Nuclear Safety Engineer 2

Amentum•Aiken, SC

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Nuclear Safety Engineer to support work in Aiken, South Carolina, or Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The role develops and maintains safety basis documents and program procedures, conducts hazard analyses of nuclear operations, and recommends credited controls to mitigate unacceptable hazards. With minimal supervision, the engineer contributes to analyses and nuclear safety reviews, accident analysis and engineering data, technical reports, and correspondence. The role also assesses how safety basis requirements relate to existing and new designs and operations, and develops and maintains technical documentation and system or subsystem specifications. The engineer interfaces with customers during nuclear safety reviews and technical working group meetings, follows engineering documentation standards and nuclear safety procedures, and ensures products and services meet customer requirements. The position requires a bachelor’s degree and two years of experience. The candidate must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials or authorization; U.S. citizenship is required for those credentials at this work location.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree and two years of experience.
Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials or authorization.
U.S. citizenship is required for facility credentials or authorization at this work location.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with DOE Nuclear Safety Analysis requirements or NRC Licensing requirements.
Experience supporting completion, updates, revisions, or creation of nuclear facility Documented Safety Analyses (DSAs) and Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs).
Experience supporting completion, updates, revisions, or creation of Integrated Safety Analyses (ISAs), Safety Analysis Reports (SARs), or Probabilistic Risk Assessments (PRAs).
Experience working with support organizations to complete and submit projects to DOE, commercial customers, or the NRC for approval on schedule.
Experience leading reviews and ensuring Safety Analysis documentation accurately reflects facility configuration and establishes necessary controls.
Experience reviewing procedures, operational events, and facility modifications to support Safety Basis implementation.
Experience establishing objectives, setting priorities, and advising management on nuclear safety issues.
Ability to collaborate effectively with facility system engineers, facility operations, supporting organizations, subcontractor personnel, and oversight personnel.
Experience providing support and input, including requirements management, to improve procedures and processes, perform programmatic assessments, and conduct training on nuclear safety requirements.
Experience coordinating with other organizations, tracking and reporting status, and ensuring projects meet schedule commitments.
Experience conducting facility hazard identification, assessment, accident analyses, and classification.
Ability to ensure hazards are identified and adequately addressed, and that their identification, assessment, and analyses are documented.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain safety basis documents and safety basis program procedures.
Perform hazard analyses of nuclear operations, define functional specifications, and recommend credited controls to mitigate unacceptable hazards.
Develop portions or sections of analyses or nuclear safety reviews.
Assist in generating accident analysis and engineering data.
Assist in preparing reports and correspondence.
Identify and describe relationships between safety basis requirements and existing or new designs and operations.
Develop, maintain, and produce technical documentation and system or subsystem specifications.
Interface with customers in nuclear safety reviews and technical working group meetings to comply with requirements.
Verify compliance with engineering documentation standards and nuclear safety procedures.
Ensure products and services meet customer requirements and expectations.
Perform other position-related duties as assigned or requested.