Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) Engineer

PC Recruiter; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long- and Short-term Disability

Job summary

TradeWind Services is seeking a Non-Destructive Assay Expert Technical Reviewer to oversee NDA activities for TRU waste and LLW/MLLW at the Client’s facility. The role involves expert reviews of NDA systems, calibrations, and data analysis to ensure compliance with ANSI/ISO and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities include procedure reviews, RTR video assessments, ISOCS modeling, instrument oversight, and support for software validation and audits by DOE and EPA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in physics or engineering with NDA and nuclear experience.
• 5 years NDA experience and 2 years nuclear experience.
• Masters degree preferred for advanced qualification.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent technical reviews of NDA systems and data.
• Review procedures to ensure regulatory compliance and accuracy.
• Oversee calibration, operation, and troubleshooting of NDA instruments.
• Validate NDA data and batch reports in Waste Tracking System (WTS).
• Support audits by DOE and EPA and assist in criticality safety controls.

Skills

NDA experience

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in physics or engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Gamma spectroscopy software

Canberra/Mirion NDA 2000/Genie2k

Ortec Maestro/GammaVision

MGA

FRAM

Job description

Location: Idaho Falls, ID (Onsite Work)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Position Overview:

TradeWind Services is seeking a Non-Destructive Assay Expert Technical Reviewer to provide oversight of Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) activities associated with transuranic (TRU) waste and low-level waste/mixed low-level waste (LLW/MLLW) at the Client’s Facility within the Waste Management TRU Program Organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct independent and expert technical reviews of NDA systems, procedures, and data analysis to ensure compliance with established protocols, standards (e.g., ANSI/ISO), and regulatory requirements.
• Provide recommendations for improving NDA techniques, processes, and system reliability.
• Review, revise, and approve technical procedures including operating procedures, calibration procedures, validation procedures, and quality assurance documents to ensure accuracy, clarity, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Review Real-Time Radiography (RTR) recordings to identify items requiring detailed modeling, including those needing density and matrix corrections.
• Independently perform ISOCS modeling for specific waste configurations to optimize measurement efficiency and accuracy.
• Oversee calibration, certification, operation, and assist in troubleshooting of NDA instruments, including RBAS (Retrieval Box Assay System), ISOCS (In Situ Object Counting Systems), SGRS (SWEPP Gamma-Ray Spectrometer), WAGS (Waste Assay Gamma-Ray Spectrometer), and DAS (Drum Assay Systems).
• Support instrument operations to ensure accurate and reliable performance across all NDA systems.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations organizations to diagnose and resolve instrument or performance issues.
• Support software validation and testing in support of the NDA systems.
• Calculate measurement control data and review and approve control charts to detect trends or anomalies impacting measurement quality.
• Validate NDA measurement data and batch data reports in the Waste Tracking System (WTS) to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Perform validation of data generated by NDA systems to ensure measurement quality and compliance.
• Review NDA activities for adherence to DOE, EPA, and WIPP Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC).
• Support audits by DOE Carlsbad Field Office, EPA, and other regulatory bodies, including preparation and on-site participation.
• Support implementation of criticality safety controls and criticality working requirements related to NDA and waste characterization activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in physics science or engineering, with 5 years relevant NDA experience and 2 years nuclear experience.
• Preference: Masters's Degree in physical science or engineering

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Gamma Spectroscopy software, such as Canberra/Miron NDA 2000/Genie2k, Ortec Maestro/GammaVision, MGA, FRAM.

Salary and Benefits Information

Expected Salary Range: $125k - $175k / year (depending on experience)

TradeWind Services offers a selection of exceptional benefits to employees and their families. We can customize your benefits to fit your specific needs. Benefits include:

• Long- and Short-term Disability Insurance