Development Pyroprocessing Engineer/Scientist
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
About the role
Development Pyroprocessing Engineer/Scientist position requiring application of technical principles in inorganic chemistry, vacuum sciences, nuclear chemistry, molten salt chemistry, and uranium conversion processes; interpreting customer requirements, writing technical reports, implementing advanced techniques for processing uranium compounds and related materials, characterizing such materials; analyzing and interpreting test results; organizing and tracking test data; serving as project lead coordinating technical aspects of projects from inception to completion; conducting formal presentations to plant personnel and other interested parties; performing difficult and complex technical assignments involving uranium conversion chemistry, processing, process equipment, purification and/or material analysis; acting as leader, advisor, or consultant for uranium conversion processes and methods of analysis; independently building, functioning, and upgrading uranium process loops and associated technical instrumentation; recommending improvements in guiding documentation, technology utilization and automation; analyzing impact of mission changes on design or engineering concepts; presenting technical papers on uranium processing technology at Y-12 to stakeholders; writing proposals to plan, manage, direct, and conduct research activities on utilizing uranium processing technology and leveraging existing infrastructure; formulating and applying new methods to meet quality, quantity, time, and resource requirements; participating in development, research, and/or design of new types of proposed improvements in uranium processing while conforming to mandatory requirements.
Responsibilities
- Apply technical principles in inorganic chemistry, vacuum sciences, nuclear chemistry, molten salt chemistry, and uranium conversion processes.
- Interpret customer requirements and write technical reports.