Senior Technical Advisor for Materials Engineering

Summary This position is located in Division of Advanced Reactor Science. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within the agency. The supervisor is Ravi Penmetsa. This position is subject to Public Financial Disclosure reporting requirements. This position is subject to security ownership restriction reporting requirements. Responsibilities The successful candidate will serve as an agency authority on materials science and engineering for advanced nuclear reactors, including structural and pressure-boundary materials, fuel and cladding materials, graphite and ceramic composites, and coolant-compatible materials, across the full lifecycle of design, fabrication, operation, and decommissioning, with particular emphasis on materials qualification, performance, and degradation in the high-temperature, high-fluence, and chemically aggressive environments characteristic of advanced reactor technologies. Duties include but are not limited to: Serves as an...