Supply Technician
Bethesda, MD
Full Time
Naval Dosimetry Center
Mid Level
Position: Supply Technician/Calibration Lab Technician
Location: Naval Dosimetry Center (NDC)
Type: Full-time | Competitive salary + full benefits
Overview:
Join the Naval Dosimetry Center (NDC), the Navy’s lead facility for tracking radiation exposure in nuclear-powered operations. As a Calibration Technician, you'll support the day-to-day logistics and operations that help keep Navy and Marine Corps personnel safe. This includes managing equipment shipments, maintaining inventory, processing work orders, and helping with reporting and documentation.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support end-to-end intake and receipt control of dosimeters and associated client submissions to enable traceable processing
- Support laboratory processing operations by ensuring reader and instrument calibration status and processing readiness are established prior to production runs
- Support quality control activities to ensure dosimetry results and associated reports are internally consistent and meet governing technical and quality requirements
- Support documentation and retention of processing assumptions, investigation outcomes, and adjustments so that final reported values are traceable and defensible
- Support processing steps that convert instrument output into reportable exposure results by ensuring required inputs are complete and discrepancies are identified
- Support the availability and reliability of dosimetry processing equipment by performing routine sustainment actions and supporting restoration of service when equipment performance issues occur
- Ensure equipment status, maintenance actions, and associated impacts to production are documented to support management review and quality compliance
- Prepare and contribute to the development of clear, concise, and accurate technical reports for organizational use
- Support communication with customers when submission issues, report discrepancies, or potentially significant exposure conditions require clarification or follow-up
- Associate's degree in physical sciences or a closely related discipline (e.g., physics, chemistry, health physics, or radiological science) - required
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE / SKILLS
- At least one (1) year of experience in a laboratory, technical, or scientific production environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Excel and database/spreadsheet tools
- Strong written communication skills with experience producing logs, reports, and customer correspondence
- Ability to follow established procedural and quality management requirements in an accredited laboratory setting
- Ability to meet radiation safety, access, and training requirements for a laboratory work environment
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE / SKILLS
- Working knowledge of ionizing radiation dosimetry operations, recordkeeping, and technical documentation
- Experience in an accredited laboratory environment (e.g., ISO/IEC 17025 or similar)
- Hands-on experience with TLD dosimetry processing
- Experience with statistical or process control reporting
- Experience with shipment tracking and regulated materials handling
- Experience maintaining auditable records and supporting audit or corrective action workflows
LOCATION
- Bethesda, MD 20889
CLEARANCE
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Active secret clearance required
CLIENT
- Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command (NMCFHPC), Naval Dosimetry Center (NDC)
- No travel required
WORK HOURS
- 40 hours per week
- 8 hours per working day
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