Criticality Safety Engineer

Company: Battelle Energy Alliance
Location: Idaho Falls
Posted on: February 19, 2021

Job Description:

Description
ORGANIZATION: Nuclear Science & Technology (NS&T)
GRADE:220
WORK LOCATION:Idaho Falls, ID (In town - 9x80 schedule)
Idaho National Lab (INL) will change the world's energy future and secure our critical infrastructure! Join us - innovate the future!
INL is seeking experienced Criticality Safety Engineers to support the USDOE Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program. In this capacity the candidate will be involved in the development, review, and implementation of criticality safety documentation for various facilities.
Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance in developing nuclear safety documents and analyses, technical safety requirements, and related technical support documentation.
• Ensure that the developed nuclear safety documentation complies with requirements and, as necessary, applicable controls are implemented in field procedures.
• Performs or participates in surveillance, inspections, walkthroughs, appraisals, or audits of fissile material operations to ensure compliance with Nuclear Criticality Safety Approvals, Nuclear Safety rules, including Safety Analysis Reports, Safety Assessments, Safety Reviews, and risk assessments/analyses. Qualifications
  
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field and 5 years' experience, OR Masters & 3 years' experience, OR Doctorate & 2 years' experience.
  • Must be able to work in a culturally diverse environment Preference for experience as in the following areas:
    
    • Select and widely apply reactor physics principles, theories, and concepts.
    • Provide imaginative, thorough, and practicable solutions to a wide range of complex, ambiguous, and/or difficult problems.
    • Have a key role in defining technical approach and setting technical directions for solving problems and meeting client needs.
    • Be responsible for implementing strategies necessary to meet key programmatic or organizational objectives dependent upon decisions or recommendations.
    • Lead peer review work within organization and be sought out for peer review by others.
    • Enhance technical/professional skills of junior staff through active mentoring and training as well as build (as appropriate) high performance teams across organizations.
    • Proactively identify, promote, and develop appropriate new technical capabilities within division.
    • Work with only occasional oversight on specific assignment objectives, complex features, and possible solutions.
    • Select and develop technical approach to assignment. INL is a science-based, applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's mission in nuclear energy research, science, and national defense. With more than 5,000 scientists, researchers, and support staff, the laboratory works with national and international governments, universities and industry partners to discover new science and development technologies that underpin the nation's nuclear and renewable energy, national security, and environmental missions.
      
      INL Mission
      Our mission is to discover, demonstrate and secure innovative nuclear energy solutions, other clean energy options and critical infrastructure.
      
      INL Vision
      Our vision is to change the world's energy future and secure our nation's critical infrastructure.
      
      Selective Service Requirements
      To be eligible for employment at INL males born after December 31, 1959 must have registered with the Selective Service System (SSS). For more information see .
      
      Equal Employment Opportunity
      Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of INL to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Women and People of Color are strongly encouraged to apply.
      
      Other Information
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      Benefits, Salary, and Relocation
      We have an extremely competitive salary structure, robust relocation package, and phenomenal benefits. For more information, please visit: .
      
      Primary Location : US-ID-Idaho Falls
      Job : Engineering
      Organization : Nuclear Science & Technology (Cxxx)
      Schedule : Full-time
      Employee Status : Regular
      Job Posting : Nov 13, 2020, 4:46:42 PM
      Unposting Date : Ongoing
      

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