This is false, almost all of those employees have a Q clearance. You can search the job listings for keywords like ‘Wci’ ‘high energy density’, etc to confirm.
Part of the purpose is definitely personnel related though. Part of the US nuclear deterrence is the projection of having a large, highly skilled nuclear weapon related workforce.
What are your mid-term and long-term goals? Do you want to advance in your company, or find a new job? If new job, are you looking for a local job, to move, or remote?
My generic thoughts without really knowing your situation: I think an associates degree for the purpose of programming job qualifications is nearly worthless. There are some corporate jobs that require bachelors degrees- I think largely as an HR requirement.
I think generally you would be better off with either A) getting a new job that is better aligned with what you are looking for, or B) going for a bachelors and using your networking and resources from the university to get a different job.
Again all of this is incredibly generic, and your specific circumstances will certainly change the picture.
> I don't know the school system in Singapore, but in the US, we have community colleges that accept everyone. Most people in your situation take a few classes at a community college to prove that they can succeed in that environment, and then try again with the university. If there are similar option in Singapore, I'd go that route.
I also am not familiar with the Singapore system, but that is my first thought as well. Also sometimes scoring high on a standardized test (if applicable in Singapore) can make up for some bad grades.
I second this and was coming here to post exactly this. I have no doubt that without a latex template that was iteratively updated by students over the years that my thesis would have taken considerably longer to write.
Here are my thoughts as someone who hires and supervises data scientist and statisticians. I personally find that candidates are lacking in one or more of three areas: 1) Technical knowledge, 2) Problem solving, 3) Communication. I would advise a little introspection or feedback from others to figure out which of these areas you could improve, and let that guide you with how best to prepare.
Other than that it heavily depends on the company you are interviewing for. One one extreme some interviews will feel more like trivia questions, and others might be obscure IQ test style puzzles. Good luck!
>NIF, remember, is funded by the DoD. It's not a civilian reactor research program: it's a device for testing fusion reactions in the lab now that the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty means that they're not allowed to test H-bombs out in Nevada.
*DOE’. There is a quasi-separation of powers, where DOE ‘owns’ the weapons and the DOD ‘uses’ them.
> Does anyone know if they still have to wait for months to open the chamber after experiments to wait for the radioactivity to cool down?
I don’t think this has ever been the case. Note that I have been involved with experiments on the NIF, but only from the academic side. The NIF typically fires 1-3 time per day, and I believe that this is mostly an optics constraint. We weren’t producing neutrons though, so YMMV.
I bought both at the start of the pandemic when I abruptly started working from home, and I thought it might be temporary (still working from home). I think both were slightly cheaper than what is listed, but I don’t clearly remember. Overall the desk works well. It is a little hard to raise with everything on my desk, but not a big deal. The biggest thing is I wish the lowest setting is an inch or two lower. The chair is pretty horrible for me. While the seat itself is farily comofortable, the seat depth is too large for me. The back has a very aggressive default reclining position, which I hate. I have been thinking about replacing both (especially the chair), however waiting until life settles down a little bit first.
Note that in the US nuclear weapons are controlled by the DOE, and not the DOD.