Nuclear Materials Research Engineer

4 weeks ago


West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States Naval Nuclear Laboratory Full time
Job Title: Nuclear Materials Research Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Nuclear Materials Research Engineer to join our team at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory. As a key member of our Materials Manufacturing area, you will be responsible for developing and testing nuclear fuel materials, including test design, specimen fabrication, and manufacturing development.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work with a team of engineers, laboratory, facility, and compliance organizations to enable and conduct test programs.
  • Develop and fabricate unique materials systems, including small-scale production demonstration and factory installation, testing, and deployment.
  • Develop and implement optimized process parameters, including small-scale production demonstration and factory testing and deployment.
  • Plan, design, model, analyze, manufacture, and deploy laboratory equipment, including nuclear, chemical, mechanical, structural, and electrical components and systems.
  • Document progress, analyze results, and conduct presentations as needed.
  • Occasional travel to domestic vendors (3 to 6 times per year).

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in engineering or science-related field and 4 years of relevant experience.
  • Master's degree from an accredited college or university in engineering or science-related field and 2 years of relevant experience.
  • PhD from an accredited college or university in engineering or science.
  • Currently or previously NPE qualified.
  • CTE/ACRS and 1 year EOOW qualified in the Nuclear Operations Program.
  • Watch Instructor and Refueling Facility Area Refueling Engineer and 1 year as SRE.

Preferred Skills:

  • BS, MS, or PhD from an accredited college in Chemical Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, or Materials Science and Engineering (or similar).
  • Experience with Materials science, control systems, and chemical engineering.
  • Experience with Data analytics, statistical design of experiments, machine learning.
  • Experience with software programming skills in LabVIEW and Python environments.
  • Experience in the core material and core manufacturing technical areas.
  • Experience with core material vendor contract and production oversight.

Compensation and Benefits:

  • Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary Benefits.
  • Disability, Life & Accident Insurance.
  • 401(k) Savings program & Capital Accumulation Plan.
  • Personal & Medical Time Off.
  • Pay Range: $83,600.00 - $130,700.00 annually.


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