Senior Chemist & Chemical Engineer

$92,900 - $145,200/Yr

Fluor Marine Propulsion - West Mifflin, PA

Full-time - Mid Level

West Mifflin, PA

5,001-10,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Chemist & Chemical Engineer position at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory involves working within the Materials Manufacturing area, specifically in the Fuel and Poison Materials (FPM) unit. This role focuses on the research and testing of nuclear fuel materials, including the design, fabrication, and characterization of unique materials systems. The position aims to enhance core performance objectives while ensuring quality and cost-effectiveness in fuel systems. The successful candidate will collaborate with various engineering and compliance teams to conduct test programs and develop optimized processes for production and deployment.

Responsibilities

• Working within a team of engineering, laboratory, facility, and compliance organizations to enable and conduct test programs.
• Development and fabrication of unique materials systems up to and including small scale production demonstration and factory installation, testing and deployment.
• Development and implementation of optimized process parameters up to and including small scale production demonstration and factory testing and deployment.
• Planning, designing, modeling/analyzing, manufacturing, and deploying laboratory equipment which include nuclear, chemical, mechanical, structural, and electrical components and systems.
• Documenting progress, analyzing results, and conducting presentations as needed.
• Occasional travel to domestic vendors (3 to 6 times per year)

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in engineering or science related field and 6 years of relevant experience; or
• Master's degree from an accredited college or university in engineering or science related field and 4 years of relevant experience; or
• PhD degree from an accredited college or university in engineering or science related field and 1 year of relevant experience; or
• Currently or previously Shift Supervisor Part I qualified; or EDO qualified and 2 years EOOW qualified in the Nuclear Operations Program; or 3 years SRE qualified and Water Instructor and Refueling Facility Area Refueling Engineer and Fuel and Barrier Shift Supervisor (ECF only); or SRE qualified and 6 years of experience.

Nice-to-haves

• BS, MS or PhD from an accredited college in Chemical Engineering, Ceramic Engineering or Materials Science and Engineering (or similar) is preferred.
• Experience in materials science, control systems and chemical engineering.
• Data analytics, statistical design of experiments, machine learning.
• Demonstrated software programming skills in Lab VIEW and Python environments.
• Experience in the core material and core manufacturing technical areas.
• Core material vendor contract and production oversight.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary Benefits
• Disability, Life & Accident Insurance
• 401(k) Savings program & Capital Accumulation Plan
• Personal & Medical Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Tuition Assistance for Eligible Employees
• Student Debt Benefit Personal Time Off Sell Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness Program