Job Description:
Start you career in materials engineering with the Naval Nuclear Laboratory. NNL's Corrosion and Cladding Development unit is responsible for research into areas such as cladding and core structural material corrosion, corrosion film properties, hydrogen pickup, cladding alloy development, and cladding alloy phase transformations. We are seeking an entry level materials engineer to support laboratory testing and long-term irradiation testing in the Advanced Test Reactor with significant teamwork and guidance from more senior technical staff. Specific duties include:
- Follow ongoing experiments, reviewing data and updating test specifications as needed
- Design experiments to address a broad range of materials R&D needs
- Analyze data, write detailed technical reports, and contribute to the development of models to describe materials performance
- Leverage historical test data and independent analysis to provide technical guidance for manufacturing, design, and fleet support decisions
- Communicate test status and findings to customers as well as stakeholders at multiple levels of the organization
Job Requirements:
Associate:
BS degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or related engineering field from an accredited college or university
Intermediate:
BS degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or related engineering field from an accredited college or university and a minimum of two years relevant experience; or
MS degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or related engineering field from an accredited college or university