Process Engineering Team Lead - Waste & Recovery

X-energy•Oak Ridge, TN

7d•$104,500 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

X-energy and Triso-X are looking for an engineering leader to provide management support to engineering group that is responsible for developing methods to process and disposition all waste streams generated by the TRISO-X Facility, a nuclear fuel fabrication facility being designed to manufacture TRISO coated-particle-based fuel forms. This includes directing the work of individual contributors on the team, supporting the management of resource and organizational needs of the Waste & Recovery team. This role will also support design, licensing, construction, and operation of the TRISO-X Facility. Nuclear experience is not required for this position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or related discipline from an accredited university or college.
Typically, seven plus years of relevant engineering after completion of undergraduate study.
Graduate degrees typically count as two plus years of experience.
Willing to work with hazardous materials such as low enriched uranium, nitric acid, and phenolic resin.

Nice To Haves

Experience with leading engineering projects preferred.
Strong chemistry background to understand concentrations and chemical hazards present in waste streams preferred.
Knowledge of and experience with manufacturing facility design and approaches to lean manufacturing.
Experience in design of chemical processing equipment or related systems.
Understanding of waste permitting in the state of Tennessee preferred.

Responsibilities

Support the execution of developing methods to process and disposition all waste streams generated by the TRISO-X Facility, a nuclear fuel fabrication facility being designed to manufacture TRISO coated-particle-based fuel forms using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program / project requirements.
Waste packaging.
Waste shipment.
Waste treatment.
Wastewater holding tanks.
Wastewater sampling.
Wastewater treatment.
Waste monitoring and surveying.
Interface with and provide support to waste permitting.
Work with commercial nondestructive assay equipment (NDA) manufacturers to develop/procure/implement NDA systems to support disposition of waste streams potentially contaminated with low enriched uranium.
Create and continually update a master list of all waste streams in the TRISO-X Facility.
Support the design and licensing of the TRISO-X Facility.
Supports with the management of the utilization of engineering resources across multiple projects and ensures qualified engineers are performing assigned work.
Lead design cycle sprints and provide direction to ensure the convergence of efforts of engineering team members, partners, and suppliers to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality engineering work products are on schedule and within budget as defined by the Project leadership.
May manage Waste & Recovery staff by ensuring staff are meeting expectations and promoting staff professional development.
Influences and supports the development of strategy, methodology and technical tools for the area of responsibility, including control of resources and policy formulation.
Work within a multidisciplinary engineering team to create the next generation nuclear reactor technologies.
Perform work in accordance with design control procedures, ensuring thorough documentation of work, facilitation of internal and external design reviews, and control of product design configuration data.
Maintain professional demeanor and behavior at all times in all forms of communication.
Perform other duties as assigned by manager.