Senior NDA Engineer – TRU Waste & Nuclear Compliance (Onsite)

HukariAscendent Inc.; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

HukariAscendent is seeking an NDA Engineer to support the Idaho Cleanup Project at Idaho Falls. This onsite role provides expert technical review of NDA systems, procedures, and data to ensure regulatory compliance and measurement quality.

You will oversee calibration and operation of NDA instruments, perform ISOCS modeling, validate data, and contribute to software validation and audits with DOE, EPA, and other bodies. A strong NDA background and nuclear industry experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in physical sciences or engineering is required.
• Minimum 5 years of NDA experience.
• Minimum 2 years of nuclear industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent, 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, calibration, and validation procedures and quality assurance documents, to ensure accuracy, clarity, and regulatory compliance.
• 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, and operation of NDA instruments and assist in troubleshooting, including RBAS, ISOCS, SGRS, WAGS, and DAS.
• 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 for NDA systems.
• Calculate measurement control data and review and approve control charts to detect trends or anomalies affecting measurement quality.
• Validate NDA measurement data and batch data reports in the Waste Tracking System (WTS) for 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 the 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.
• This is a fully onsite position; telework is not available.
• Knows and complies with environmental, safety, health, and pollution prevention regulations, policies, and procedures; ensures own safety and that of coworkers and reports unsafe conditions to the immediate manager.
• Understands and applies the five core functions of the Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) and supports operational excellence through conduct of operations.

Skills

NDA experience

Nuclear industry experience

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in physical science or engineering

Master's degree in physical science or engineering

Tools

Canberra/Mirion NDA 2000/Genie 2000

ORTEC Maestro/GammaVision

MGA

FRAM

RBAS

ISOCS

SGRS

WAGS

DAS

Job description

HukariAscendent is seeking an NDA Engineer to support the Idaho Cleanup Project at Idaho Falls. This onsite role provides expert technical review of NDA systems, procedures, and data to ensure regulatory compliance and measurement quality.

You will oversee calibration and operation of NDA instruments, perform ISOCS modeling, validate data, and contribute to software validation and audits with DOE, EPA, and other bodies. A strong NDA background and nuclear industry experience are required.