SAIC job at NTS Device Assembly Facility

Hi, I found on the SAIC website (in employment opportunities) a regular-time work in the Device Assembly Facility at the Nevada Test Site.

And I wanted to know which is the main task of this work: "Training. and "DOE Q"? The work that I say is: Training Specialist - Device Assembly Facility

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A device assembly job can either be assembling chips on boards, encapsulating semiconductor die within chip packages, or the fabrication of the semiconductor die itself.

Its monotonous work usually done in a clean room type of environment, but gigs like these tend to pay well especially if they are paid hourly.

reply to post by Groomforce


DOE Q is the security clearance you need to get the job. Q is higher than secret and is meant for DOE clearance.

The Device Assembly Facility (DAF) at the Nevada Test Site is a place where nuclear explosive devices are assembled and disassembled. Each assembly chamber is equipped with a gravel-covered, collapsible roof to seal the room in the event of an explosion and contain any hazardous materials. Undoubtedly, special training is required for people who work in the DAF.

I worked for SAIC for 2 years. Horrible company that treats employees like garbage. I wouldn't recommend that joint to my worst enemy. Just my experience.....

I'm not quite sure what you're asking but it does seem to be a training position. Concerning the Q Clearance, if you don't already have one, don't apply for the job.

Originally posted by stinkhorn
reply to post by Groomforce

 

DOE Q is the security clearance you need to get the job. Q is higher than secret and is meant for DOE clearance.

As far as the clearance goes you need clearance or no clearance depending on how the information you'll need to work with is classified.

DOE has two clearances - L & Q - Q is the highest and L is limited but you can also work at a DOE site with a "red" badge which means no clearance.

DoD has three different clearances - Confidential, Secret & Top Secret - in that order. I'm assuming you can probably work at a DoD site without a clearance too, but I have no experience with DoD.

I have several doubts. If the SAIC workers are working at the Device Assembly Facility and you assure that to work there is needed a security clearance of DoE, how obtain the personnel of SAIC this clearance, if they don't work for DoE?

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I'm a network engineer and worked for SAIC for 2 years. An employee just submits an application for the clearance and approval for background investigation and if you pass you'll get clearance. I hold a Top Secret/SCI clearance.

To obtain this type of clearance, SAIC employees have to make some kind of comprehensive review of the matter that they want realize at NTS Device Assembly Facility or in other installation?

I found data about "DoE Q" clearance, look here: en.wikipedia.org...

[edit on 13-4-2009 by Groomforce]

As Groomforce noted usually a Q clearance involves working with nuclear material. I do find that interesting in conjunction with what is basically a test range for aircraft. Anyone else getting it? Don't know of many that involve nuclear material.

The Nevada Test Site was created for the sole purpose of testing nuclear materials. Don't confuse the NTS with the surrounding Nevada Test and Training Range. The NTTR is where aircraft are tested and used in realistic war games. The Device Assembly Facility is part of the NTS. Full-scale nuclear explosives are not currently tested but there are still subcritical experiments involving nuclear material.

I always found www.jt3.com had a better assortment of jobs regarding the NTS. To be honest I tried to figure out what goes on there by trying to find a job listing for area 51 and so on.

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