Development Technician

Location: Oak Ridge, TN

About the Role

Participates with technical personnel (in maintenance, operations, production, R&D activities, and other related functions) analyzing and evaluating technical problems, developing experimental outlines, scheduling procedural steps, and establishing priorities. Independently conducts tests, experiments, and analyses. Operates and troubleshoots equipment and gathers, reduces, evaluates, and interprets data. Prepares reports and procedures, and may direct the work of others.

The technician will be assigned full time to support Development hands-on activities involving ceramics, polymers, and uranium process development from bench to pilot scale. Other activities involve housekeeping, lab clean-up, and rudimentary experiments during periods of project downtime. He/she will maintain a high standard for safety and housekeeping.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Responsibilities

• Analyze and evaluate technical problems
• Develop experimental outlines and schedule procedural steps
• Conduct tests, experiments, and analyses independently
• Operate and troubleshoot equipment
• Gather, reduce, evaluate, and interpret data
• Prepare reports and procedures
• Direct the work of others as needed
• Support hands-on activities involving ceramics, polymers, and uranium process development from bench to pilot scale
• Maintain high standards for safety and housekeeping
• Perform housekeeping, lab clean-up, and rudimentary experiments during project downtime

Requirements

• High school diploma: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience
• Associate's degree: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience
• Requires a Q clearance; ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required
• This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712)
• May be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination
• U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance applicants

Benefits

• Medical plan
• Prescription drug plan
• Vision plan
• Dental plan
• Employer-matched 401(k) savings plan
• Disability coverage
• Education reimbursement
• Onsite workout facilities
• Onsite cafeterias
• Flexible work arrangements

CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening, and background investigation. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.