Senior Scientist

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze radiological data from a variety of platforms and advise public safety officials on the consequences of a radiological incident.
• Utilize specialized tools and applications to calculate potential impact to the public, workers, and the environment to support radiological emergencies.
• Serve rotating, on-call duty for approximately a third of the year, typically in one-week increments.
• Deploy world-wide for exercises and responses, with as little as two-hour notice when on call.
• Maintain training and ensure job-specific qualifications remain current; as well as attend onsite and off-site training as necessary to maintain competency.
• Develop training materials and deliver trainings to emergency responders across the DOE community.
• Contribute to the development and testing of software applications specific to radiological emergency response activities.
• Provide scientific guidance on projects involving an interdisciplinary team of engineers, software developers, scientists, and technicians.
• Operate radiation detection equipment in field operations.
• Maintain subject matter expertise and proficiency on detection equipment to instruct during courses or offer troubleshooting during operations and/or events.
• Develop and design scientific and technical content for training exercises.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in calculus-based technical (STEM) field, plus at least 5 years relevant experience.
• Experience with one or more of the following is highly desired: gamma-ray spectroscopy, operational health physics, and customer service and/or training development and delivery.
• Additional enhancing experience includes radiation detection, algorithm development, transport codes, programming, prototype design and testing, and training design or delivery.
• Strong written and oral communications skills and demonstrated ability to work on complex applied projects in a group atmosphere.
• The ability to interface effectively with technical personnel from other MSTS organizations, outside organizations, and government agencies.
• The ability to perform work during non-standard hours, take on-call duty, and deploy worldwide on short notice.
• The ability to meet company requirements for worldwide travel including completion of a medical physical and required immunizations.
• Working knowledge of Office365, Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and Outlook is required.
• The ability to work independently or in a team environment on a wide variety of tasks.
• Must be fitted for and qualify for use of various respiratory protection and personal protective equipment.
• The ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Candidate must be able to obtain SCI accesses.
• The ability to participate in National Response Asset Deployment activities, including flight onboard government aircraft for missions and deployments.

Skills

• Ability to work independently or in a team environment on a wide variety of tasks.
• Working knowledge of Office365, Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and Outlook.
• The ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Candidate must be able to obtain SCI accesses.
• The ability to participate in National Response Asset Deployment activities, including flight onboard government aircraft for missions and deployments.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision;
• 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.

Pay

Annual salary range for this position is: $101,524.80 - $152,297.60. Starting salary is determined based on the position market value, the individual candidate education and experience and internal equity.

Schedule

The primary work location will be at the Remote Sensing Laboratory-Andrews on Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. The selected candidate can choose from the following work schedules: 4/10s, (Monday through Thursday); 9/80 (off every other Friday); 5/8s, (Monday through Friday) (subject to change).