Tritium Technology Program Production Design Task Leader
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is seeking an experienced nuclear professional to support PNNL's Tritium Technology Program Production Design task. The Production Design (PD) task is a large, multifaceted task that assures Tritium Producing Burnable Absorber Rods (TPBARs) are always ready and safe for irradiation in commercial nuclear reactors through NQA-1 level. The Production Design task is structured with seven sub-task leaders that oversee each of the major tasks and up to 50 engineers and scientists. In this role, the successful candidate is expected to work closely with the task manager and sub-task leads to:
- Successfully organize and execute TPBAR PD program activities
- Act as a delegate for the PD task manager as required
- Additional PD leadership responsibilities, as assigned
Production Design task responsibilities include:
- Maintaining and improving the TPBAR design. This includes:
- Keeping a trained, certified PNNL workforce ready to support the TPBAR
- Updating a suite of calculations that demonstrate the TPBAR matches functional and design requirements.
- Creating and maintaining the package of TPBAR drawings and component specifications that are used by a variety of manufacturers to build components.
- Maintaining and improving the TPBAR component specifications ranging from raw material characteristics to mechanical property requirements.
- Preparing experimental test plans to verify and improve the TPBAR design.
- Working with vendors, fabricators, and commercial reactor staff to meet program needs.
- Communicating effectively between TPBAR stakeholders, including commercial nuclear reactor staff that irradiate TPBARs, manufacturers that supply components for TPBAR fabrication, the fuel vendor supplying the reactor, key TTP staff at PNNL, the Tritium Technology Program (TTP) leadership at PNNL, and the sponsor, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
- Assuring the accuracy and quality of the analytic methods going into PD analysis including nuclear engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, manufacturing engineering, thermal hydraulics, and safety analysis including Loss of Coolant Accident (LOCA) analysis. In this role, the candidate will be expected to gain experience and provide leadership with nuclear engineering analyses and in organizing NQA-1 tasks to assure program quality.
- Developing a comprehensive awareness of historical Post Irradiation Examination (PIE) and test activities, results, and conclusions.
- Attending meetings and traveling, including weekly TTP management meetings, traveling to NNSA-sponsored meetings, and traveling to TTP partners such as the reactor, fuel vendor, and manufacturers.
Must be onsite at the Richland PNNL campus; remote work is not supported for this position.
Minimum Qualifications:
- BS/BA and 7+ years of relevant experience -OR-
- MS/MA and 5+ years of relevant experience -OR-
- PhD with 3+ year of relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Significant experience with nuclear engineering, manufacturing, and materials.
This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance.
A security clearance background investigation includes review of your employment, education, financial, and criminal history, as well as interviews with you and your personal references, neighbors, and co-workers to determine trustworthiness, reliability, and loyalty to the United States. The investigation also examines your foreign connections, drug and alcohol use, foreign influence, and overall conduct.
Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Background Investigation: Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter in accordance with 10 CFR 710, Appendix B.
- Drug Testing: All Security Clearance positions are Testing Designated Positions, which means that the applicant selected for hire is subject to pre-employment drug testing, and post-employment random drug testing. In addition, applicants must be able to demonstrate non-use of illegal drugs, including marijuana, for the 12 consecutive months preceding completion of the requisite Questionnaire for National Security Positions (QNSP).
Note: Applicants will be considered ineligible for security clearance processing by the U.S. Department of Energy if non-use of illegal drugs, including marijuana, for 12 months cannot be demonstrated.
This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP). The candidate selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing for illegal drugs, including marijuana, consistent with the Controlled Substances Act and the PNNL Workplace Substance Abuse Program.