Job DescriptionSavannah River National Laboratory is seeking an experienced Packaging Engineer to provide support for design, testing and certification of Type B and AF radioactive material packages. The staff member will provide support for the development and review of Safety Analysis Reports for Packages (SARPs) for our DOE-EM and NNSA customers.
Responsibilities- Provide expert technical support services for Type B and Fissile Radioactive Materials Packaging in the areas of mechanical design, structures, thermodynamics, container, shielding, subcriticality, gas generation, operation, acceptance, maintenance, and/or quality assurance.
- Support Packaging development and certification activities.
- Understand the Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations and regulatory guides; Department of Transportation regulations; DOE Regulations, standards, and orders; (if a Mechanical Engineer or similar) American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code sections and consensus national standards pertaining to packaging and transportation.
- Understand DOE and NRC regulations in 10 CFR 71 for Type B and Type AF packaging.
- Gain experience in authority Safety Analysis Reports for Packaging (SARP) and replying to requests for additional information (RAI) from Type B packaging Certification Officials.
- Understand and use DOE orders governing onsite packaging and transportations (Hazmat transport that is out of Commerce but within access-controlled boundaries of site).
- Run models and calculations for shielding and criticality configurations (if a Nuclear Engineer).
QualificationsMinimum Qualifications:- BS + 7-9 yrs; MS + 6-8 yrs; PhD + 5-7 yrs of relevant experience
- Degree in Mechanical, Civil, Structural or Nuclear Engineering
- For ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, US Citizenship is Legally Required
- A valid driver's license and clean driving record is required for this position.
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience in an NRC or DOE regulated environment.
- Experience and knowledge in the acceptance and review process of DOE Type B packages
- Experience using MCNP and SCALE
About the TeamThe Global Security Directorate (GSD) of SRNL provides a team focused on staff development and infrastructure upgrades for nuclear reprocessing science and technology programs at SRNL. GSD is growing its support of its critical NNSA nonproliferation portfolios and is building its teams to support these enduring programs. GSD is looking for people who can use their talents and experience to help build state of the art business programs as SRNL continues to use it diverse creative staff to deliver the highest quality programs to its customer.
