Nuclear Engineer 4 – Isotopes Program

4 weeks ago

Columbia, South Carolina, United States Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Full time

**Job Summary**

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is seeking a highly skilled Nuclear Engineer 4 – Isotopes Program to join our team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and analyzing components utilized in nuclear applications and nuclear non-proliferation.

**Responsibilities**

  • Design and develop analytical methods and technologies supporting all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle, including R&D activities related to storage, transportation, and disposal of used nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
  • Support nuclear regulatory work, risk-informed nuclear regulatory analysis, and probabilistic risk analysis.
  • Address facility and process safety needs, principally in the area of nuclear-related construction, operation, and decommissioning.
  • Develop and apply radioactive materials, radioactive isotopes, and radiation generating devices.
  • Investigate principles by which radiation interacts with matter and living systems.
  • Study environmental levels of radioactivity and the effects of radiation on biological systems on earth and in space.
  • Apply knowledge of radiation physics, health physics, biology, instrumentation, and computational modeling in laboratory and field settings to ensure that radiation exposure to researchers, students, industrial workers, patients, and the public is minimized and in compliance with regulations.

**Qualifications**

Minimum Qualifications:

  • BS/BA and 7+ years of relevant experience -OR-
  • MS/MA and 5+ years of relevant experience -OR-
  • PhD with 3+ year of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Ph.D. in nuclear or chemical engineering with several years of experience in radiological or nuclear research facilities
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, a demonstrated ability to contribute to and lead a multi-disciplinary team
  • Hands-on laboratory experience with radiological materials in fumehood, glovebox, and/or hotcells
  • Experience leading and performing research on chemical process separations for nuclear application
  • Experience handling radioactive materials and specifically have experience performing radiochemical separations
  • Leading and performing research on chemical process separations for nuclear process operations such as filtration, ion exchange, and solvent extraction. This may include gas-phase separations
  • Experience with utilizing Microsoft Office, including Excel software for data analysis and interpretation.
  • Experience with other data handling and modeling software such as MATLAB, Mathematica, SigmaPlot is a plus
  • Experience with data acquisition and process control using National Instruments LabVIEW software
  • Experience with alpha and gamma spectroscopy, liquid scintillation analysis, Raman, and UV-vis-NIR
  • The preferred candidate will have knowledge of the solution chemistry and separations strategies of an array of radioisotopes from elements such as Sr, Y, Zr, Pb, Bi, At, Rn, Ra, Th, Am, Np, U, and Pu
  • A candidate with direct experience handling heavy noble gases such as Kr, Xe, and Rn will be preferred
  • Experience investigating process chemistry as it relates to Hanford tank waste cleanup, isotope production process, and nuclear fuel cycle
  • Experience designing and configuring laboratory hardware and experimental apparatuses, including setting up process control
  • Experience designing, planning and performing experiments with radioactive and non-radioactive materials and the subsequent interpretation and reporting of the data from these experiments
  • Experience developing separation flowsheets for evaluation and testing
  • A demonstrated record of preparing high-quality scientific articles, technical reports and presentations that communicate the objective, experimental process, results, and conclusions
  • A demonstrated record of writing of winning research proposals and other business development activities
  • A demonstrated record of conducting work in a safe and secure manner

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