Location: Pantex Plant, Amarillo, TX
Job Title: Nuclear Safety Analyst
Career Level From: Associate
Career Level To: Senior Specialist
Organization: Nucl Saf Trng & Onbrd (51409453)
Job Specialty: Nuclear Engineering Safety
What You'll Do
As a Nuclear Safety Engineer, you will work to fulfill an important regulatory function in a dynamic environment. Our nuclear safety engineers are responsible for obtaining federal authorization to conduct nuclear operations at the Pantex Plant. These operations support nuclear weapon production and include assembly, dismantlement, component surveillance, transportation, and storage.
Nuclear Safety Engineers are responsible for evaluating accidents that could occur during operations (events ranging from process upsets and equipment failures to fires, earthquakes, and floods). Nuclear safety engineers are also responsible for identifying the safety measures that need to be implemented to ensure the workers and public are adequately protected. The measures range from administrative controls, such as material inventory limits, to engineered controls, such as fire suppression systems. To fulfill those responsibilities, nuclear safety engineers must obtain a working knowledge of Pantex operations to develop and maintain the Pantex Safety Basis Documentation as required by 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 830.
Nuclear Safety Engineers Routinely Perform The Following Tasks
- Participate in hazard evaluation studies and accident analyses
- Help identify safety controls that ensure adequate protection of workers and the public
- Help perform Unreviewed Safety Question Determinations to determine if federal approval is needed before making changes to operating procedures or facility equipment
- Help evaluate operational events and new technical information to identify potential nuclear safety issues
- Maintain safety basis documentation for nuclear operations via development of document change notices and annual updates
- Brief federal counterparts on the safety posture of nuclear operations to include both the scope of hazards analyzed and the safety controls identified
- Assist in Modernization efforts in Nuclear Safety
- Obtain and maintain training and qualifications
- Participate or lead projects and work well in team environments
- Demonstrate competencies in speaking with small and large groups, taking complex and technical ideas and communicating them and relating those concepts for personnel to understand
- Demonstrate proficiency in technical writing and attention to detail
- Assist continuous improvements initiatives in Nuclear Safety
- Compliance with all security (cyber, physical, and technical) requirements, including control of classified information.
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
Minimum Job Requirements - Bachelor's degree in engineering/physical science discipline with a minimum 3.0/4.0 cumulative GPA
- OR a Master's degree in engineering/physical science discipline with a minimum 3.3/4.0 cumulative GPA
- OR a PhD in engineering/physical science discipline with a minimum 3.5/4.0 cumulative GPA from an Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program in the United States or designated equivalents from Canada or Mexico, the Washington Accord, or the list of substantially equivalent as document by ABET.
- There is a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) requirement up to 4 years post-graduation at time of offer and confirmed by transcript
- Beyond four years from graduation, engineering experience will supersede GPA as a requirement for hire
DOE Order 426.2A Requirements
In addition to the above requirements, the applicant must also meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related science, 2 years job-related and at least 1 year nuclear experience, or a DOE O 426.2A alternative).
- DOE O 426.2A experience requirements can be satisfied following employment.
- In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities. (Ref. DOE O 426.2A)
Preferred Job Requirements
- Conflict resolution skills
- Technical Competencies in Nuclear Safety
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with all levels of the organization
- Self-Accountability
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level, and internal applicants in higher Career Levels may be considered, on an exception basis, to come across laterally based on the applicant's education and experience, and the scope of work being performed in the role.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.
Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.
Pantex is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.
