Fire Alarm Technician (Principal Technologist)

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. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.   

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both 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.  
• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

The Fire Alarm Technician (Principal Technologist) will install, test, inspect and maintain the fire alarm systems and electronics in secure facilities at the Nevada National Security Site.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to outages and trouble calls after hours in a timely manner.
• Interpret schematic diagrams to determine cause of alarm failure, repair system and ensure the system is functioning properly. Maintain electronic components for repairs and maintain a spare parts inventory.
• Determine tools and components needed to repair and return the system to operational mode.
• Plan and conduct work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection, application, adaptation, and modification of standard techniques, guidelines, procedures, and criteria. Devise new approaches to maintenance, operations, or testing.
• Assist with the preparation of operations manuals. Plan, guide, or prepare administrative and technical documents as required for maintenance, operations, or testing.
• Coordinate project assignments among engineering, construction, specialty staff groups, clients and vendors.
• Work in an underground environment and areas that are difficult to move around in to troubleshoot and repair systems.
• Repeatedly climb stairs to accomplish tasks and be able to carry required equipment and parts necessary to conduct repairs. 
• Prioritize work to maintain schedule and periodically check systems for malfunction.

• Associate degree in field related to the position plus at least 9 years’ progressive related experience or High School diploma plus 11 years’ progressive related experience.
• At least one of the following is required:
  • Level one certification in the National Institute for Certification & Engineering Technologies (NICET)
  • Nevada State Fire Marshall F card or 
  • Notifier factory training
• Experience in electronics and an understanding of schematic drawings and familiarity with telephone circuits, both 2 wire and 4 wire. 
• Working knowledge of computers and operating systems.
• Must be willing to work in underground facilities.
• Must be willing to work in a nuclear facility and follow all safety and security requirements, including the Human Reliability Program (HRP). 
• Must be a flexible self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to changing procedures and equipment.
• Work location will be at the Nevada National Security Site (located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada).
• Work schedule will be 4/10s Monday through Thursday (subject to change).
• Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required. MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.

MSTS is required by DOE directive 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 offered employment with MSTS are also 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 inabilit