Experimental Operations Engineer
Core
Oversee the design, construction, startup, commissioning, operations, and troubleshooting of intermediate-scale liquid metal technology experimental facilities and sub-systems.
Role type
Senior IC experimental operations engineer (nuclear/liquid metal systems)
Builds
Intermediate and small-scale liquid metal technology experiments, hydraulic loops, and qualification hardware for advanced reactor testing
Domain
Nuclear science and engineering / liquid metal technology / experimental facility operations
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
experimental design and operation, instrumentation specification and operation, resistance heating systems, LabVIEW/Eurotherm/industrial control, liquid metal and high temperature facility operations, leadership, mechanical equipment knowledge, thermal effects on materials, metallurgy, heat transfer, fluid mechanics
Preferred skills
artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in experiments
Technologies
LabVIEW, Eurotherm, industrial control systems, power supplies, controllers, data logging hardware
Responsibilities
Oversee construction, startup, commissioning, and operations of liquid metal experiments; develop, fabricate, troubleshoot, repair, calibrate, purchase, and maintain complex electronic and mechanical apparatus; design and test electro-mechanical equipment for advanced reactors; operate facilities to provide necessary conditions for research and development; coordinate installation and testing of specialized experimental equipment
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC