Sr. Statistical Engineer - TRISO Nuclear Fuel Qualification

Nano Nuclear Energy, Inc.; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental, vision, and life保险

401(k) with 5% company match

Unlimited PTO

Company holidays

Parental leave

Mentorship and technical leadership

Job summary

NANO Nuclear Energy in Oak Ridge, TN seeks a Principal Reactor Fuel Engineer to establish the statistical and uncertainty-quantification framework for TRISO fuel qualification within the KRONOS HTGR program. You will shape sampling, model validation, and regulator-facing conclusions with defensible methods.

Reporting to the Reactor Fuel Design Manager, you will own the statistics plan, set acceptance criteria, and collaborate across design, manufacturing, irradiation, PIE, safety analysis, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years in nuclear fuel, materials qualification, reliability, or similar safety-critical program.
• Expertise in design of experiments, uncertainty propagation, and model calibration/validation.
• Experience building statistical approaches before data collection for sparse/censored/zero-failure datasets.
• Proficiency documenting calculations, software, data transformations, and independent reviews.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the KRONOS Fuel Qualification Statistics and Uncertainty Quantification Plan.
• Define sample sizes and population definitions for kernels, TRISO particles, ceramic pellets, and related specimens.
• Develop methods estimating defect, particle-failure, fuel-failure, and fission-product-release fractions.
• Establish uncertainty budgets across characterization, irradiation, PIE, material properties, and safety testing.
• Define requirements for model calibration, validation, bias evaluation, and uncertainty propagation.
• Develop DOE, process capability, variability, sampling, and acceptance methods for production-intent fuel.
• Evaluate data exclusions, outliers, missing data, and extrapolations.
• Author conclusions and uncertainty statements for licensing documentation.

Skills

5+ years experience in nuclear fuel or

Education

Advanced degree in Statistics or related quantitative discipline

Job description

NANO Nuclear Energy in Oak Ridge, TN seeks a Principal Reactor Fuel Engineer to establish the statistical and uncertainty-quantification framework for TRISO fuel qualification within the KRONOS HTGR program. You will shape sampling, model validation, and regulator-facing conclusions with defensible methods.

Reporting to the Reactor Fuel Design Manager, you will own the statistics plan, set acceptance criteria, and collaborate across design, manufacturing, irradiation, PIE, safety analysis, and