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Los Alamos National Laboratory · 2 weeks ago

Nuclear Material Process Control Analyst (MC&A Technical Specialist 3/4)

Los Alamos, NM

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$125K/yr - $211K/yr

6+ years exp

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. The Nuclear Material Process Control Analyst will monitor nuclear material processes, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and improving accountability measures. This role involves collaboration across organizations to analyze data, identify process deviations, and propose performance improvements.

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

Develop, propose and technically justify new process monitoring mechanisms and approaches in response to programmatic evolution of the process and report progress to the NMCA Technical Support Program Manager on recommended improvements to the Process Monitoring program

Mentor less experienced staff to support technical skill development

Communicate technical information to technical and non-technical stakeholders to gain consensus for testing and implementing recommended improvements

Gather data and perform exploratory analysis for process improvement, then test and implement improvements

Qualification

Nuclear material processesProcess improvementStatistical analysisData gatheringAnalysisTechnical report developmentMentoring staffEngagement with organizationsTechnical skill developmentQ-clearanceSTEM degreeProgramming knowledgeRegulated environment experienceCommunication skillsTeam collaborationProblem solving

Required

Ability to understand production-related nuclear material processes and integrate regulatory requirements into the development of technically defensible procedures and plans

Advanced experience gathering process data, performing exploratory analysis to identify process deviation 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

Advanced ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical stakeholders to gain consensus for testing and implementing recommended improvements

Advanced experience developing technical reports for internal and external stakeholders such as senior management and federal oversight

Demonstrated experience mentoring less experience staff to support technical skill development

Ability to obtain and maintain Q-clearance and HRP

Gathering data and performing exploratory analysis for process improvement, then testing and implementing improvements

Willingness and ability to lead engagement with specialized professional, research or operations organizations to mobilize cross-organizational resources to solve outstanding NMCA challenges

Identifying measurable variables related to simple-to-complex technical processes in order to obtain data that is representative of process performance

Providing technically defensible and legally compliant solutions to complex process monitoring issues

Motivating 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 6 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 8 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, NMCA technology development, measurement system development, modeling of complex data

Highly specialized knowledge in 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