Accelerator Facility Safety Engineer

About the role

We are seeking an Accelerator Facility Safety Engineer who will focus on performing, documenting, and maintaining technical safety documentation for ORNL accelerator facilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform, document, and maintain technical safety analyses supporting new and existing ORNL accelerator facilities, major accelerator upgrade projects and facility modifications.
• Maintain accelerator safety documentation including Safety Assessment Documents and Accelerator Safety Envelope, revising and updating as needed while ensuring compliance with associated requirements.
• Implement the Unreviewed Safety Issue Process to evaluate proposed facility modifications, new activities or discovered conditions to determine if associated accelerator specific hazards are appropriately addressed by existing safety analyses.
• Provide accelerator facility support as needed and in response to emerging issues to support safe operations and in support of mission needs including minimization of operational downtime due to accelerator safety related issues.
• Care for accelerator safety documentation and records in approved document management system.
• Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service.
• Promote equal opportunity by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.

Qualifications

• A BS/BA degree in a science, engineering, or related technical discipline.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in relevant operations or technical support experience at a DOE accelerator facility, nuclear navy, or other high-rigor field such as nuclear pharmacy, medical devices, aviation safety, commercial nuclear, chemical process safety, spaceflight, missile systems, etc.
• Understanding and basic application of radiological safety and health physics principles including shielding and radiological dose assessments.
• Understanding and application of basic engineering principles.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply hazard analysis techniques.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to author technical documents.
• Proficient in application of standard workplace personal computer applications.