Senior Nuclear Project Director

As Principal Investigator for the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Japan Atomic Energy Agency on “Metal Fuel and Pyroprocessing for Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor,” to manage the entire project for a duration of four years.

This position will oversee the following activities associated with this CRADA:

• Developing the CRADA documentation for this project and work with Argonne contracting office to gain approval.

• Developing the work breakdown structure for this project.

• Overseeing and coordinating the efforts of multidisciplinary personnel in NSE, CFCT, and EOF divisions who will be performing the work.

• Managing the budget for this CRADA.

• Administering and coordinating the necessary meetings supporting this CRADA.

• Preparing the final CRADA report in accordance with the CRADA schedule.

Position Requirements

• Ph.D. in nuclear engineering or related fields.

• Experience in research and development of sodium-cooled fast reactor technologies and its associated fuel cycle technologies.

• Demonstrated experience managing fuel cycle design development projects.

• Demonstrated experience with managing design projects with Korea or Japan

RD6: Phd and 15+ years of experience.

Job Family

Research Development (RD)

Job Profile

Nuclear/Reactor Engineering 6

Worker Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

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