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Urenco USA · 2 months ago

Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineer

Eunice, NM

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$99K/yr - $146K/yr

2+ years exp

Urenco USA is a leader in nuclear energy innovation with a state-of-the-art facility in Eunice, NM. The Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineer will be responsible for facility design safety basis activities with a focus on criticality safety analyses, providing engineering support, and ensuring compliance with safety standards.

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Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Responsible for independently performing analysis and design activities in support of facility operations and future projects

Performs nuclear criticality safety evaluations and analyses utilizing modelling software

Performs dose and shielding calculations

Performs independent design review of evaluations and analyses, including verification of assumptions and the adequacy of calculations

Ensures that nuclear criticality safety limits, assumptions and requirements are correctly implemented in operating procedures

Performs independent design reviews of calculations, nuclear criticality safety evaluations and analyses and provides final approval (release) of nuclear criticality safety technical documentation

Establishes and maintains effective nuclear criticality safety engineering standards within the regulatory requirements of the NRC and within the Urenco USA design license basis documents

Qualifies and performs chemical dose consequence calculations

Qualification

Criticality SafetyChemical Dose ConsequenceMonte Carlo Computer Code10 CFR Part 70 FacilityProfessional Engineering LicenseSoft Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Chemical engineering, nuclear engineering, or equivalent

2+ years of direct work experience with 2+ years at a nuclear facility

Security Clearance Requirement: Controlled Access Area (CAA) Access and an L or Q level security clearance is required

Emergency Response Requirements: Emergency Response Organization (ERO) duty may be required; including being on-call (24/7) during your designated team duty week

Criticality Safety, Chemical Dose Consequence and/or integrated safety analysis experience

Experience in a 10 CFR part 70 facility

Must be able to propose and implement changes for the facility