Job Description
Come and join Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) as a Safety Basis Engineer in the Operations and Facilities Engineering organization as an authority in the field of safety basis development and implementation. This includes consolidated hazard analysis, documented safety analysis, accident analyses, technical safety requirements, and facility-specific-safety management programs, in the areas of nuclear safety, criticality safety, inventory control, container control, and nuclear material handling and processing.
Responsibilities
- Support of the SRNL safety basis and upgrades.
- Provided technical support to the development of the inputs and assumptions documents for the safety basis, individual accident analyses calculations, and the nuclear criticality safety evaluations
- Responsible for facility-specific safety management program and make recommendations to management on technical programs based on analysis of Facility needs and technology trends
- Reach solutions to the most complex technical problems in field(s) of expertise and influence solutions in neighboring disciplines.
- Apply technical experience in field of specialization (or broad-based experience in multiple technical fields) and use other technical resources in the company and external resources, to resolve complex problems.
- Incorporate advanced technical practices and a variety of complex features such as complicated technical requirements, application of new or special materials or processes, and difficult coordination or oversight requirements into problem solving and program planning.
- Provide leadership in determining solutions to complex problems and be recognized as having expertise in a functional area of technical specialization.
- Influence technical direction of other parts of the department and act as a technical communicator across disciplines to optimize the creative solution of technical problems.
- Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor expenditures of budget and review quality of work performed.
- Mentor less senior professionals as a means of transferring technical knowledge and insight.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Degree in Engineering, Math, or Science. MS degree and 8 years relevant work experience, or BS degree and 10 years relevant work experience required.
- For ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, US Citizenship is Legally Required
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the DOE or commercial nuclear industry providing Facility Safety Basis / Accident Analysis support (per DOE-STD-3009 or similar requirements document).
- Experience in source term calculations
- Experience in calculation of curie equivalencies both on criticality basis as well as on dose basis.
- Experience and working knowledge of isotopic decay and radiological dose impacts due to decay.
About Us
"We put science to work!"
Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is a multi-program laboratory applying state of the art science and practical, high-value, cost-effective solutions to complex technical problems to protect the nation. Located at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS) in Aiken SC, the laboratory develops and deploys innovative technologies to address some of the nation’s environmental, energy, and national security challenges.
Battelle Savannah River Alliance (BSRA) is constantly assessing trends to provide the best possible benefits to our workforce. We also negotiate cost effective premiums that will meet the needs of our evolving workforce.
Some of the *Benefits offered to employees include:
- Benefits vary based upon employment status
- Highly competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision options including HSA options with company provided seed
- Short- & Long-Term Disability (company paid)
- Life Insurance Non-Contributary 1X salary (company paid)
- AD&D Non-contributary 1x salary (company paid)
- Savings & Investment plan:
- Qualified Non-Elective Company Contribution of 5% each pay period with immediate vesting
- Company match 50 cents/dollar up to 8% (3 yrs. vesting in company match)
- Contributory Life Insurance up to 5x Salary with $1M Cap
- Contributory AD&D (employee, spouse and children)
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Assistance Plan
- SRNL offers a competitive relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions.
For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the
“About” tab at www.srnl.doe.gov .
BSRA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. BSRA is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. Please email us at SRNLRecruiting@srnl.doe.gov with any questions regarding the hiring process or to request an accommodation.
