Senior Field Engineer

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 primary role of the Senior Field Engineer is to support the construction department during activities for issue for construction (IFC) design packages of infrastructure projects. This may include construction projects, emerging project issues, providing support for project discovery, project scope development, support for identifying functional requirements for projects and systems.  

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in walk-downs, generate sketches, help develop conceptual designs, evaluate existing systems, and generate and/or review functional requirement documents.
• Ensure processes and deliverables comply with laws, codes, orders, and MSTS policies and procedures.
• Ensure designs are properly reviewed, purchased, executed, installed, tested, and documented in accordance with the latest issued construction documents.
• Review engineering documents for constructibility during various design reviews of 30%, 60% 90%, and IFC.
• Verify and report on construction installation quantities (Material Take-off Lists or Bill of Materials).
• Interface with Project Engineering to facilitate responses to Requests for Information (RFIs), Field Change Requests (FCRs), and needed design changes.
• Red-line drawings for incorporation into as-built drawings.
• Prepare, review and approve material requisitions.
• Assist in interpretation of drawings and specifications for field crews and craft supervision.
• May serve as internal subject matter expert with given engineering discipline.
• May serve as Project Field Engineer (PFE) to oversee large projects.
• Contribute to development of solutions to resolve construction issues.
• Ability to interpret codes and standards related to engineering discipline.
• Assist in the preparation of work plans and work packages.
• Perform other duties assigned by Management.

• Minimum Education and Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) required for Civil, Mechanical and Electrical engineering degrees
  • Or, Calculus-based STEM bachelor’s degree in engineering
  • Or, for Architects, Certification from the National Council or Architectural Registration Board (NCARB)
  • Or Professional Engineer license
• At least 5 years’ relevant experience. Skill building experience must demonstrate either deeper technical specialization or additional cross-disciplinary knowledge. Graduate research experience may be recognized.
• Execute work in a disciplined manner to demonstrate compliance with laws, codes, orders, and MSTS policies and procedures.
• Experience working as a member of a team of professional and technical personnel.
• In-depth experience analyzing complex technical problems and developing solutions in a systematic manner.
• Experience in as-built, analysis, and discovery of older facilities that require modifications.
• Professional Engineer license is desired but not required.
• The primary work location will be at the Nevada National Security Site (located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada).
• Schedule will be 4/10s, Monday-Thursday (7:00am - 5:30pm). Must be able to work occasional overtime, if needed due to project schedules.
• Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required. MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.<