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About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

+ Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide

+ Extraordinary co-workers

+ Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world

+ Career advancement and enrichment opportunities

+ Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)

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

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Join a dynamic team that helps tackle some of the most complicated issues facing our nation's security!

Sandia National Laboratories offers ambitious work, flexible schedules, and amenities sought to create a solid work/life balance!

You could be the highly motivated individual who joins our diverse Nuclear Facilities Operations team, supporting both the Annular Core Research Reactor and the Critical Experiments Reactor.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

+ Perform Reactor Engineer/Operator duties, which includes operating a reactor as a certified Reactor Operator.

+ Help prepare and handle experiment packages which may involve crane operations.

+ Maintain and repair reactor systems and associated support equipment which may involve forklift operations.

+ Support experiment plan development and execution at nuclear facilities, radiological facilities, and reactors.

+ Ensure that facility operations align with the framework of a strong nuclear safety culture and implement effective operational decision-making.

+ Prepare and present technical reports and presentations for professional organizations and user groups.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to work onsite.

Salary Range:

$114,000 - $227,500

*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.

Qualifications We Require:

+ Bachelor's degree in relevant science, technology or engineering field and 5 years relevant experience, OR equivalent combination of education plus relevant experience,

OR completion of Navy Nuclear Power School plus 9 years relevant experience.

+ Experience at a nuclear reactor facility in operations/maintenance.

+ Within one year from date of hire, you will certify as a Reactor Operator at the Annular Core Research Reactor (ACRR) in accordance with Facility Operations Staff Training and Certification Requirements.

+ Able to acquire and maintain a DOE Q security clearance.

Qualifications We Desire:

+ Masters' Degree in STEM

+ Current or previous qualifications as a Reactor Operator

+ Knowledge of SNL reactor facilities

+ Experience maintaining and repairing Reactor Instrumentation and Control Systems

+ Familiarity with DOE nuclear facility requirements

+ Ability to complete complex assignments with minimal management guidance

+ Demonstrated leadership, initiative, and organizational skills to balance multiple tasks and deadlines

+ Excellent interpersonal, written and communication skills Current DOE Q security clearance

About Our Team:

Nuclear Facilities Operations provides operational management of nuclear reactor facilities. These facilities include the Annular Core Research Reactor Facility and the Sandia Pulsed Reactor Facility & Critical Experiment. These nuclear facilities are used in experiments for a wide variety of programmatic customers. Detailed facility descriptions are captured in the documented safety analysis for each nuclear facility. This is part of the Radiation, Electrical and High Energy Density (REHEDS) Research Foundation at Sandia.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Essential Functions:

If offered the position, you may be required to demonstrate your fitness to perform certain physical aspects of the position, including lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.

Job ID: 696005

Job Family: EN

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F