Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment Mechanical Engineer

Minimum Requirements:

• Level 3: Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering or other related fields from an ABET-accredited institution and 5 years Masters and 2 years PhD and 2 years

• Level 4: Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering or other related fields from an ABET-accredited institution and 9 years of experience. Masters and 6 years of experience. PhD and 4 years of experience.

• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance which requires US Citizenship.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Experience with nuclear systems.

Job Information:

• The pay range for this position is: Level 3 ($93204 - $191076) / Level 4 ($111888 - $229284). At Idaho National Laboratory compensation decisions are determined using factors such as education relevant experience and other credentials.
• TDP: This is a testing designated position; you will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug screen and periodic drug testing throughout the term of your employment.

• Multi-Level: This is a multi-level posting and you will be placed at the appropriate level dependent on depth and breadth of proven experience and skills.

  Physical Requirements:

  While performing the duties of this classification the employee is frequently required to stand walk sit stoop kneel bend and work in an office and field/laboratory environment. The job requires hand/finger dexterity to keyboard or type handle materials manipulate tools and reach with hands and arms. The job requires operation of job-related equipment and driving a vehicle. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds without assistance. Sufficient visual acuity and hearing capacity to perform the essential functions and interact with the public is required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits and Relocation

• Medical Dental Vision and Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) with a 4.2% employer contribution and up to 4.8% match
• Paid time off (personal leave)
• Employee Education Program (tuition assistance)
• Comprehensive Relocation Package
• Benefit eligibility subject multiple factors including employment status and position classification.

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Idaho National Laboratory is hiring a Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment Mechanical Engineer to work in our Reactor Project Engineering department. Our team works a 4x10 schedule located out of our Materials and Fuels Complex with every Friday off.

You will provide applied mechanical engineering for the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment projects at Idaho National Laboratory. Apply engineering principles to the solution of mechanical problems as they relate to a facility that will be used to operate reactor experiments. Mechanical problems are those that are related to the motion and dynamics of heat gas air fluids and solid materials required to design nuclear reactors and systems that function in a safe and reliable efficient and predictable manner. Must design systems following relevant national consensus codes AB1and standards.

Responsibilities Include:

• Work with a diverse team of engineers on the design installation and testing of the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment.
• Decompose project goals into defined and controlled design requirements using a systems engineering approach and applying digital engineering tools for tracking requirements and design parameters.
• Use design methodologies technologies and processes which are best practice for the technical discipline to develop a design and to validate that the design meets defined requirements.
• Develop physics-based mathematical models of mechanical chemical and electrical systems to support and verify design.
• Maintain familiarity with and technical understanding of codes and standards applicable to the discipline.
• Document the design (controlled and approved models drawings specifications design descriptions) to establish conformance with design requirements and applicable codes and standards.
• Establish testing inspection and quality requirements to ensure technical features important to design are maintained.
• Oversee or otherwise ensure that fabrication construction assembly and procurement are done following the design.
• Develop the design for assigned systems/equipment. Perform calculations related to the specifications of project including analysis and evaluation of location material resources and mechanical design.
• Provide solutions to technical problems and recommendations for improvements in production activities. This may include planning design and constructing manufacturing facilities and similar structures or production processes.
• Apply engineering principles to monitor and evaluate condition and operational performance of plant systems related to mechanical engineering; recommend repair standards and procedures identify vendor data replacement and spare parts; coordinate resources and priorities necessary to attain or maintain the appropriate system condition.
• Ensure any design meets the technical baseline requirements and applicable codes and regulations. Recommend and initiate modifications to support programmatic missions and operational goals and lead preparation of design efforts.
• Develop ensure adequacy of and maintain configuration management of the technical baseline. Establish and maintain configuration management of assigned system. Maintain cognizance of system/equipment status and performance through review of operating logs and observation of operations.
• Ensure consistency in operation characteristics among applicable documents such as drawings technical manuals operating instructions emergency operating procedures.
• Enhance technical/professional skills of junior engineering staff through training.
• Work with other designers customers and analysts to develop experiment requirements perform conceptual and final designs follow all fabrication and inspection activities lead experiment assembly activities support installation and testing of experiments and support development of integrated analyses to ensure that facility safety bases are met.
• Responsible for design and fabrication and associated activities leading to reactor operations and experimentation.
• Lead the development of project specific documentation such as calculations analyses and drawings that meet the engineering process requirements. Check the engineering work performed by others.