Looking for anyone who works there...
I've been a computer admin for about 15 years now, have military experience, but not nuke. I'm being outsourced (laid off, screwed, beheaded, etc) to India and the Phillipines in June 2005 so I'm looking to do something else.
I live 15 miles east of PVNGS and I've been watching the place for about five years. Very few jobs advertised to the outside world. As luck would have it (of course), there are now two jobs being advertised there which I might be able to do. One is for an I&C computer tech for their security system and the other is for an auxiliary operator trainee.
I applied for both and have gotten a response on the I&C job. I'm scheduled to take a MASS (?) test next week. They were looking for computer and electronics experience which I have, so I'm not surprised. The operator job doesn't close (for bidding) for another week so I don't expect to hear anything on it for at least four more weeks. It takes them about three weeks to respond after the bidding closes. I have a strong math/physics background, so I might get interest, but I think if they get anyone to bid with navy experience then I'm probably out of luck. Too bad, though, because that job sounds more interesting.
What's missing from the bids are the salary ranges. I know from searching the net that an I&C job pays in the $45K-$65K range, but that's for the nuke side. I'm wondering if the computer side is lower (probably is...). The operator job I have no idea on. I'm guessing $50K range to start based upon some of the other message threads I've found on this board.
I'm hoping to find someone here that's actually in those positions at PVNGS so I can get some info. I can get another computer job easily enough, but I have to commute 100-150 miles a day for a decent one. I'd be much better off if I could get into PVNGS (doing anything). I picked these two positions because they match my background the best.
So, does anyone work at PVNGS (and want to chat)...?