Paramedic, Tonopah Test Range, Onsite

About the role

We are seeking a Paramedic to join our Tonopah Test Range (TTR) Mission Support Team. This position works with and often leads a dynamic group of medical/EMS support personnel to ensure the successful completion of the assigned Laboratories' flight test missions.

Responsibilities

• Provide occupational medicine and emergency medical support for site operations, test activities, and infrastructure sustainment
• Deliver first aid, emergency response, ambulance transport, and incident command during initial casualty and emergency events
• Administer occupational health services, immunizations, biometric screenings, and drug and alcohol testing
• Ensure compliance with DOE, state, and other regulatory requirements through documentation, recordkeeping, audits, self-assessments, and permit renewals
• Maintain readiness and operational compliance of medical response facilities, ambulances, equipment, medications, and fire/life safety systems
• Develop, update, and implement technical reports, operating procedures, patient care guidelines, and training programs
• Lead and coordinate emergency drills, exercises, and on-site training for mission support personnel
• Manage medical surveillance, hazard-based monitoring, and other regulation-driven occupational health programs
• Collaborate with internal teams, contractors, regulators, and external partners to support health, safety, emergency management, and mission requirements
• Support field operations, test asset recovery, risk tracking/mitigation, stakeholder coordination, and overall range mission execution

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, or Associate's degree in a relevant discipline plus 4 years relevant experience, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• Minimum of 5 years experience working as a paramedic or EMT
• National/State certification as a Paramedic, or the ability to obtain State of Nevada certification within 60 days of hire

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and comply with Sandia, NNSA, and DOE, as well as National and State health guidelines and protocols
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements for ambulance, controlled medications, and drug test collection
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, including effective communication, delegation, teamwork, and coaching/mentoring skills
• Incident Commander certification and/or technical rescue operations
• Previous experience as an instructor for CPR, AED, First Aid and other relevant courses
• Certified urine drug collector, and Breath Alcohol Testing
• PHTLS Instructor certification
• Previous experience with fire reporting systems and fire suppression systems inspection, testing, and maintenance
• Ability to translate customer requirements into tasks for range mission support

Benefits

• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance

Pay

Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Schedule

The normal work week runs Monday through Thursday, 10 hours a day. Deviations to the normal schedule occur to facilitate mission requirements and may require personnel to remain away from home 4 days and 3 nights or possibly longer at this remote location unless the selected applicant resides locally (within 1 hour of the range - normally Tonopah, NV).

Posting Duration

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.