in a national laboratory environment. The Stockpile Experimentation & Operations (SEO) organization is looking for a highly motivated Senior Engineer to collaborate in the design, development, fabrication, and fielding of control systems and embedded systems that support high stakes weapons physics experiments conducted at the JASPER facility, located at the Nevada National Security Site, with occasional work assignments at other NNSS facilities, North Las Vegas, NV, Los Alamos, NM, and/or Livermore, CA. This Senior Engineer will report primarily to the JASPER facility at the NNSS in support of experiment related control systems.

Key Responsibilities

Work closely with engineers and technical staff at the Nevada National Security Site to design and implement industrial control systems and related instrumentation that support dynamic physic experiments.
Design and develop PLC based control systems.
Develop and maintain HMI screens and SCADA infrastructure.
Perform debugging and commissioning of current systems and system updates.
Develop system design drawings and documentation.
Work closely with other engineers and technical staff to ensure instrumentation and processes are implemented and fully tested.
Ensure technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques are used by controls team.
Develop solutions to problems of well-defined scope. Participates in developing field programs and designs.
Participate in customer and program meetings as a contributor and as a source of information.
Exercises discretion and independent judgment in how principles and methods are elected for and applied to work.
Serves as lead on teams requiring coordination with other teams. Coordinates work with other project team members.
Contributes to development of engineering solutions employing new principles, concepts, and/or techniques. Demonstrates advanced communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment. Recognized Subject Matter Expert by internal colleagues.
Interfaces directly with project and customers.
Follows established engineering and technical procedures and instructions.
Participates in developing field programs and designs using pre-determined principles and practices.
Prepares or contributes to designs, strategies, reports and technical procedures.
Often serves as a member of work teams.
Mentors less experienced staff in specific discipline.
Develops specifications for procurements and initiates purchase requests.
May travel to customer sites for program reviews, discussions and field demonstrations of systems.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience:
- 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
- Or, Calculus-based STEM bachelor’s degree in engineering
- Or, for Architects, Certification from the National Council or Architectural Registration Board (NCARB)
- Or Professional Engineer license
Plus at least 5 years’ relevant experience. Skill building experience must demonstrate either deeper technical specialization or additional cross-disciplinary knowledge; graduate research experience may be recognized.
Familiar with industrial control system architectures, communication networks, and protocols for OT/ICS/SCADA/DCS systems.
Experience with Modicon PLCs (Momentum, Quantum, M340, M580, etc.) desired.
Experience with Inductive Automation Ignition and/or AVEVA System Platform desired.
Previous education or training with programming languages. PLC ideal, but other object-oriented programming experience is acceptable.
Experience adhering to software development processes and configuration management.
CAD or Design experience (AutoCAD, Solidworks, EPLAN, etc.).
Experience with computer networking.
Database development experience desired.
Good technical writing and communication skills, and familiarity with PCs and PC application software such as MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Ability to interpret codes and standards applicable to the position.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to write reports and technical documents.
Should be self-motivated and able to complete assigned tasks with minimal supervision.
Ideally, the applicant will have strong time-management skills, be well organized, maintain safe work habits, and have a broad range of technical interests and education.
The primary work location will be at the Nevada National Security Site (located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada).
Work schedule for this position will be 4/10’s, Monday-Thursday (subject to change).
Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required. MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
Must possess a valid driver's license.

MSTS is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants offered employment with MSTS are also subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment. In addition, Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship, at least 18 years of age. Reference DOE Order 472.2 , “Personnel Security”. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Department of Energy Q Clearance (position will be cleared to this level). Reviews and tests for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR Part 707.4 , “Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites,” will be conducted. Applicant selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation, required to participate in subsequent reinvestigations, and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified matter. Successful completion of a counterintelligence evaluation, which may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination, may also be required. Reference 10 CFR Part 709 , “Counterintelligence Evaluation Program.”

MSTS is an Equal Opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. MSTS is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

Annual salary range for this position is: $97,011.20 - $145,516.80.

Starting salary is determined based on the position market value, the individual candidate education and experience and internal equity.

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