Senior Uranium Process Engineer – Scale-Up & Innovation

Averro; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life 보험

401(k) with up to 5% match

Job summary

Averro is seeking a Senior Uranium Chemical Process Engineer for an advanced nuclear fuel developer. The role centers on chemical process scale-up and designing bases for uranium conversion systems, with emphasis on evaluating unit operations and scale-up risks.

You will support equipment commissioning, process campaigns, sampling, and troubleshooting, as well as equipment sizing and process hazard reviews in a high-hazard environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's in Chemical Engineering or related field.
• Hands-on lab, pilot, or demonstration-scale campaign experience; reaction engineering and mass/energy balance knowledge.
• Experience in chemical, nuclear, fluorochemical, or other high-hazard environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop process flowsheets, material and energy balances, and design bases for uranium conversion systems.
• Evaluate unit operations: reaction, filtration, drying, calcination, and gas/solids handling.
• Assess scale-up risks involving heat and mass transfer, mixing, and residence time.
• Support equipment commissioning, process campaigns, sampling, and troubleshooting.
• Specify equipment sizing; support process hazard reviews.

Skills

Chemical process engineering

Mass/energy balances

Reaction engineering

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Chemical Engineering or related field

Tools

Process simulation software

Job description

Averro is seeking a Senior Uranium Chemical Process Engineer for an advanced nuclear fuel developer. The role centers on chemical process scale-up and designing bases for uranium conversion systems, with emphasis on evaluating unit operations and scale-up risks.

You will support equipment commissioning, process campaigns, sampling, and troubleshooting, as well as equipment sizing and process hazard reviews in a high-hazard environment.