Manager, Fuel Fabrication

Bellevue, WA

$153,861–$205,149 Per Year
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30+ days ago

Job Description

Position Title: Manager, Fuel Fabrication

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting FTE Manager, Fuel Fabrication opportunity.

Job Responsibilities:

Collaborate with testing and operations teams to ensure in-house laboratory and pilot-scale operations progress manufacturing maturity, including furnace casting, metallographic evaluation, sample preparation, and fuel material acceptance testing such as dimensional, chemical, and microstructural characterization.
Interface with reactor design, neutronics, thermal hydraulics, and safety analysis teams to ensure fuel material properties are adequately reflected in fuel fabrication efforts.
Serve as the engineering owner for fuel components from metal feedstock to final fuel assemblies.
Coordinate with Quality to ensure fuel fabrication deliverables meet quality requirements.
Serve as the Company's point of contact NRC and/or DOE interactions related to fuel fabrication development, operations, supplier qualification activities, licensing, inspections, reportable events, and other topics.
Lead, mentor, and develop a team, with accountability for performance, goal setting, and career development.
Develop and execute staffing plans and succession strategies to support program scale-up and long-term operational continuity.
Maintain visibility on production status; identify and proactively mitigate schedule or quality risks across the supply chain.
Demonstrated technical expertise in metallic nuclear fuels, such as alloy casting process development or fuel material characterization, especially as it pertains to fast reactor metal fuel qualification.
Experience managing or technically directing vendors or contractors for nuclear-grade component fabrication, including supplier qualification, source inspection, and NCR disposition.
Familiarity with engineering drawing standards, GD&T, material specifications (ASTM, ASME), and nuclear-grade procurement documentation requirements.
Support continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices to maintain the highest quality of engineering and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities.

Job Qualifications:

Education: 10+ years of experience with B.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related field. Strong preference for nuclear materials, metallurgy, or nuclear fuel cycle engineering. Relevant M.S. and Doctorate degrees may be credited for up to two or four years of experience respectively.
Excellent writing and communication skills.
Strong analytical/problem solving skills, creative thinker.
Ability to work with minimum direction to solve challenging problems.
Ability to work on multiple tasks concurrently during a given work week.
Excellent attention to detail.
The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly, and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.
Travel Required: 0-10%

Job Details:

Job Type: Direct Hire
Salary Range: $153,861 - $205,149
Location: Bellevue, WA
Export control regulations require candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Legal Permanent Resident, or of a protected person status

About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future. #TerraPro

Numbers & Facts

Location	Bellevue, WA
Salary	$153,861–$205,149 Per Year

Skills

Acceptance Testingunmatched
Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Career Developmentunmatched
Castingunmatched
Chemical Engineeringunmatched
Clean Technologiesunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Engineering Drawingunmatched
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancingunmatched
Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
Legalunmatched
Licensingunmatched
Manufacturingunmatched
Manufacturing Managementunmatched
Material Scienceunmatched
Materials Testingunmatched
Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
Medical Equipmentunmatched
Mentoringunmatched
Metallurgyunmatched
Multitaskingunmatched
Nuclear Engineeringunmatched
Performance Goal Settingunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Process Developmentunmatched
Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
Quality Engineeringunmatched
Quality Managementunmatched
Recruiting Strategyunmatched
Regulationsunmatched
Succession Planningunmatched
Supply Chainunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Thermal Hydraulicsunmatched
United States Citizenunmatched
United States Department of Energy (DOE)unmatched
Willing to Travelunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched

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