Principal Technical Spec

 

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Principal Technical Specialist -  Nuclear Fuel Services (BWXT) - Erwin, TN

 

 

Summary Description of Job:

Technical responsibility on projects or problems of a unique or controversial nature judged to have potential or known significant impact on major organization al issues or division programs.  Technical responsibility for interpretation, planning, execution, and coordination of assignments.  Supervision is essentially administrative.  Assignments are given in terms of broad general objectives and limits.

 

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

1.  Serves as the technical specialist for the division in the applicantion of advanced theories, concepts, principles, and processes for an assigned area of responsiblity.

2.  In a leadership capacity, plans and directs the efforts on a project or projects of major significance.

3.  As in individual contributor, conceptualizes, plans, and executes research or investigations in areas of considerable complexity that may require unconventional or orignial approaches and sophisticated techniques.

4.  May be assiged to develop product or business acceptance creiteria, monitoring process yields and trends, leading problem investigations, discovering root cause from possible alternatives, formulating and evaluating alternative cost effective solutions and solution development, documentation, implementation, and follow-up.

5.  May be assigned to initiating and conducting process effectiveness review, developing and selecting cost reduction/profit improvement candidates, development, docuemntation, and implementation of process changes and monitoring the modified process for profit improvement effectiveness and absence of unfavorable side efefcts.

6.  Keeps abreast of new technical methods and developemnts and customer requirements affecting the organization for the purpose of recommending chnages to existing programs or installation of new program.s

7.  Maintains liaison with individuals and units within or outside the organization with responsiblity for acting indepenently on technical matters pertaining to the field.

 

Education Requirements of Job:

B.S. Degree in Business or Technical Field

 

Experience Requirements of Job (Beyond educational or equivalent):

Over ten (10) years' of experience since degree.  Experience in developing, coordinating, and delivering investigation and corrective action related training.  Particular to this position is the added responsibility of maintaining and revising CAP procedures, program documents, managing the feedback process, and customer interaction.  Participates in or performs root cause investigations.

 

 

Pay: $85,000 - $134,000

 The base salary range for this position in Tennessee (US-TN) at the start of employment is expected to be between $85,000 and $134,000 per year. However, the base salary offered is based on local job market factors, and may vary further depending on factors specific to the selected job candidate, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to these considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also inc