Criticality Safety Engineer

Amentum•Oak Ridge, TN

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Criticality Safety Engineer to support its Oakridge, Tennessee office and provide engineering support for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) facilities and Design Services projects. The role requires demonstrated experience preparing documents for the development or modification of complex engineering designs and design changes supporting facility- or project-scoped work. The successful candidate will obtain site-specific Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) Analyst Qualification to support an approved DOE NCS Program at an operating non-reactor nuclear facility. The Engineer provides technical guidance to operating organizations, leads or contributes to NCS evaluations, reviews, assessments, audits, emergency-response preparation, training, and program documentation. The position also includes daily nuclear-facility support, mentoring less experienced analysts, and completing required annual operational reviews.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering, engineering, mathematics, or science and at least 1–2 years of NCS experience; alternatively, 7 years of equivalent technical experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance.
Ability to obtain and maintain facility credentials or authorization; U.S. citizenship is required for facility credentials or authorization at this work location.
Keen attention to detail.
Demonstrated experience preparing documents supporting development or changes to complex engineering designs or design changes for facility- or project-scoped work.

Nice To Haves

Nuclear Engineering degree preferred.
Experience in Approach to Critical, such as the NCSP Hands-On Criticality Safety Course.
DOE-specific experience is highly preferred.

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 or participate in NCS responses to programmatic issues and criticality process deviations or infractions.
Participate in NCS emergency-response preparation, including procedures, plans, exercises, and drills.
Independently prepare, review, or present technical reports to the criticality safety community.
Conduct NCS training for employees involved in fissionable material operations at all levels.
Assist in developing or reviewing new NCS program policies and changes to existing policies and implementing documents.
Lead or participate in NCS Program assessments and audits.
Mentor less experienced NCS Analysts and Analysts In-Training on criticality safety.
Develop, revise, and review NCS documentation, including Criticality Safety Evaluations, Nuclear Criticality Safety Design Analysis and Calculations, and other technical-basis documents.
Complete required NCS annual Operational Reviews.
Provide daily nuclear facility support, including facility walkdowns, review of NCS requirements and implementing documents, and participation in facility Operational Safety Boards.