NDA Waste Characterization Engineer Onsite Idaho Falls

Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Retirement Plan (401k)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary &

Job summary

Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc in Idaho Falls, ID seeks a Waste Management Non-Destructive Assay Engineer to provide expert NDA review and oversight for TRU and LLW/MLLW disposition, ensuring compliance with DOE, EPA, and WIPP criteria.

The role is full-time and onsite with a 4x10 schedule; requires a bachelor's in physical science or engineering, 5 years NDA experience, and ability to mentor ISOCS technicians while coordinating with waste management and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in physical science or engineering.
• Five years of relevant non-destructive assay experience.
• Two years of nuclear experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of NDA measurement validation, data review, instrument calibration and certification, troubleshooting, quality assurance, and waste characterization requirements.
• Experience supporting compliance with DOE, EPA, WIPP Waste Acceptance Criteria, ANSI/ISO standards, or comparable nuclear and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to work onsite on a four 10-hour day schedule, Monday through Thursday; full-time telework is not available.
• Ability to comply with environmental, safety, health, quality, security, pollution prevention, emergency action, conduct of operations, and Integrated Safety Management System requirements.
• Ability to identify and report unsafe conditions and to follow established methods for resolving unsafe work practices or conditions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent expert technical reviews of NDA systems, procedures, data analysis, and results to verify compliance with established protocols, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Validate NDA measurement data and batch data reports in the Waste Tracking System for accuracy, completeness, measurement quality, and compliance with WIPP and LLW/MLLW waste disposition requirements.
• Review, revise, and approve operating, calibration, validation, and quality assurance procedures for technical accuracy, clarity, and regulatory compliance.
• Review Real-Time Radiography recordings to identify waste items requiring detailed modeling, including density and matrix corrections.
• Independently perform In Situ Object Counting System modeling for specific waste configurations to improve measurement efficiency and accuracy.
• Oversee the calibration, certification, operation, troubleshooting, repair, and confirmation of NDA instruments, including Retrieval Box Assay System, ISOCS, SWEPP, and Drum Assay Systems.

Skills

NDA measurement validation

Data review

Regulatory compliance

Safety and ISMS

Onsite work capability

Education

Bachelor's degree in physical science or engineering

Master's degree in physical science or engineering

Tools

Mirion/Canberra NDA 2000

Genie 2000

ORTEC MAESTRO

GammaVision

MGA

FRAM

Job description

Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc in Idaho Falls, ID seeks a Waste Management Non-Destructive Assay Engineer to provide expert NDA review and oversight for TRU and LLW/MLLW disposition, ensuring compliance with DOE, EPA, and WIPP criteria.

The role is full-time and onsite with a 4x10 schedule; requires a bachelor's in physical science or engineering, 5 years NDA experience, and ability to mentor ISOCS technicians while coordinating with waste management and engineering teams.