Assurance Engineer at Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN

Location: Oak Ridge, TN Job Title: Assurance Engineer Career Level From: Associate Career Level To: Senior Specialist Job Specialty: Nuclear & Explosives Safety Tech

What You'll Do

As a Nuclear Enterprise Assurance (NEA) Engineer, the successful candidate will be providing subject matter expert (SME) support to Y-12 organizations and groups in the identification, evaluation, and resolution of risks and issues (adversarial based and/or caused) across the entirety of the Nuclear Weapon (NW) lifecycle (design to disposal). These adversarial based risks/issues may include:

• Risks that may impact safety, security, reliability, or performance of critical systems and/or processes
• Supply chain risks
• Risks that may impact the ability to design, produce, or test critical systems and/or processes
• Digital system risks (e.g., operational technology)
• Risks that may impact cross cutting functions or programs (e.g., Operations Security, Information Security, Cyber Security, Procurement, Safety and Security)

In addition, this role will:

• Support development, integration, and execution of assurance related policy, procedures, and best practices both internally and externally.
• Support programs through interactions locally with product realization teams (PRTs) and both internally and externally as subject matter experts in working groups, workshops, or other high functioning teams.
• Interact with all Labs, Plants, and Sites (LPS) across the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE) in risk discovery and support of the risk management process.
• Provide advisement and consultation to various technical and administrative personnel who interface with NEA and are pivotal to the program's success and longevity.
• Perform office or non-manual work directly related to the management or general business operations of the Company, and such primary duty includes the exercise of discretion and independent judgment. Examples include having the authority to formulate, affect, interpret, or implement management policies or operating practices; carrying out major assignments related to the operation of the Company's business; performing work that affects business operations of the Company to a major degree; and having the authority to commit the Company in matters having significant financial impact.
• Demonstrate capability in applying independent judgment and discretion involving the comparison and evaluation of possible courses of conduct, and making an independent choice free from immediate direction.
• Evaluate and support development and application of NEA related capabilities, tools/aids, and metrics.
• Exhibit initiative and work both independently and with high performing teams under limited supervision to complete tasks and milestones.
• Collaborate with the intelligence community (e.g., counterintelligence/field intelligence element) on activities related to identification of threats and vulnerabilities associated with the Site mission.
• Complete required training associated with the NEA Assurance Engineer position and work with NEA management in planning and develping knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to support the NEA program and assigned roles and responsibilities.
• Note: Travel is expected and necessary to support external meetings, working groups, training, workshops, and conferences.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• OR Eight or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting.

Preferred Job Requirements

Items listed below compliment or reinforce desired skills and abilities to perform the wide variety of responsibilities, activities, and projects which NEA supports.

• Work experience in a technical area (e.g., electrical or mechanical engineering) with a focus on hardware/software/firmware analysis and testing (reverse engineering, ethical hacking, software bills of material)
• Ability to understand technically complex systems and their applications within manufacturing and production environments.
• Ability to understand Information and Operations security.
• Knowledge of both networked and non-networked Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) systems and equipment.
• Artificial (AI)/Super Intelligence (SI)/Machine Language (ML) model and use case development.
• Ability to evaluate problems, and identify and communicate resolutions (e.g., critical thinking skills).
• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate through both oral and written word.
• Experience with designing, developing, leading, and/or participating in vulnerability and security-related assessments or exercises (e.g., Red, Purple or Blue Teaming).
• Application of tools used in discovering, identifying, or evaluating risk [e.g., failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), root cause analysis, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT), Active Risk Register, and/or risk informed decision making (RIDM).
• Familiarity with operation and upkeep of laboratory and test equipment.

Why Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.