Nuclear Fuel Cycle Chemical Engineer

Requisition Id 11470 

Overview:

The Advanced Engineering Technologies (AET) Group is seeking a dedicated Nuclear Fuel Cycle Chemical Engineer to support our organization. The position will involve system architecture, design, implementation, and testing including hands on work in a research and development atmosphere. Projects will target the development of lab scale to pilot plant sized nuclear fuel cycle unit operations and processes. This role will be a mixed role where the candidate is expected to participate in design and testing of unique unit operations. AET resides within the Nuclear Nonproliferation Division (NND) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The NND is a division operating within the National Security Sciences Directorate. NND staff contributes world class research, technology development, risk assessment, and systems analysis related to nonproliferation and counterproliferation. The division activities play a vital role in implementation of national policy issues that strive to ensure global nuclear security.  One of the major focus areas of the AET group is the development of advanced approaches to operation, characterization, and analysis of nuclear fuel cycle processes. The group specializes in the application of engineering principles supporting the characterization of processes and related materials. The AET group collaborates and works with staff from other groups within NND and ORNL to assure the full expertise of fuel cycle processes are applied to meet sponsor needs.

 

Major Duties / Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate, in collaboration with principal investigators and project management at ORNL, will participate in the design, fabrication, assembly, and operation of nuclear fuel cycle unit operations and processes.
• This individual will be involved in projects that will design, build, test, and commissioning new systems. In addition to these responsibilities, the candidate will be a contributor to R&D projects that involve nuclear fuel cycle processes.
• In this position the candidate will be expected to effectively interact with various ORNL staff as well as internal and external sponsors.
• The candidate is expected to work in a team environment with co-workers and management as well as independently; to fully document work performed in the forms of technical reports, papers, and presentations; and to participate in the development of research proposals.
• Excellent communication skills including verbal, presentation, and writing skills are required.
• The successful candidate will interface with principal investigators, management, engineers, fabricators, modelers, and test campaign personnel.
• Deliver ORNL's mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility by fostering a respectful workplace - in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.

 

Required Qualifications:

• A B.S. in Chemical Engineering or related field, and a minimum of 8 years related experience; a M.S. in Chemical Engineering, and a minimum of 7 years related experience or related field, a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and a minimum of 4 years of related experience

• Proven communication skills
• The ability to work flexible hours and travel
• Demonstrated experience in multiple nuclear fuel cycle chemical engineering operations
• Intimate knowledge of uranium chemistry processes used in the nuclear fuel cycle
• Demonstrated expertise in chemical engineering design process to include developing the following products:
  • System Requirements Documents
  • Process Flow Diagrams
  • Material and Energy Balances
  • Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams
  • Design Analysis Calculations
  • Specification Sheets
  • Control System Narratives
  • Safety Basis Analysis and Documentation
• Demonstrated Unit Operation Specification and Design
• Demonstrated expertise in chemical engineering testing process to include:
  • Development and Execution of Experimental Plans
  • Post Experiment Analysis and Documentation
  • Test Equipment I/O Calibration
• Experience in an R&D and/or testing environment

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in Matlab and/or Python programming
• Q Clearance
• TS/SCI Clearance

 

Special Requirement:

• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Compartmental Investigation (SCI) clearance from the Department of Energy. As such, this position is a Workplace Substance Abuse (WSAP) testing designated position. WSAP positions require passing a pre-plac