Principal Materials Engineer- Material Fabrication Facility

Working at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory we foster pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values:
Trust, Empowerment, and Collaboration. Our company promotes a positive culture while ensuring the safety and reliability of our nation's naval nuclear reactors, and training the Sailors who operate those reactors in the U.S. Navy's submarines and aircraft carrier Fleets.

The Materials Development Laboratory (MDL) seeks a candidate at the Principal Materials Engineer level to fill the laboratory engineer role within the Materials Fabrication Facility (MFF). The laboratory engineer is responsible for delivering quality work supporting our sponsors in the areas of heat treatment, rolling/forming, alloy development, and chemical processing for various metals.

Further responsibilities include:

• Administration of the laboratory work request process (i.e. review/assign work requests, schedule/lead pre-job briefs, review final laboratory results, update the laboratory work request system)
• Direct interaction with stakeholders during work planning and execution
• Oversee the laboratory equipment preventive maintenance program including pressure systems inspections
• Oversee upkeep of existing facility systems supporting the laboratory to include craft preventive maintenance
• Equipment procurement and vendor maintenance support
• MDL Property Coordinator
• Position may require some travel

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in a related technical, engineering or science field and a minimum of 9 years of relevant experience; or Masters degree from an accredited college or university in a related technical, engineering or science field and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience; or Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university in a related technical, engineering, science field and a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience;

or Currently a Principal Reactor Training Engineer, Refueling Engineer, or Field (RPCO) Engineer at the Company.

• Current/prior NNL laboratory operations experience
• Current/prior experience with air/vacuum heat treatments, alloy development processes, metal working/forming, and/or chemical surface treatments (i.e. pickling, etching, etc.)
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work within a multi-disciplined work group (e.g. engineers, laboratory personnel, management, customers, compliance personnel)
• Proactive problem solver
• Experience or degree in materials science, metallurgical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, or nuclear engineering

• Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary Benefits
• Disability, Life & Accident Insurance
• 401(k) Savings program & Capital Accumulation Plan
• Personal & Medical Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Tuition Assistance for Eligible Employees
• Student Debt Benefit Personal Time Off Sell Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness Program
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$ - $ annually

Salary information provided is a general guideline only. Annual salary is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

The Naval Nuclear Laboratory is operated for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC (FMP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fluor Corporation. Naval Nuclear Laboratory personnel are FMP employees who work at four DOE facilities:
Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Kenneth

A. Kesselring Site, and Naval Reactors Facility, and at the U.S. Department of Defense-owned Nuclear Power Training Unit-Charleston. FMP employees…