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Principal Intelligence Analyst

Nevada National Security Sites
CA, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 21 Jul 2025
💰 $178,838/yr($117,270/yr$178,838/yr)

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. (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 Special Technologies Laboratory (STL) is searching for a Principal Intelligence Analyst to join the Research and Development team at its Santa Barbara, CA facility. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Direct and provide multi-source exploitation and analysts of non-traditional EW/CYBER applications and operational tactics and procedures. 
  • Direct and prepare assessments of current events based on the sophisticated collection, research and analysis of classified and open-source information.
  • Conduct research using Intel Community (IC) publications, power industry sources, and using past experiment results.
  • Develop and write Key Intelligence Questions (KIQs); uses KIQs to create Technical Research Questions (TRQs).
  • Develop and maintain analytical procedures to meet changing requirements and ensure maximum operations. 
  • Collect data using a combination of standard intelligence methods and business processes.
  • Evaluate new power industry technologies for risks.
  • Provide general oversight of Intelligence Analyst projects and less experienced Intelligence Analyst work. 
  • Participate in business development as well as identifying new sources of funding, and new strategic research areas for the lab.
  • Formulate technical approaches for analysis of data for others involving broad technical subjects related to technical, analytic, and operational information. 
  • Plan, schedule and direct projects, guided by established objectives, budgets and schedules. 
  • Contribute to an overall productive and respectful work environment by providing excellent customer service and working in a positive, collegial manner at all times.
  • Maintain cooperative and respectful working relationships with Intelligence Analyst staff, other divisions, and other customers. 
  • Perform other duties assigned by Management. 
  • Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field, or equivalent training and experience, and at least 9 years' relevant experience.
  • Knowledge of EW/CYBER vulnerability systems is desired.
  • Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment regarding how principles and methods are selected and applied to work is required. 
  • Working knowledge of Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) systems used in the Power Sector is desired.
  • Demonstrated experience to write technical and intelligence reports is required.
  • Ability to articulate highly technical processes and information to non-technical audience is required.
  • Ability to travel domestically for training and team meetings across the DOE enterprise is required.
  • Ability to maintain strict confidentiality is required. 
  • Ability to pass a federal background investigation and obtain a “Q” Clearance.
  • The primary work location will be at the Special Technologies Laboratory (STL) located in Santa Barbara, CA. 
  • Flexible work schedule can be negotiated with the manager; employees can work 5/8, 9/80 or 4/10 work-weeks. 
  • 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 e

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