Chemical Engineer - Nuclear Materials R&D & Deployment

Naval Nuclear Laboratory; Town of Niskayuna (NY); On-site; USD 64,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary...

Disability, Life & Accident Insurance

401(k) Savings program & Capital Accum

Personal & Medical Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Work Schedules

Tuition Assistance for Eligible...

Student Debt Benefit Personal Time Off

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Wellness Program

Job summary

Naval Nuclear Laboratory is seeking a chemical engineer in the Materials Manufacturing area within the Fuel and Poison Materials unit. You will help develop and test new fuel and poison systems, improve existing systems, and work across engineering, laboratory, and compliance teams to enable test programs and model unit operations.

Responsibilities include designing and fabricating equipment, analyzing results, and presenting progress.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related technical, engineering or science field.
• Experience in materials science, control systems and chemical engineering.
• Data analytics, statistical design of experiments, machine learning.
• Modeling of fluid dynamics and thermal transfer.
• Demonstrated software programming skills in LabVIEW and Python.
• Experience in core material and core manufacturing technical areas.

Responsibilities

• Work within a team of engineering, laboratory, facility and compliance organizations to enable and conduct test programs.
• Plan, design, model/analyze, manufacture, and deploy laboratory equipment including nuclear, chemical, mechanical, structural and electrical components.
• Develop models of unit operations, execute testing and analyze data to verify process models and improve unit operation performance.
• Develop and fabricate unique materials systems up to small scale production demonstration.
• Document progress, analyze results, and present findings as needed.
• Occasional travel to domestic vendors 3 to 6 times per year.

Skills

Data analytics

Statistical design of experiments

Machine learning

LabVIEW

Python

Fluid dynamics modeling

Core materials knowledge

Vendor contract oversight

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related technical, engineering or science field

Master's degree in a related technical, engineering or science field

Tools

LabVIEW

Python

Job description

Naval Nuclear Laboratory is seeking a chemical engineer in the Materials Manufacturing area within the Fuel and Poison Materials unit. You will help develop and test new fuel and poison systems, improve existing systems, and work across engineering, laboratory, and compliance teams to enable test programs and model unit operations.

Responsibilities include designing and fabricating equipment, analyzing results, and presenting progress.