Senior Chemist & Chemical Engineer

Naval Nuclear Laboratory•West Mifflin, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Working at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory we foster pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, and Collaboration. Our company promotes a positive culture while ensuring the safety and reliability of our nation's naval nuclear reactors, and training the Sailors who operate those reactors in the U.S. Navy's submarines and aircraft carrier Fleets. Looking for a lifetime career? Apply today! Job Description The Naval Nuclear Laboratory is looking for a Chemist/Chemical Engineer to join the Reactor Plant Chemistry group supporting reactor plant chemistry with an emphasis on radiochemistry and radiochemistry equipment for U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, submarines, prototypes and moored training ships. The successful candidate will: Resolve reactor plant chemistry issues and radiochemical analysis method and equipment issues. Support reactor plant chemistry control improvement initiatives. Work with a multi-disciplined team of engineers and scientists to test and implement radiochemistry analysis methods and equipment. Support deployed radiochemistry analysis systems by designing tests, qualifying next-generation hardware, writing and maintaining procedures, training operators, responding to emergent fleet requests for technical assistance, and evaluating system data. Coordinate and manage all aspects of small and large projects which require interfacing with various NNL organizations and external organizations. The successful candidate should be able to work efficiently on multiple tasks and complete tasks in a timely manner. Limited travel is required for installation of radiochemistry equipment, vendor meetings, and radiochemistry technology conferences.

Requirements

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in a related technical, engineering or science field and a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience; or Masters degree from an accredited college or university in a related technical, engineering or science field and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience; or Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in a related technical, engineering or science field and a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience; or Currently a Senior Reactor Training Engineer, Refueling Engineer, or Field (RPCO) Engineer at the Company.
All candidates must be U.S. citizens.
Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter.
All candidates must be able to pass a drug test in compliance with FMP company policy and 10 CFR 707.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of nuclear power plant systems.
Knowledge of gamma spectroscopy equipment, troubleshooting, and analysis methods.
Radiochemistry, analytical chemistry, or inorganic chemistry course work and laboratory experience.
Experience with gamma-ray spectroscopy data processing software and data analysis.
Experience with training or teaching in technical subject matter.

Responsibilities

Resolve reactor plant chemistry issues and radiochemical analysis method and equipment issues.
Support reactor plant chemistry control improvement initiatives.
Work with a multi-disciplined team of engineers and scientists to test and implement radiochemistry analysis methods and equipment.
Support deployed radiochemistry analysis systems by designing tests, qualifying next-generation hardware, writing and maintaining procedures, training operators, responding to emergent fleet requests for technical assistance, and evaluating system data.
Coordinate and manage all aspects of small and large projects which require interfacing with various NNL organizations and external organizations.