Research Operations Engineer, Maintenance & Operations Available Title(s): 1467-YN_ADMINPRO - Research Operations Engineer Business Title: Research Operations Engineer, Maintenance & Operations Employee Type: Admin. Professional Time Type: Full time Position Term: 12 Month Position Details: Th Opportunity: As the Research Operations Engineer, Maintenance & Operations, you will be responsible for designing, planning, assessing, approving, and performing research reactor experiments spanning fundamental and applied science across the Nuclear Science Center (NSC) and the NSC 1MW TRIGA research reactor. This includes performing work in support of scientific or engineering research, which provides practical experience for graduate and undergraduate students, research technicians, and reactor operators; using advanced skills and knowledge to perform the following non-inclusive list of tasks: perform complex investigative procedures; modify procedures to accomplish research goals; collect, process, and analyze data; and run research protocols. You will also serve as an emergency coordinator ensuring quality and safety controls, reviewing regulations, and assessing the qualification of personnel training. You will makes recommendations and conclusions, which will serve as the basis for decision making at the NSC facility. This position will be required to be on-call at times. Required Qualifications: • A Bachelor's degree in an appropriate related scientific or engineering discipline and experience performing professional-level work with scientific or engineering research protocols. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis. Experimental and analytical skills; understanding and knowledge of research theory; excellent organizational and project management skills. • Knowledge of research reactors, reactor safety systems and components, industry best practices, state-of-the-art infrastructure, regulatory requirements, experience in experimental safety analysis for neutron activation and chemistry experiments. • Possession of, or ability to obtain within nine (9) months of hire, a senior reactor operator license at the NSC reactor. • Must be a U.S. citizen at time of hire as part of the licensing requirement. • Possession of, or ability to obtain by time of hire, a valid unrestricted driver's license. • Within six (6) months of hire, must obtain fall protection training, CPR training, first aid training, AED training, and overhead crane operation training. • Within six (6) months of hire, must obtain a hazardous materials shipping certificate for radioactive materials for domestic air and ground shipping. • Must undergo a fingerprint-based criminal history check. • Must undergo a full background check. • Within 12 months of hire, must receive a favorable trustworthiness and reliability determination by the facility Director and Reactor Supervisor. • Must be able to satisfy all requirements set forth by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to remain qualified for a senior reactor operator license. Preferred Qualifications: • Possession of a valid hazardous materials shipping certificate for radioactive materials for domestic air and ground shipping. • Current or previous reactor operator or senior reactor operator license. • Experience working with nuclear detector systems and spectroscopy software for radiation measurement and nuclide identification. • Experience using LabView, AutoCAD, or SOLIDWORKS. • Experience in repair and maintenance of analog and digital electronic controllers and systems. • Experience in handling radioactive and hazardous materials. • Previous training or education in the fundamentals of nuclea