Lead, Nuclear Criticality Safety

What you'll do

• Set the site’s criticality safety methodology, double-contingency strategy, and technical direction; develop and maintain evaluations and integrate them into the ISA.
• Perform computational analyses and serve as the primary technical contact for NRC licensing interactions, amendments, and inspections.
• Review and audit facility operations, mentor engineers, and collaborate on safety measures, training, incident investigations, and corrective actions.

What they ask for

• Evidence of exceptional ability, such as prior projects, a portfolio of work, or completed products.
• 8+ years of nuclear criticality safety experience, including direct authorship of criticality safety evaluations at a DOE or NRC-licensed facility.
• Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Knowledge of criticality safety regulations and methodologies; proficiency in computational tools such as SCALE, MCNP, or similar software; ability to obtain and maintain required security clearance and access authorization.

Nice to have

• Experience standing up or significantly revising a criticality safety program at an NRC-licensed Part 70 facility, or DOE weapons complex or national laboratory experience transferable to NRC licensing.
• Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineer certification, PE license or ability to obtain one, or an advanced degree in a related field.

Pay

$160,000–$270,000 USD annually (base salary)

Tools

SCALE, MCNP, 10 CFR Part 70, ANSI/ANS-8 series