Materials Engineer-MCFR experienced

Talascend is currently seeking a Materials Engineer for a long-term contract opportunity with a well-known nuclear company client based in Everett and Bellevue, Washington.

Pay: $52-85/hour based on experience. Hot job! Actively interviewing!

This role will be a part of a high-functioning team of engineers focused on materials engineering challenges for next-generation materials and components for molten chloride fast reactors (MCFR). You will be an integral part of the MCFR program, providing valuable materials insight and supporting plant-level decisions on material selection through developing a thorough understanding of candidate materials in this extreme environment.

The candidate will participate in both laboratory-based work in Everett and office-based work in Bellevue
. Remote work is not permitted
.

• Plan and oversee material testing and irradiation campaigns for candidate molten chloride fast reactor materials with internal and external collaborators.
• Plan and oversee post‑irradiation examination (PIE), testing, and characterization campaigns with external partners.
• Evaluate and analyze material testing, irradiation, and characterization data to provide inputs for reactor design.
• Develop test requirements, plans, specifications, and procedures for testing metallic materials in high-temperature molten salt environments and under irradiation.
• Assist in planning and participating in test programs for environmentally assisted degradation of candidate materials (e.g., corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, irradiation‑assisted degradation, environmentally assisted fatigue, creep).
• Interface with project teams (mechanical design, testing, radiochemistry) to ensure material development and testing efforts meet program objectives.
• Work collaboratively with external partners, collaborators, and suppliers for material testing and development projects.
• Maintain project schedules and deliver results to internal and external stakeholders on time.
• Conduct laboratory testing and material characterization.
• Provide materials engineering support for procurement of engineered components and systems.
• Assist in procurement of materials, equipment, and testing services, including authoring procurement requisitions and managing supplier performance.
• Perform scientific analysis on test data and generate technical reports documenting new knowledge related to material performance, reactor design, and material qualification.
• Provide material selection guidance and documentation supporting materials selection.

• Materials Engineer: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD
• Senior Materials Engineer: Bachelor’s degree with minimum 6 years of related experience;
  Master’s with 3 years; or PhD
• Principal Materials Engineer: Bachelor’s degree with 15+ years of related experience;
  Master’s with 8+ years;
  PhD with 5+ years

• Required: Experience in material development, testing, and characterization for nuclear research or industry applications.
• Required: Proficiency in experimental techniques for material testing and characterization.
• Required: Experience working with molten salts
  .
• Experience in materials characterization (SEM, TEM, hardness, tensile, fracture analysis, corrosion testing).
• Understanding of metallurgy, including fabrication and thermomechanical processing of nonferrous (nickel-based) and ferrous (stainless steel) alloys.
• Knowledge or exposure to neutron irradiation effects on metallic materials and/or post‑irradiation examination (PIE) is highly desired.
• Knowledge of non‑aqueous corrosion and environmentally assisted degradation mechanisms is desired.
• Knowledge of material aging mechanisms in nuclear reactors and other extreme environments is desired.
• Proficiency in writing technical documentation, including test reports and studies.
• Experience writing specifications for materials, testing, and fabrication.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience collaborating with external project partners, collaborators, and suppliers.
• Working knowledge of ASME Section III Div. 5 is highly desired.
• Experience working to quality standards such as ASME NQA‑1 is preferred.
• Ability to work…