Nuclear Material Control and Accountability Engineer

We are seeking a Nuclear Material Control and Accountability Engineer to support our Nuclear Material Control and Accountability program across fuel production, laboratory, storage, and material handling operations. This role ensures that nuclear material is accurately tracked, controlled, measured, reported, and managed in compliance with applicable regulatory and site requirements.

The NMCA Engineer works closely with operations, engineering, quality, security, licensing, and EH&S teams to ensure material control requirements are integrated into facility processes and maintained as operations scale. The role requires strong attention to detail, technical judgment, and the ability to work with complex material balances, inventory systems, measurement data, procedures, and compliance records in a regulated nuclear manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate records of nuclear material receipt, movement, use, storage, transfer, and disposition
• Support implementation of material control practices for nuclear material in production, laboratory, and storage areas
• Conduct and support physical inventories, material reconciliations, and inventory difference evaluations
• Maintain traceability of nuclear material across processes, containers, locations, and records
• Support development and implementation of material balance areas, item control areas, and related accountability controls

Material Accounting Systems & Data Analysis:

• Develop, maintain, and improve nuclear material accounting records, databases, and tracking systems
• Analyze material transactions, measurement data, inventory changes, and process losses to support accurate material balances
• Identify discrepancies, trends, or abnormal conditions and support investigation and resolution
• Support development of dashboards, reports, and tools to improve visibility into NMCA performance

Safeguards, Controls & Compliance:

• Support implementation of safeguards controls, including access controls, tamper-indicating devices, seals, surveillance practices, and controlled storage requirements
• Ensure NMCA activities comply with applicable NRC, DOE, and site-specific requirements
• Support preparation of required regulatory reports, inventory reports, and material transaction documentation

Measurement, Verification & Technical Support:

• Support measurement and verification activities for nuclear material, including coordination with analytical, metrology, and non-destructive assay methods where applicable
• Evaluate measurement uncertainty, data quality, and measurement system performance as it relates to material accountability

Cross-Functional Integration:

• Work with engineering, operations, quality, security, licensing, and EH&S teams to integrate NMCA requirements into facility operations

Program Development & Continuous Improvement:

• Support development and improvement of NMCA procedures, forms, records, and program documentation
• Identify opportunities to improve material tracking, reconciliation, reporting accuracy, and operational efficiency

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nuclear Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline
• 3+ years of experience in nuclear material control and accountability, safeguards, nuclear operations, fuel fabrication, or a regulated technical environment
• Experience with nuclear material inventory systems, material balance areas, item control, reconciliations, and regulatory reporting
• Familiarity with NRC, DOE, or other nuclear safeguards and material accountability requirements

Benefits:

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Disability and Life Insurance
• 401K Plan
• Paid Time Off, Holidays

Work Environment:

This role is based on-site in Scoville, ID and involves work in office, manufacturing, laboratory, storage, and controlled environments. The position requires interaction with operational teams and may involve time in areas where nuclear or radioactive materials are handled, stored, or processed. Use of personal protective equipment and adherence to security, radiological, environmental, and safety procedures may be required.