Lead Fuel Qualification & Uncertainty Quantification

Protingent; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Protingent Staffing is seeking a Lead Fuel Qualification Statistics & Uncertainty Quantification specialist for a direct-hire opportunity in Oak Ridge, TN. You will lead the development of statistical plans and acceptance criteria for nuclear fuel qualification, including uncertainty quantification and model validation.

Responsibilities include designing experiments, defining sample populations, estimating defect and failure fractions, managing measurement uncertainty, and preparing technical

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in statistics or related quantitative discipline.
• 5+ years in nuclear fuel/materials qualification or safety-critical program.
• Experience in experimental design, acceptance sampling, uncertainty propagation, reliability methods, and model validation.
• Strong technical writing and ability to translate statistics into safety/regulatory decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the KRONOS Fuel Qualification Statistics and Uncertainty Quantification Plan.
• Establish statistically defensible sample sizes and population definitions for kernels, TRISO particles, FCM pellets, manufacturing lots, irradiation specimens, PIE populations, and safety-test specimens.
• Define methods for estimating defective fractions and fission-product-release fractions, including censored data handling.
• Establish uncertainty budgets for characterization, irradiation conditions, PIE measurements, materials properties, safety testing, and derived parameters.
• Review data exclusions, outliers, missing data, and extrapolations; author statistical conclusions for licensing documents.

Skills

Statistical methods

Design of experiments

Uncertainty propagation

Validation & calibration

Technical writing

Education

Advanced degree in statistics or related quantitative field

Job description

Protingent Staffing is seeking a Lead Fuel Qualification Statistics & Uncertainty Quantification specialist for a direct-hire opportunity in Oak Ridge, TN. You will lead the development of statistical plans and acceptance criteria for nuclear fuel qualification, including uncertainty quantification and model validation.

Responsibilities include designing experiments, defining sample populations, estimating defect and failure fractions, managing measurement uncertainty, and preparing technical