Nuclear Research Facility Engineer

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Job summary

Idaho National Laboratory seeks a Nuclear Facility Engineer to shape the future of energy and national innovation. You will apply engineering principles for assigned nuclear facility and experiment infrastructure through analysis, design, fabrication, installation, configuration management, and operational performance support activities.

This position is located at the Materials and Fuels Complex, featuring remote work capabilities on irradiated fuels and materials with new micro-reactor testing

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor's in mechanical or electrical engineering with 5 years relevant experience or an ABET-accredited program with 2 years relevant experience if an advanced degree is held.
• DOE 'L' clearance eligibility; US Citizenship is required.
• Ideal candidate has 2–4 years of nuclear experience across relevant programs.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, design, maintain, modify, install, and test facility systems and process support.
• Guide operations to ensure safety and compliance with standards.
• Develop procedures for modification and operation of facilities and equipment.
• Support experiments and design reviews; manage configuration and documentation.

Skills

Nuclear experience

Safety compliance

Education

ABET-accredited program or advanced degree

Bachelor’s in mechanical or electrical engineering

Job description

Idaho National Laboratory seeks Nuclear Facility Engineer to shape the future of energy and national innovation. You will apply engineering principles for assigned nuclear facility (structure, system and/or component) and experiment infrastructure through analysis, design, fabrication, installation, configuration management, and operational performance support activities. Serve as responsible engineer to provide oversight, guidance, and stewardship of facility and experiment infrastructure and processes at a facility which enables research, development, and demonstration of nuclear science and technologies.

This position is located at our Materials and Fuels Complex, which hosts the core of the U.S. nuclear research and development capabilities with a diverse array of facilities designed for remote work on highly irradiated fuels and materials along with the development and testing of new micro-reactors. The new reactors will be designed, fabricated, tested, and analyzed at MFC to ensure safe operations. Many groups, such as universities, industry partners, other national laboratories, international research organizations, and other federal agencies are working at MFC. Our team works a 4x10 schedule every Friday off.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities: (Knowledge, skills, and behaviors required for this position.)

• Evaluate, design, maintain, modify, install, and test facility systems and process support systems. Ensure continued operational readiness of assigned systems, structures and components and support.
• Initiate corrective actions or order plant shutdowns in emergency situations.
• Monitor nuclear facility operations to identify any design, construction, or operation practices that violate safety regulations and laws or could jeopardize safe operations.
• Develop and write sophisticated procedures for the modification and/or operation of facility, equipment, and processes.
• Examine accidents to obtain data for use in design of preventive measures.
• Direct operating or maintenance activities of nuclear facility to ensure efficiency and conformity to safety standards.
• Determine optimum configuration, perform analysis to demonstrate compliance with safety limits.
• Develop, ensure adequacy of, and maintain configuration management and the technical baseline of multiple systems and component groups.
• Develop and modify loop chemistry requirements. Perform core load verification.
• Support facility operations, maintenance personnel, & project personnel to ensure assigned process systems & equipment are operated, maintained, & modified to meet operational & research needs within the system applicable baseline, & applicable standards.
• Establish experiment insertion and removal documentation. Document experiment requirements and operating information. Support design reviews for various experiments and experiment loops.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Level 3: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or other related technical discipline plus 5 years relevant experienceor a closely related field from a program accredited by ABET or Advanced Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or other related degree with 2 years relevant experience.
• Level 4: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or other related technical discipline plus 9 years relevant experience, or a closely related field from a program accredited by ABET or Advanced Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or other related degree with 6+ years relevant experience.
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy "L" clearance, which requires US Citizenship.

The Ideal Candidate will have the following:

• 2 to 4 years of nuclear experience; US Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program, Commercial Nuclear, DOE Laboratories or University.

Job Information:

Our team works a 4x10 schedule located out of our MFC facility with every Friday off.

• The pay range for this position is: Level 3 ($95,256 - $195,288)/ Level 4 ($114,360 - $234,336). At Idaho National Laboratory compensation decisions are determined using factors such as education, relevant experience, and other credentials.
• TDP: This is a testing designated position; you will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug screen and periodic drug testing throughout the term of your employment.
• Multi-Level: This is a multi-level posting and you will be placed at the appropriate level dependent on depth and breadth of proven experience and skills.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this classification, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, bend, and work in an office and field/laboratory environment. The job requires hand/finger dexterity to keyboard or type, handle materials, manipulate tools, and reach with hands and arms. The job requires operation of job-related equipment and driving a vehicle. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds without assistance. Sufficient visual acuity and hearing capacity to perform the essential functions and interact with the public is required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.