Safety Basis Engineer

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain safety basis documents and safety basis program procedures.
• With minimal supervision, perform hazard analyses of nuclear operations, define functional specifications, and recommend credited controls to mitigate unacceptable hazards.
• Develop a portion or section of an analysis or nuclear safety review.
• Absorb and recommend accident analysis and engineering data.
• Absorb and prepare reports and correspondence.
• Identify and describe the interrelationship of safety basis requirements to existing and new designs and operations.
• Develop, maintain, and produce technical documentation and system/subsystem specifications.
• Interface with customers in nuclear safety reviews and technical working group meetings to comply with requirements.
• Verify and comply with engineering documentation standards and nuclear safety procedures.
• Mentor Junior Nuclear Safety Analysts in Safety Basis development and maintenance.
• Ensure the product and service quality meets customer’s requirements and expectations.
• Perform all other position-related duties as assigned or requested.

Education and Licensure

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or similar field.

Skills, Experience And Qualifications

• REQUIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
  • 5+ years of experience in chemical or nuclear facilities.
  • Working level knowledge of applicable codes and standards.
  • Working knowledge of systems engineering processes and principles for requirementes definition, flow down, and verification.
  • Working knowledge and application of appropriate QA requirements such as NQA-1 to design, procurement, construction, and/or acceptance testing.
  • Design Engineering Experience consisting of demonstrated performance in facility/process and utility systems and equipment designs e.g., drawings, calculations, design changes, and testing.
  • Engineering Oversight Experience consisting of demonstrated performance in Chemical/Nuclear Facility 30%, 60%, 90% design reviews and engineering processes programmatic reviews.
  • Safety Basis Documents Experience consisting of demonstrated performance and understanding of hazard analysis, documented safety analysis, technical safety requirements, fire hazard analysis, criticality safety analysis, etc.
  • Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
• Due to federal contract security requirements, this position requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Due to federal contract security requirements, candidates must be able to successfully pass a federal background investigation to secure and maintain DOE Q security clearance.
• Health & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & LOCATION DETAILS

• Active Q clearance.
• Onsite work in Oak Ridge, TN.
• Work will be on the ECMS contract.