Nuclear Facility Structural Engineer

Job Description

Idaho National Laboratory is hiring an Structural Engineer to work on our Electrical Controls and Structural Engineering team. Our team works a 4x10 schedule located out of our Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) with every Friday off.

This position is located at our Materials and Fuels Complex, which hosts the core of the U.S. nuclear research and development capabilities with a diverse array of facilities designed for remote work on highly irradiated fuels and materials. A new fuel idea can be designed, fabricated, tested, and analyzed at MFC to better understand the effects of irradiation. Many groups, such as universities, industry partners, other national laboratories, international research organizations, and other federal agencies are working at MFC.

Apply engineering principles for the planning, design, and construction of environmental control, natural resource development, transportation facilities, tunnels, buildings, bridges, and other structures. Direct or participate in planning, designing, or reviewing plans for erection of structures requiring stress analysis.

Essential Job Functions

• Provide oversight of civil/structural engineering projects utilizing construction expertise, structural steel and concrete work experience and structural analysis.
• Proactively identify, promote, and develop plans for new project opportunities. Determine engineering tools to use in areas of expertise.
• Design structure to meet estimated load requirements, computing size, shape, strength, and type of structural members, or perform structural analysis of plans and structures prepared by private engineers.
• Perform and document design analysis. Develop and use mathematical models.
• Develop design work package to include negotiating engineering design schedules. Issue formal work package.
• Develop design cost estimates. Request resources to support work packages.
• Confirm compliance with applicable codes and standards. Develop acceptance criteria, inspection plans, and test plans.
• Develop and issue installation and testing instructions.
• Develop materials and parts lists. Support procurement of materials, equipment, and services.
• Develop relevant documentation including engineering design files (EDF), technical and functional design requirements (TFR), and system design descriptions (SDD).
• May inspect existing projects and recommend repair and replacement of defective members or rebuilding of entire structure. This may include application of engineering principles to monitor and evaluate condition and operational performance of plant systems related to Civil/Structural engineering.
• Recommend maintenance and repair standards and procedures, identify vendor data, replacement, and spare parts.
• Coordinate resources and priorities necessary to attain or maintain the appropriate system condition.
• Provide sound "in the field" guidance on emergent civil/structural engineering issues.
• Serve as spokesperson for the organization key civil/structural engineering matters pertaining to policies, plans, and objectives.
• Communicate with the customer to understand customer’s requirements and identify design goals.
• Responsible for managing projects including from pre-construction to project closeout.
• Enhance technical/professional skills of junior engineering staff through mentoring and training.
• Engineer and technical expert in the field of Civil/Structural Engineering, coordinate, and manage the activities of other staff.
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Required

• Level 3: Bachelor’s in structural/civil engineering or other related field from an ABET accredited institution and 5 years experience. Master's and 2 years of experience. PhD and 2 years of experience.
• Level 4: Bachelor's in structural/civil engineering or other related field from an ABET accredited institution and 9 years of experience. Master's and 6 years of experience. PhD and 4 years of experience.
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy "L" clearance, which requires US Citizenship.
  
  

Job Information

• The pay range for this position is: Level 3 ($95,256 - $195,288)/ Level 4 ($114,360 - $234,336). 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 laboratory environment. The job requires hand/finger dexterity to keyboard or type, handle materials, manipulate tools, and reach with hands and arms. The job may require operation of job-related equipment and driving a vehicle. 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.