Manager I - Production Engineering And Diagnostic Field Services

Job Posting

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.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be a member of a multidisciplinary team in a collaborative environment at the Livermore Operations office of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), managed and operated by Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS). The selected candidate will report to the Livermore Operations Diagnostic Engineering Manager.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading two separate groups: Diagnostic Field Services group and Production Engineering group.
• Team management including making certain that team members are attached to value added projects, working to develop the skills of current staff, and being an integral part of hiring new staff with skills necessary to meet current and emerging demand.
• Maintaining staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintaining a safe, secure, and legal work environment; developing growth opportunities.
• Accomplishing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards.
• Maintaining quality service by enforcing quality and customer service standards; analyzing and resolving quality and customer service problems; identifying trends; recommending system improvements.
• Creating an environment where employees feel safe to raise issues, empowered to address issues, and supported to resolve issues.
• Being an individual technical contributor in addition to functional supervision and leadership expectations.
• Responsible for earned value (EV) work package management on NNSS technical projects that have key elements located at Livermore Operations.
• Technical responsibility will be in CAD, automation, or other engineering relevant support tasks.
• Travel to other MSTS sites occasionally required.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent training and experience, plus a minimum of 11 years of related and progressively responsible experience. Desired skills and knowledge include computerized data acquisition, computer aided design, test and measurement technology, and computer control instrumentation. Desired skills in Product Data Management (PDM) software and Configuration Management (CM) implementation for design teams. Must possess planning and organizational skills and initiative. Must be able to effectively deal with deadlines and multiple tasks, and demonstrate leadership qualities with emphasis on continuous improvement and team building. Ability and initiative to collaborate with internal and external resources is also desirable.

The primary work location will be our Livermore Operations Facility. 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 inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment. In addition, applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship, at least 18 years of age. Reference DOE Order 472.2, "Personnel Security". 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.

MSTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. MSTS is a background screening, drug-free workplace. Annual salary range for this position is: $126,984.00 - $203,174.40. Starting salary is determined based on the position market value, the individual candidate education and experience and internal equity.