Advisory Nuclear & Criticality Safety Engineer; Hybrid

Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for an Advisory Nuclear & Criticality Safety Engineer (Hybrid) opportunity to support the Savannah River Site.

Work Location: 50% onsite (SRS), 50% remote

Final date to receive applications: 02/19/26 (by Noon ET)

Advisory Nuclear & Criticality Safety Engineer (Hybrid)
- Duties

• Initiate own technical programs and make recommendations to management on technical programs based on analysis of customer needs and technology trends, reach solutions to the most complex technical problems in field(s) of expertise and influence solutions in neighboring disciplines.
• Apply technical experience in field of specialization or broad-based experience in multiple technical fields and use other technical resources in the company and external resources, to resolve complex problems.
• Incorporate advanced technical practices and a variety of complex features such as complicated technical requirements, application of new or special materials or processes and difficult coordination or oversight requirements into problem solving and program planning.
• Provide leadership in determining solutions to complex problems and is recognized as having expertise in a functional area of technical specialization.
• Recommend research programs for others in group and assist in that planning.
• Develop solutions to the most complex technical problems in areas of expertise and in adjacent technical fields, influence technical direction of other parts of the department, acts as a technical communicator across disciplines to optimize the creative solution of technical problems.
• Conceive needed programs for self and for others in the department.
• Put needs in perspective with regard to other technical needs at SRNS.
• Sponsor new ideas in the department.
• Prepare plans including schedules, budgets and personnel requirements for solving major technical tasks for division.
• Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor expenditures of budget and review quality of work performed.
• Include research, development, testing, quality assurance requirements.
• Communicate results verbally and in manuscripts form.
• Report regularly the results and represent SRNS and SRS in technical areas to oversight groups and professional societies.
• Mentor less senior professionals in communication skills.
• Maintain excellent technical credibility by contributing significantly toward meeting Site missions and goals which may be demonstrated by issuing reports, making presentations, and /or involvement in national technical organizations.
• Mentor less senior professionals as a means of transferring technical knowledge and insight.
• Recommend engineering and technology research, development and application programs for others and assist in the planning of such programs.
• Demonstrate commitment to TQ concepts by active leadership leading to successful implementation of Division and Department TQ Initiatives.
• Be a resource for TQ initiatives in Department and Division.

• An advance degree and experience - PhD degree and about 15 years’ experience, MS degree and 17 years’ experience, BS degree and about 21 years’ experience.

• A minimum of 25 years of recent experience in the nuclear/criticality safety industry through support of the Department of Energy (DOE) or the commercial nuclear industry. (Alternate combination of education and experience will be considered where candidates have an advanced degree).
• Previous experience with the use and implementation of 10 CFR 830, DOE O 420.1C, and related directives and standards is required.
• Must demonstrate personal accountability for facility/project schedules, deadlines, budgets, and the safe performance of work; and proficiency in performing Criticality Safety Program assessments.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of a criticality safety code (MCNP or SCALE) is required.

• Previous experience in developing, reviewing, and maintaining SRS criticality safety documents.
• Demonstrated previous SRS nuclear and criticality safety engineering experience and qualifications.
• Possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years.