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Development Foundry Technical Lead

Consolidated Nuclear Security

Job Location:

Oak Ridge, TN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 29 September 2026 (Yesterday)

Application Deadline: 27 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Location: Oak Ridge TN
Job Title: Development Foundry Technical Lead
Career Level From: Associate
Career Level To: Specialist
Job Specialty: Core Technology

What Youll Do

As a Development Foundry Technical Lead the candidate will be responsible for leading the other Foundry technicians in executing laboratory experiments and operating metallurgical equipment with specific applications to the Metallurgical Engineering and Processing group. The candidate participates in process development activities supporting technology insertion in manufacturing areas and Research and Development (R&D) activities for new and existing experimental processes. The candidate will ensure that daily work activities are aligned with customer needs and that work execution is properly scheduled prioritized resourced and tracked to completion to meet project schedules. The candidate will perform hands on work in the laboratory with minimal supervision and have a strong background in metallurgical operations and theory. The candidate must have strong communications skills with regard to stakeholders and participate in technological discussions with engineers scientists customers and the Foundry team personnel.

The candidate will actively participate in training activities designed to fully train manufacturing personnel on prototype systems. Candidate must also be willing to conduct housekeeping and clean-up activities and assist Scientists and Engineers in Development with physical tasks.

Participates with technical personnel (in maintenance operations production R&D activities and other related functions) analyzing and evaluating technical problems developing experimental outlines scheduling procedural steps and establishing priorities. Independently conducts tests experiments and analyses. Operates and troubleshoots equipment and gathers reduces evaluates and interprets data. Prepares reports and procedures and may direct the work of others.

The candidate will be assigned full time (40 hours weekly) to support Development hands-on activities involving uranium process development from bench to pilot scale. Other activities involve housekeeping lab clean-up and rudimentary experiments during periods of project downtime. Candidate will maintain a high standard for safety and housekeeping.

Routine tasks will include melting and casting sawing shearing drilling coating of crucibles and molds cleaning of materials (solvent acid and caustic) pressing and swaging and heat treating of depleted uranium and depleted uranium alloys to support general research and development activities. Other work type activities include taking inventory of materials (i.e. uranium chemicals equipment etc.) handling/packaging of wastes (radiological/non-radiological) driving forklifts using fixtures hoists etc. handling gas cylinders and housekeeping and/or cleaning of work areas. Cleaning the inside of the furnaces replacing thermocouples replacing sensors and gauges and furnace leak checking are other routine tasks.

What You Can Expect

Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
Top-notch dedicated colleagues
Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
Career advancement and professional development programs
Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

Bachelors degree.
OR Associates degree with 4 years of relevant experience
OR Eight or more years of relevant education training and/or progressive experience may be considered to satisty educational and year of experience for this posting.

Preferred Job Requirements

Familiar with Research and Development environment
Experience with Foundry equipment for metal casting and fabrication
Familiarity with principles of chemical laboratory safety and operation
Willing to work with beryllium and radiological hazards
Proficiency in the use of computer applications/systems to record and manipulate data access technical and information resources and create correspondence as necessary
Completion of training in processing and/or handling hazardous materials

Why Y-12

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan prescription drug plan vision plan dental plan employer matched 401(k) savings plan disability coverage education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace at Y-12 you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted i.e. Senior Associate to Senior Specialist internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712) which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

This position may be categorized as a designated position identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709 requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical drug screening and background investigation. As an employee you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin protected veteran status or disability.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

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