Fuel Development & Testing Team Manager

Responsibilities

• Manage the Fuel Development & Testing Team
• Work with the Senior Manager to develop and maintain project schedules
• Assure compliance to procedures, standards and regulatory criteria
• Perform technical approvals on team deliverables
• Establish best practices and or leverage best practices within the team
• Communicate the status of engineering and project priorities to the team, stakeholders and management
• Develop and deploy nuclear fuel performance tools for advanced metal fuel technology
• Identify and perform key testing activities to support validation of fuel performance tools and fuel qualification
• Inform and support the fuel licensing process
• Ability to work effectively within a highly collaborative environment
• Delivers project work within schedule and cost constraints
• Effectively communicates project expectations and assignments to project teams
• Provides clear and concise updates of project progress
• Leverages technical knowledge and experience combined with analytical thinking to execute work
• Uses problem solving skills and operational judgement to make decisions and solve project issues
• Cook with National Laboratories and other vendors to perform testing activities.
• Work with Human Resources to recruit additional staff.
• Train and develop young engineers.
• Establish and enforce procedures to ensure a safe working environment.
• Implement quality assurance policy and requirements for the project.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• B.S. or higher in relevant engineering discipline from an accredited university and 8+ years of relevant experience
• Two years of previous supervisory or mentoring experience or equivalent people leadership experience is required
• Advanced knowledge and experience in nuclear quality programs, design control, and configuration management principles, practices, and tools are required
• Experience working to ASME NQA-1 is preferred
• Experience with 10 CFR 50 Appendix B control programs is preferred
• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, able to communicate openly, and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork
• Proven track record in planning, budgeting, and execution of testing or modeling activities
• Proven track record in successful management and leadership
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Nuclear Industry knowledge / experience
• Knowledge of fuel performance modeling and/or fuel irradiation testing
• Knowledge of metallic fuel and/or sodium fast reactor technologies strongly desired

Job Functions

• Sitting for extended periods
• Bending/stooping
• Grasping/gripping
• Fine motor control (hands)
• Prolonged repetitive work
• Visual and audio focused work
• Stairs
• Typing/keyboard
• Standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hours/day
• Travel required 0-10%

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments
• Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits
• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• Life and Disability
• Gender Affirmation Benefits
• Parental Leave
• 401k Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 21 days of annually accrued PTO
• Generous Holiday Schedule
• 10 paid holidays
• Relocation Assistance
• Professional and Educational Support Opportunities