Senior Nuclear Surety Systems Engineer

About the role

Serve as the Lab’s focal point and thought leader for nuclear surety engineering with emphasis on leveraging and implementing systems engineering principles to enhance strategic systems nuclear surety design and modifications.
Develop and implement systems engineering processes to ensure compliance with nuclear surety standards.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to review, analyze, and validate systems to ensure they meet nuclear surety requirements.
Review nuclear surety requirements and apply system engineering best practices for requirements traceability.
Provide technical guidance on nuclear weapon system (NWS) safety to DoD sponsors.
Perform independent evaluation and safety assessments to influence design improvement consistent with government requirements.
Review and inform strategic weapon system certification processes and activities to ensure objective quality evidence and artifacts required for safety, security, and control are understood and accessible to sponsors.
Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies to ensure the safety and security of nuclear systems.
Prepare and present technical products, reports, and deliverables to sponsors and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Lab’s focal point and thought leader for nuclear surety engineering with emphasis on leveraging and implementing systems engineering principles to enhance strategic systems nuclear surety design and modifications.
• Develop and implement systems engineering processes to ensure compliance with nuclear surety standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to review, analyze, and validate systems to ensure they meet nuclear surety requirements.
• Review nuclear surety requirements and apply system engineering best practices for requirements traceability.
• Provide technical guidance on nuclear weapon system (NWS) safety to DoD sponsors.
• Perform independent evaluation and safety assessments to influence design improvement consistent with government requirements.
• Review and inform strategic weapon system certification processes and activities to ensure objective quality evidence and artifacts required for safety, security, and control are understood and accessible to sponsors.
• Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies to ensure the safety and security of nuclear systems.
• Prepare and present technical products, reports, and deliverables to sponsors and stakeholders.

Requirements

You meet our minimum qualifications for the job if you have...

• A Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, computer science, or a related technical discipline.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience analyzing, evaluating, or ensuring the safety and nuclear surety of strategic weapon systems and/or related facilities (analagous non-nuclear weapon system experience considered).
• Knowledge of nuclear surety principles, standards, and regulations.
• Working knowledge of weapon system safety design principles, security (physical and cyber/digital), and use control (electronic and mechanical features that prevent unauthorized use and allow authorized use).
• Excellent interpersonal skills, written and oral communications skills, and organizational skills, with a record of accomplishment in a team environment.
• Are willing and able to travel occasionally to support meetings with the government, design agents and other contractors at their locations, including travel to operational sites.

Qualifications

You'll go above and beyond our minimum requirements if you have...

• A Master’s degree or higher in a relevant engineering or technical discipline.
• Experience with DoD nuclear surety, certification, and safety requirements across the full systems engineering lifecycle for Nuclear Weapon Systems (NWS).
• Familiarity with Navy and/or Air Force nuclear certification processes and artifacts, including support to NWSSG activities such as Operational Safety Reviews (OSRs) and safety studies.
• Prior support to strategic deterrence programs and associated weapon maintenance, storage facilities, or Strategic Systems Programs.
• Proficiency with systems engineering tools and safety/security analysis methods, along with a strong understanding of NWS safety, security, use control, and applicable cybersecurity principles.

Skills

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Benefits

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Pay

Minimum Rate $100,000 Annually
Maximum Rate $245,000 Annually

Schedule

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Contact

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