HukariAscendent is a Women-Owned, Small Business specializing in comprehensive engineering and technical support services associated with commercial nuclear power and other Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear activities.

We are currently recruiting for a Readiness SME to support the Uranium Processing Facility at Oak Ridge. Note: Must have Active "Q" Clearance to be considered for this job.

Overview:
In order to facilitate Safeguards and Security Readiness Certification for the Uranium Processing Facility acquisition of technical support for the review and submittal of technical readiness documents. The candidate will provide security support services for the UPF Project, supporting the Manager of UPF Security Support organization. The candidate will provide subject matter expert and technical support to develop and integrate work execution processes and schedules necessary to ensure successful completion of Readiness Certification and commissioning of the Security program for the UPF.

Duties:
- Serve as the Safeguards and Security lead for Startup activities as defined in the UPF Commissioning Management Plan, responsible for integrating the security activities into the UPF Project schedule. Monitor and analyze the UPF Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), with a focus on the security activities to ensure appropriate status, identify lagging activities, and recommend corrective actions to the UPF Security Support Manager.
- Serves as the lead point of contact and SME for UPF Startup, coordinating Security Support issues/interfaces and ensuring system test plans/verification matrices validate security functional and performance requirements as necessary to demonstrate Operational Readiness of the security systems.
- Interface with UPF Systems Engineering department to create, assist and review UPF system verification matrixes to ensure proper acceptance criteria is established to ensure testing/inspection process validates security requirements.
- Provide input to necessary Cyber Security Plans for the security systems deployed to UPF, ensuring coordination between UPF Startup and the Y-12 Physical Security Systems organization.
- Creates or assists in developing maintenance and facility operating procedures/manuals for the personnel monitoring, access control, alarm monitoring/display, video surveillance/assessment and tactical control systems.
- Coordinate with UPF Maintenance Engineering to ensure the development of preventative maintenance plans for the varied security equipment to include identification of appropriate spare parts supply chain. Ensure each security system is properly analyzed through the UPF reliability, availability, maintainability and inspectability (RAMI) or Physical Asset Management Solution (PAMS) processes.
- Ensures development of a Maintenance training plan for the security systems/equipment.
- Coordinates with Y-12 Security operations, UPF Readiness Lead, UPF Startup Lead, and UPF Systems Engineering Lead to develop security system test requirements, ensuring appropriate turnover documentation is generated, resolving issues in testing requirements/results, and development of Master Equipment List for each system.
- Provide technical SME support for design reviews/design change requests to ensure requirements from DOE Orders, the UPF Security Design Requirements Document and functional/operating requirements are satisfied.
- Coordinate and assist in development of System Interface Control Documents (SICD) that define scopes of work that must be performed by Y-12 resources rather than instead of UPF resources. Ensuring the documents are technically accurate and effectively execute the work.
- Coordinate with the Y-12 Physical Security Systems and Y-12 Design Authority Representative (DAR) to ensure and assist with appropriate entry of the new UPF equipment into the formal Y-12 Configuration Management program. Ensure appropriate update to System Elements List (SEL), System Design Descriptions (SDD), and Technical Basis Index Summary (TBIS) documentation.
- Supports the Readiness Assurance Program by ensuring proper readiness criteria are identified and supported by Affirmation statements with objective evidence proving satisfactory completion. Monitor schedule to ensure evidence is created and collected in a timely manner, assisting with data collection as needed. Coordinate with the UPF Readiness Assurance Lead to ensure evidence is input into the Readiness Certification Assurance Process Tracking System (RCAPTS).

Duration: 4-6 months. Mainly remote with perhaps 1-2 short-term site visits.

HukariAscendent offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid time off.

Opportunities with HukariAscendent change frequently. For a complete listing of our current openings, please visit our website at https://www.hukari.com.

HukariAscendent is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran or military status including disabled veterans and Vietnam era veterans, or other protected status.

HukariAscendent maintains a drug-free workplace.