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Los Alamos National Laboratory · 3 weeks ago

Nuclear Material Process Control Analyst (MC&A Technical Specialist 1/2)

Los Alamos, NM

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$94K/yr - $155K/yr

2+ years exp

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. They are seeking a Nuclear Material Process Control Analyst to collaborate across organizations, analyze process parameters, and improve accountability of nuclear material processing operations. This role involves monitoring processes, investigating deviations, and developing new monitoring mechanisms.

Security

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Collaborate across organizations to understand details of select processes, their normal and abnormal variations, collect operations' data, analyze process parameters, and offer performance improvement initiatives where applicable

Investigate abnormal or out of control situations to reconcile differences and unexpected trends

Support and participate in engagement with specialized professional, research or operations organizations to mobilize cross-organizational resources to solve outstanding NMCA challenges

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

Gather data for the purpose of process improvement, then testing and implementing improvements

Participate in the development of technically defensible and legally compliant solutions to complex process monitoring issues

Contribute to making technically defensible argument to motivate stakeholders to make strategic changes and improvements to the process or its monitoring to be more effective and efficient

Qualification

Nuclear material processesProcess improvementStatistical analysisPythonSQLC++Technical report writingProblem solvingCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Ability to understand production-related nuclear material processes and regulatory requirements and incorporate 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 argument to motivate stakeholders to make strategic changes and improvements to the process or its monitoring to be more effective and efficient

Position 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

Position 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

Preferred

A background in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, statistics, or computer programming background highly desirable

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 and experience with nuclear materials packaging, storage, treatment, and disposal, chemical processing, measurement systems, modeling of data

Knowledge of NMCA systems such as measurements systems, materials management, or knowledge of nuclear chemical processes, statistical concept and development of technologies

Working knowledge of Python, SQL, C++ or other programming language