Completion of courses any/or all of the following: Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, High Temperature Materials, Materials for extreme environments, Nuclear Propulsion, Neutron Science and Reactor Physics, Rocket Propulsion I/II, Compressible Flow, Heat Transfer. Requires walking, standing, lifting, bending in a lab environment with hazards that require wearing safety glasses, hearing protection, foot protection, gloves, and other personal protective equipment to perform some operations (60%).