Sr Principal QA Specialist

Overview

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the . 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 for our unique 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.

In this environment, the best ideas need to be voiced and every opinion matters. As such, MSTS places great value on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and is committed to a diverse and equitable workforce, with an inclusive culture that values and celebrates the diversity of our people, talents, ideas, and perspectives.

• 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.

Responsibilities

The Quality Assurance Operations team is looking to hire a highly qualified Sr. Principal Quality Assurance Specialist to support the ECSE suite of projects including, but not limited to Advanced Sources and Detectors Project (ASD) and Integrated Test Stand (ITS) and the PULSE nuclear facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate quality functions in support of projects and nuclear facilities related to engineering, procurement and construction and other related activities.
• Support the project Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) and assist in providing solutions to complex problems hindering project and facility performance.
• Provide cross-disciplinary integration and implementation of corporate quality programs across the various laboratories supporting the ASD project.
• Serve as an organizational resource and advisor to the organizational team and an advisor to senior management on project status and issues related to ASD project quality.
• Plan, direct, lead, or perform independent assessments and surveillances using quality technical standards and practices to ensure process control and compliance.
• Develop long range plans and needs in the areas of quality assurance to support new or proposed future missions.
• Promote team member development through mentoring, guiding, training, and coaching to ensure staff are appropriately trained and meet appropriate qualifications.
• Communicate with senior managers, peers, and subordinates in the organization and well as with other company organizational units on matters related to quality.
• Participate in early stages of planning activities, developing proposals or deliverables that are effective and provided within schedule.
• Consult with senior line organization managers on quality matters to ensure that procedures and work practices comply with the quality programs and governmental requirements.
• Provide training, mentoring, and technical guidance to less experienced QA personnel to assist and ensure they complete their required qualifications.
• Perform other duties assigned by Management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a Technical field related to the position or equivalent training and experience, plus a minimum of 14 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in System Engineering / Design Engineering preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with Department of Energy nuclear quality related standards, policies, and operations.
• Familiarity with DOE authorization basis and nuclear safety requirements.
• Should have an understanding working knowledge of DOE authorization basis and nuclear safety requirements.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities, the ability to work under minimal supervision, ability to multi-task; and be highly organized to guide a quality and safety team through a fast-paced, changing, technical work environment.
• Should possess advanced computer skills necessary to navigate through the corporate software suite.
• Demonstrated technical writing ability to compose clear technical correspondence, reports, and other internal communication.
• Be able to utilize independent judgment, creativity, initiative, and ability within area of control to apply knowledge and experience to resolve problems and accomplish goals where established procedures may not exist.
• Possess excellent interpersonal and teaming skills and the ability to deal with people in a tactful, professional, and effective manner while maintaining confidentiality.
• Ability to direct a team in the performance of organizational support for quality and safety.
• Ability to implement quality and safety programs in a fast-paced technical environment.
• Ability to support quality or safety procedure and process development and a background in supply chain activities are desirable.
• Possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• The primary work location will be at the Losee Road facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada but at times will be required to conduct work at the NNSS located 65 miles north of Las Vegas.
• Work schedule for this position will be 4 / 10’s, Monday 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.
11 days ago