Senior Radiological Engineer 2 - Nuclear
About The Position
This role will offer a hybrid work arrangement from our future Knoxville office. The expectation will be to spend three days a week in the office, giving you the flexibility to work remotely for two days. We offer you a variety of interesting and challenging opportunities in nuclear/radiological engineering. This Radiological Engineering position will provide you with opportunities for interfacing with clients and includes project work execution responsibilities. You will work with multi-discipline engineering project teams engaged in the design and engineering of upgrades and modifications to new and existing nuclear power plants in the following areas: Radiological dose calculations, Radiation source term calculations, Radiation monitoring system design. In addition, you will: Work on both domestic and international nuclear power plant projects, Travel to client offices and plant site locations to attend project progress meetings; travel may involve both domestic and international travel to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, Perform site walk-downs, Address emergent issues and provide technical support to clients.
Requirements
- BS or MS degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program
- A minimum of 7 years of experience with radiation monitoring systems including types of radiation detectors and their operation, signal processing, and mechanical/electrical interfaces with plant systems
- Experience with the calibration and detection capability of radiation monitoring systems including primary calibrations, secondary/transfer calibrations, energy calibrations, energy response characteristics, and reference isotopes
- Working knowledge of NRC regulations and guidance that apply to licensing and license renewal of nuclear power plants
- Experience with some or all of the following computer programs:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Nice To Haves
- PE license desired, but not required
- minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows.
Responsibilities
- Radiological dose calculations
- Radiation source term calculations
- Radiation monitoring system design
- Work on both domestic and international nuclear power plant projects
- Travel to client offices and plant site locations to attend project progress meetings; travel may involve both domestic and international travel to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East
- Perform site walk-downs
- Address emergent issues and provide technical support to clients
- Lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs.
- Oversee automation and process-improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation and guiding when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked.
- Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life & Accident Insurance
- Disability Coverage
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Back-Up Daycare
- FSA & HSA
- 401(k)
- Pre-Tax Commuter Account
- Merit Scholarship Program
- Employee Discount Program
- Corporate Charitable Giving Program
- Tuition Assistance
- First Professional Licensure Bonus
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Bereavement Leave
- Flexible Work Arrangements
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
