ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a Sr. Nuclear Safety Basis Analyst to support N3B in a direct role! This position is full-time and will be based out of Los Alamos, New Mexico.

Responsibilities

• Act as consultant to the Nuclear Safety Manager and mentor to junior nuclear safety analysts.

• Performs nuclear and non-nuclear risk and hazard analyses to ensure safe operations.

• Duties may include, but are not necessarily limited to:

  • hazard identification,

  • hazard analysis,

  • facility hazard categorization,

  • accident analysis, and

  • selection of controls.

• Develop associated safety basis documents including:

  • unreviewed safety question determinations (USQDs),

  • documented safety analysis (DSAs),

  • technical safety requirements (TSRs), and

  • safety assessment (SA) documents.

• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

• Reports to the Nuclear Safety Manager for day-to-day assignments.

• Proficient in MS Office to include MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Performs hazard analyses of nuclear operations, defines functional specifications, and recommends credited controls to mitigate unacceptable hazards.

• Identifies and describes the interrelationship of safety basis requirements to existing and new designs and operations.

• Develops and maintains safety basis documents and safety basis program procedures.

• Develops input parameters for engineering calculations and interprets results from supporting analytical computer codes.

• Performs safety basis activities for complex issues and develop creative solutions.

• Lead and perform division level Safety Basis program and operational activities.

• Provides procedural direction for development and implementation of safety basis policy and procedures in support of the safety basis program.

• Develops and implements elements of 10CFR830 Subpart-A Nuclear Quality.

• Provides quality assurance, regulatory compliance and requirements implementation support for Safety Basis Division.

• Develops, designs, and implements institutional Safety Basis policies and procedures related to quality, data gathering, analysis, cause and corrective action determination and verification, and process improvement activities.

• Provides direction for internal self-assessment and external management assessment for Safety Basis quality improvement of processes.

• Interprets, analyzes, and resolves conflicting Safety Basis technical/quality issues.

• Supports and implements software quality requirements for applicable Safety Basis codes per DOE and laboratory standards.

• Develops audits, assessment scheduling processes that support Safety Basis Division and programmatic requirements.

Requirements

• Education & Years of Experience – Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Science and 15+ years of relevant experience, Additionally, must have 2 years job related experience and 1 year of nuclear experience per DOE O 426.2.

• Citizenship – To be considered, you must be a United States (U.S.) citizen due to the federal nature of the work

• Clearance – To be considered, you must be able to obtain and maintain a government issued clearance, if needed

• Develop and apply highly advanced principles, concepts and techniques in general engineering

• Skill and ability to perform critical strategic tasks and to interpret broad strategic requirements and develop and execute plans to satisfy them

• Ability to have major impact on organizational success and productivity, with extensive latitude for independent judgment

• Level of language skills, mathematical skills, communication skills, reasoning ability and computer skills necessary to perform essential functions of the job

• Proven ability to perform complex professional tasks independently and to analyze and develop innovative solutions to problems.

• Ability to work with broad objectives and independently organize own work to meet established objectives, using discretion in performing assigned duties.

• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

• Advanced knowledge of multiple safety analysis code applications and capable of independently applying and interpreting the models and their results

• Advanced knowledge of and ability to perform hazard and accident analyses.

• Extensive e