Engineer 5 -- AUKUS ISA & Fire Protection

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Engineer 5  -- AUKUS (ISA & Fire Protection;  Nuclear Fuel Services (BWXT)  -  Erwin, TN

 

Summary Description of Job:

 

Works on projects or problems of a unique or controversial nature judged to have potential or known significant impact on major organizational issues or division programs.  This position has full technical responsibility for interpreting, planning, executing, and coordinating assignments.  Supervision is essentially administrative.  Assignments are given in terms of broad general objectives and limits.

 

Major Duties and Responsibilities

 

• Serves as the technical specialist for the division in the application of advanced theories, concepts, principles and processes for an assigned area of responsibility. 
• In a leadership capacity, plans and directs the engineering effort on a project or projects of major significance.
• As an individual contributor, conceptualizes, plans, and executes research or investigations in areas of considerable complexity, which may require unconventional or original approaches and sophisticated techniques.
• May be assigned to develop product process acceptance criteria, monitor process yields and trends, lead process problem investigations, discover root cause from possible alternatives, formulate and evaluate alternative cost effective solutions, solution development, documentation, implementation, and follow up.
• May be assigned to initiate and conduct process effectiveness review, develop and select cost reduction/profit improvement alternatives, develop, document and implement process changes and monitor the modified processes for profit improvement effectiveness and absence of unfavorable side effects.
• Keeps abreast of new scientific methods and developments and customer requirements affecting the organization for the purpose of recommending changes in programs or new programs as required.
• Maintains liaison with individuals and units within or outside the organization with responsibility for acting independently on technical matters pertaining to the field.

 

Educational Requirements of Job:

 

• B. S. -- Engineering 

 

Experience Requirements of Job (Beyond educational or equivalent requirements):

 

• Ten years' engineering experience since B. S. degree (nine years with M.S. degree)

 

Additional Position Requirements:

 

• Ability to effectively communicate complex technical information in writing and verbally.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a multifunctional team.
• Write and execute test plans for process development and improvement projects to be performed at bench scale and in production equipment.
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