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Criticality Safety Engineer
| Company | Amentum |
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| Location | Richland, WA, USA |
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| Salary | $115000 – $125000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in nuclear, engineering, math, or science with minimum of 4-5 years of Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) experience is required (Nuclear Engineering degree preferred) or 5 years of equivalent technical experience in place of a B.S.
- Involvement in industry committees preferred (e.g., ANS).
- Min of 3 years of DOE-specific experience is highly preferred
- Candidate must be a US citizen.
- Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance.
- Demonstrated keen attention to detail.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical guidance to operating organizations.
- Collaborate with operating organization personnel on NCS evaluations as the lead NCS Analyst.
- Perform independent reviews of NCS evaluations.
- Conduct periodic reviews of fissionable material operations.
- Lead and/or participating in NCS response to programmatic issues and criticality process deviations/infractions.
- Participate in NCS emergency response preparation (emergency procedures, plans, exercises, and drills).
- Independently prepare, review, and/or present technical reports to the criticality safety community (e.g. American Nuclear Society, etc.).
- Conduct NCS training for all levels of employees involved in fissionable material operations.
- Assist in the development and/or review of new or proposed changes to existing NCS programmatic policy and implementing documents.
- Lead and/or participate in assessments and audits of the NCS Program.
- Mentor of less experienced Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) Analysts and Analysts In-Training on all aspects of criticality safety.
- Development, revision, and review of Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) documentation such as Criticality Safety Evaluations (CSEs), Nuclear Criticality Safety Design Analysis, and Calculations (DACs) and various other NCS technical basis documentation.
- Complete required NCS annual Operational Reviews.
- Daily nuclear facility support; consisting of facility walkdowns, review of NCS requirements, implementing documents, participation at facility Operational Safety Boards, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
- Involvement in industry committees preferred (e.g., ANS).
- Min of 3 years of DOE-specific experience is highly preferred.
