Advisory Engineer
US Citizenship Required - 1 position
Aiken, SC PART-TIME
RFQ 1350 / contract: 1-year w/ 2 opt years / Deadline 4/22/2025
SUMMARY:
Support the Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) Nuclear & Criticality Safety Engineering (N&CSE) Organization in the development of nuclear safety calculations and documentation for various facilities at the Savannah River Site (SRS) as an expert in atmospheric transport and dispersion analysis for radiological and toxic chemical consequence evaluations of accident release scenarios, to provide support to the Analytical Support group on an as-needed basis.
There is a particular need for experience performing software quality assurance and running atmospheric transport modeling and simulation software, specifically MACCS2 and GENII. Experience in source term calculations and additional atmospheric transport modeling and simulation software (e.g., AXAIR) would be preferred. Develop accident analyses for liquid and solid waste radiological release events. The events to be analyzed may include, but not be limited to, internal and external events (including fires and explosions) and natural phenomena (including seismic and high wind/tornado). Ensure that the developed nuclear safety documentation complies with requirements and that applicable controls are identified.
GENERAL DUTIES/EXPECTATIONS
• Initiate own technical programs and make recommendations to management on technical programs based on analysis of customer 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 various 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.
• Recommend research programs for others in the group and assist in that planning.
• Develop solutions to the most complex technical problems in areas of expertise and in adjacent technical fields.
• Influence the technical direction of other parts of the department and act as a technical communicator across disciplines to optimize the creative solution of technical problems.
• Conceive needed programs for self and others in the department.
• Put other technical needs at SRNS in perspective.
• Sponsor new ideas in the department. Prepare plans, including schedules, budgets, and personnel requirements for solving major technical tasks for the division.
• Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor budget expenditures, and review the quality of work performed.
• Include research, development, testing, and quality assurance requirements.
• Communicate results verbally and in manuscript form.
• Report regularly the results and represent SRNS and SRS in technical areas to oversight groups and professional societies.
• Mentor less senior professionals in communication skills.
• Maintain excellent technical credibility by contributing significantly toward meeting Site missions and goals, which may be demonstrated by issuing reports, making presentations, and/or involvement in national technical organizations.
• Mentor less senior professionals to transfer technical knowledge and insight.
• Recommend engineering and technology research, development, and application programs for others and assist in planning such programs.
Job Requirements
Minimum Security Clearance:
Ability to Obtain Q
Qualifications for Advisory Engineer 1350
Please answer how you meet each qualification as if you were being interviewed in person. Many times, they will not interview, so this is your chance to sell yourself. A YES or a NO is not an acceptable answer unless specified. Many of the required qualifications are not posed as questions, but you need to demonstrate how you meet each qualification. Answer each clearly and thoroughly. You must meet every required qualification in order to be submitted for this role.
- Degree in Engineering, Math, or Science. PhD in applicable discipline and 15 years relevant work experience, MS degree and 17 years relevant work experience, or BS degree and 21 years relevant work experience required. Please Answer:
- Minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience in the DOE or commercial nuclear industry providing Facility Safety Basis / Accident Analysis support (per DOE-STD-3009-94 or similar requirements document). Please Answer:
- Minimum of twelve (12) years of experience in Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling Please Answer:
- Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in using MACCS/MACCS2 Please Answer:
- Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in using GENII. Please Answer:
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience performing software Quality Assurance (QA) and Verification & Validation (V&V). Please Answer:
- Experience in source term calculations and additional atmospheric transport modeling and simulation software (e.g., ALOHA, AXAIR, AERMOD, etc.) would be preferred. Please Answer:
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- US Citizenship is required. Are you a US Citizen? Please Answer:
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