General Engineer/Physical Scientist

General Engineer/Physical Scientist

Department: Department of Energy

Location(s): Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Salary Range: $88621 - $199214 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is part of the Y12 Field Office (YFO), Assistant Manager for Nuclear Safety and Engineering. A successful candidate in this position will serve as a General Engineer/Physical Scientist to provide technical expertise oversight of the Nuclear Safety Basis Program.

Major Duties:

• As a General Engineer/Physical Scientist you will: Provides federal oversight of the planning, coordination and implementation of hazard controls and safety systems to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 830 and DOE Order 420.1. Conduct oversight to ensure safety system operability, reliability, and availability of system systems and hazard controls are technically sound and the defensible safety envelope is maintained. Responsible for technical review of the following processes: Safety Design Strategies, Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis, Documented Safety Analysis (DSA), and Technical Safety Requirements (TSR), Assigned Safety Systems, Cognizant System Engineer Program, and Configuration Management. Manage federal oversight in the planning coordination, and review activities that support the implementation of Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs). Provides technical review of proposed controls and their implementation for nuclear material operations. Provides federal oversight of the planning, coordination and implementation of controls and safety systems to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 830, and DOE Order 420.1. Ensures systems, structures and components that are important to nuclear facilities safety, as identified through Safety Analysis Reports (SARs) or Documented Safety Analysis (DSAs), are properly defined and managed to maintain operability, reliability, and availability. Provides federal oversight of Safety System operability determination or evaluations for safety systems with identified deficient conditions. Administered contractor oversight of Safety Basis activities to ensure the applicable DOE/NNSA requirements are met.

Qualifications: EN-3: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA pay band level or GS grade level in the Federal Service, i.e. (EN/NQ-2 or GS-11). Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Experience applying nuclear safety engineering base program principles, practices, requirements, and objectives sufficient to administer nuclear engineering safety rules, regulations, and standards. Examples of Qualified Experience: Experience performing reviews associated with any of the following: preliminary hazard analysis, un-reviewed safety questions, safety analysis, technical safety requirements, fire hazard analysis, or safety-related systems. Experience with technical or operational problems (e.g. Unreviewed Safety Questions, Potential Inadequate Safety Analysis, Technical Safety Requirement Violation, Occurrence Reporting, Readiness Assessments, and Management Assessments). EN-4: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA pay band level or GS grade level in the Federal Service, i.e. (EN/NQ-3 or GS-12). Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Experience applying nuclear safety engineering base program principles, practices, requirements, and objectives sufficient to provide oversight and advisory nuclear engineering safety rules, regulations and standards. Examples include (Need 2 of the 3): 1. Experience with leading, reviewing or implementing of nuclear requirements (e.g. 10 CFR 830, DOE O 226.1B, DOE O 420.1C, DOE STD 3009, DOE STD 1027, DOE STD 1189, DOE STD 1186). 2. Experience developing and/or reviewing documents in support of nuclear facility operations associated with any of the following: preliminary hazard analysis, un-reviewed safety questions, safety analysis, technical safety requirements, fire hazard analysis or safety-related systems. 3. Experience in resolving and presenting solutions for technical or operational problems (e.g. Unreviewed Safety Questions, Potential Inadequate Safety Analysis, Technical Safety Requirement Violation, Occurrence Reporting, Readiness Assessments, and Management Assessments). Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below. Cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write "see resume" in your application! General Engineering Health Physics Team Building Technical Competence Writing "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: You must have a login.gov account to sign into USAJOBS: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/account/. To begin the application process in USAJOBS, click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all required and supporting documentation. You must click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 pm (ET) on the announcement closing date. You may update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period by returning to your USAJOBS account, select Update Application: https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To verify the status of your application, during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account; applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each application status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/. If you need help with login.gov or USAJOBS (e.g., account access, Resume Builder) visit the USAJOBS Help Center: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/ Employees or applicants may request Reasonable Accommodation (RA) for assistance, when applying or competing for a job or performing a job due to their medical condition or to exercise their religious beliefs. If you need reasonable accommodation in the application or selection process, please contact the Agency Contact listed on this vacancy announcement. If you experience difficulty applying on USAJOBS, after clicking the Apply Online button, or you are experiencing a significant hardship hindering your ability to apply online, the Agency Contact listed in the announcement can assist you during normal business hours. If you receive any system error messages, take screenshots if possible, to aid technical support.

Application Deadline: 2026-01-16