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
The Infrastructure Senior Directorate is looking for early career/recent Engineering graduates to participate in a fast-paced, exciting opportunity to support our major improvement initiatives.
The Infrastructure Early Career Rotational Program provides the rare opportunity to work in four different organizations over a two-year period with four six-month rotations. Rotation assignments are based on individual education, experience, and interests, as well as company needs.
Participants are Regular, Full-time employees with all associated benefits and expectations. If program completion is successful, the participant will be permanently placed in a position within Infrastructure.
The Infrastructure Senior Directorate is responsible for providing the physical infrastructure required to enable leading edge scientific research and development at the Nevada National Security Sites, a federal site located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas and the size of the state of Rhode Island. The team plans, designs, and builds new buildings, roads, and utilities as well as infrastructure upgrades inside nuclear and high-hazard facilities, while maintaining the existing infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Engineer II rotational assignments may be within any of the Infrastructure Directorates: Enterprise Infrastructure Programs (EIP), Project Planning & Delivery (PP&D), Engineering, Construction, Maintenance & Critical Site Infrastructure, and Essential Site Services.
- Temporary assignments may be outside field of engineering providing expanded company exposure and unique experiences such as:
- Participate in walk-downs, generate sketches, help develop conceptual designs, and/or evaluate existing systems.
- Review engineering documents for constructability during various design reviews.
- Prepare, review, and approve documents/drawings.
- Contribute to development of solutions to resolve issues.
- Work closely with facility leadership, engineering, maintenance, and mission programs to assist in the development of strategic plans and asset management plans.
- Proactively develop and implement strategies to identify and mitigate project risk.
- Work with team members and stakeholders having differing needs and expectations to achieve project objectives.
- Proactively identify program problems, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
- Develop and propose solutions that resolve challenges and enable continuous improvement.
- Contribute to and participate in planning and reporting activities.
- Work alongside engineers/project managers to develop, review, and approve drawings/projects.
- Coordinate between multiple disciplines (engineering, program, maintenance…) to continue project success.
- Develop project artifacts and mature a project to be ready for execution.
- Create/review redlines.
- Coordinate with vendors to develop quotes.
- Analyze budgets, scopes and schedules
- Contribute to solutions of assignment-related problems and issues with a limited scope and of basic complexity, using a well-defined set of technologies.
- Solutions use established basic standards, practices, and procedures as well as technical knowledge to address problems and complete tasks.
- Focus is on applying academic knowledge to the work environment and developing good work/team habits.
- Solutions may require evaluation of standards and processes.
- Participate in developing field programs and designs using pre-determined principles and practices.
- Prepare or contributes to designs, strategies, reports and technical proposals.
- Perform design and technical analysis activities using prescribed codes and standards, computer software, and generally accepted best management practices.
- Frequent coordination of discipline information with other departments within the company and with outside vendors. Works with outside contacts as required to obtain relevant information.
- Develop a working knowledge of codes and standards of other disciplines.
- Follow established engineering and technical procedures and instructions.
- Coordinate work within their discipline on less complex projects.
- Often serves as a member of work teams.
- Mentor less experienced staff in specific discipline.
- Define specifications for procurements and initiates purchase requests.
- Monitor work of technicians and other support personnel working on their projects.
- Contribute to the preparation of project deliverables.
- Define customer needs and develop scope of work and technical proposals.
- Perform other duties assigned by Management.
Qualifications
- 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 2 years’ relevant experience. Skill building experience must demonstrate either deeper technical specialization or additional cross-disciplinary knowledge. Graduate research experience may be recognized.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mining, Structural, Field, Instrumentation & Controls, Fire Protection/Fire Suppression Systems, High Voltage engineering preferred.
- Skill building experience must demonstrate either deeper technical specialization or additional cross-disciplinary knowledge; graduate research experience may be recognized.
- Ability to interpret codes and standards within the discipline in which they were hired.
- The initial work location will be the North Las Vegas Facility during New Hire Orientation. Rotation work locations will vary and will include the Nevada National Security Site and the North Las Vegas Facility.
- Work schedule is typically 4/10s Monday through Thursday, but will change based on rotation assignment.
- 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 Employer. 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: $83,075.20 - $124,612.80.
Starting salary is determined based on the position market value, the individual candidate education and experience and internal equity.
