Job Description

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking an experienced technical writer who will be responsible for the development, coordination, publication, and maintenance of JNWPS technical publications. JNWPS is a system of technical publications on nuclear weapons and associated test and handling equipment designed and produced in support of the nuclear weapons stockpile. JNWPS exists as a means of providing NNSA, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), and respective military departments of the DoD with authoritative stand-alone weapon instructions to supplement existing publications systems of the participating agencies. Military Liaison uses advanced desktop publishing technologies to maintain this suite of technically specialized documents and to preserve a DoD-mandated look and feel.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Develop , publish, and manage updates to several JNWPS manuals covering nuclear weapon or weapon-related item maintenance, test, and handling procedures.
• Utilize Structured FrameMaker and other Adobe products to perform these tasks.
• Work directly with system and field engineers in the preparation of associated manuals.
• Utilize your succinct writing skills to transform complex operations into simple and concise procedural steps with attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
• Participate in the Laboratory and Joint Task Group formal reviews which validate the JNWPS manual procedures.
• Occasional travel to operational sites is required.
• Work on other technical documents in support of department operations and/or other weapon design activities.
• Utilize your experience in working within highly constrained formats.
• Obtain access to Sigma 15 is required and therefore, the applicant must be willing to be subjected to random polygraph testing.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant will be required to work onsite in Albuquerque, NM. Some travel is required for this position.

Salary Range:

$81,900 - $157,500

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require:

• Master’s degree, plus one (1) year of technical writing work experience; OR Bachelor’s degree, plus five (5) years of technical writing work experience.
• Active DOE Q or equivalent DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Experience in technical editing.
• Demonstrated experience in developing professional technical manuals.
• Knowledge and experience with desktop publishing and illustration/editing software, such as, FrameMaker, PTC Abortext, MadCap Flare, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop, or equivalent.
• Ability to obtain and maintain additional clearances, which may require random polygraph testing.

Qualifications We Desire:

• Knowledge, experience, or familiarity with DoD nuclear weapon maintenance operations.
• Knowledge of the Joint Nuclear Weapons Publication System (JNWPS).
• Experience writing and developing DoD technical orders (TOs), interactive electronic technical manuals (IETMs), or equivalent.
• Experience with embedding graphics, video and pro-E/Creo models into technical documents.
• Knowledge and experience with Structured FrameMaker, SGML, XML, or DITA.
• Experience adhering to Government Publishing Office (GPO) Style Manual, Chicago Manual of Style, or equivalent.
• Experience estimating and negotiating timelines, and prioritizing competing tasks based on customer and team priorities.
• Knowledge, experience, or familiarity with nuclear weapon design and production.
• Excellent teaming skills and the ability to work well with diverse individuals and teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a highly structured environment.
• Some domestic and international travel may be required.

About Our Team:

The Military Liaison (ML) function was established in 1947 by LANL's Z Division to promote communication and understanding between the Lab and military services who had operational responsibility for nuclear weapons. When SNL was formed in 1949, ML became an SNL function. Today, ML serves as the lead operational interface agent for NNSA and the DoD/military services for future and enduring nuclear weapons. ML supports the military services as well as other government agencies, such as the DTRA and carries out several tasks under the authority of DOE:

• Field engineering include anomaly resolution, field retrofit/repair, 6.X and product realization team involvement, spares analysis and Joint Nuclear Weapons Publication System (JNWPS) development for war reserve weapons, TYPE trainers, and ancillary gear.
• ML provides a variety of nuclear weapon training activities tailored to diverse organizations across the Nuclear Security Enterprise and DoD installations.
• ML JNWPS team develops, publishes, and maintains operational and maintenance procedures for use in the field to support the nuclear weapons stockpile and acts as the single point of distribution for DoD weapon platform technical orders.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia 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 for employment need to be able to maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. 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.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are 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.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Job ID: 693724

Job Family: CO

Regular/Temporary Position: R

Full/Part-Time Status: F

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.