Nuclear Engineering & Radiation Safety Officer

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Nuclear Engineering & Radiation Safety Officer

Administrative Full Time Officer/Director McAllen, TX, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1104

Job Title: Nuclear Engineering & Radiation Safety Officer

Location: Austin, TX or San Francisco, CA Pay Classification: Salaried

Reports to: Chief Technology Officer Job Code: 2001

Supervisory Responsibilities: No Revised: 10/07/2026

Description (objectives of the position):

The Nuclear Engineering & Radiation Safety Officer role provides technical leadership and expertise and operational support across engineering, operations, and research and development activities. This position leads radiation safety programs, nuclear engineering analyses, shielding design, dosimetry analytics, radiation detection, and high-energy particle system operations and helps develop customer facing regulatory services.

The successful candidate will work closely with engineering and operations teams to lead facility development, experimental activities, radiation safety initiatives, and continuous improvement of facility and system performance. The role requires strong technical capabilities, attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic and technically complex environment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with and provide technical support to engineering and operations teams.
• Provide technical expertise in areas including MCNP calculations, shielding requirements, radiation safety initiatives, and dosimetry data analytics, including performing simulations, analyses, developing designs, and writing reports and proposals
• Develop dosimetry analytics models for assessing dosimetry data and translating results into beam Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Develop shielding models for new facilities and equipment.
• Develop, enhance, and execute Radiation Safety procedures and training materials.
• Assist with ECP, linac system, and shielding testing and experiments.
• Coordinate and perform R&D activities with technical staff, including:
  • Supporting experimental setup and execution.
  • Verifying experiments are conducted in accordance with approved plans and procedures.
  • Verifying all beam and dose delivered are in accordance with established requirements.
  • Enhancing ECP facility and linac system design and performance.
• Analyze technical data and communicate findings and recommendations to engineering, operations, and leadership.
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of technical and operational issues.
• Maintain compliance with applicable safety standards, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive a strong safety culture in the organization. Establish and lead organizational efforts around safety and operational excellence.
• Build, enhance, and execute customer facing product providing regulatory compliance as a service.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications (specific requirements needed to be qualified for the position)

• Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• 8 or more years of experience designing, building, or operating nuclear facilities or high-energy particle systems, including technical leadership of shielding analyses or radiation safety programs.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership within a multidisciplinary team, mentor technical staff, and synthesize complex technical information to accomplish shared objectives.
• Strong knowledge of radiation safety principles and demonstrated experience developing and implementing radiation safety procedures, training, and regulatory compliance programs.
• Demonstrated proficiency with MCNP or comparable particle-transport simulation tools for shielding design, dose calculations, and interpretation and validation of simulation results.
• Demonstrated experience selecting, using, and interpreting results from radiation detection and dosimetry equipment, including multi-particle spectrometry.
• Experience applying computer programming, databases, and statistical or numerical analysis to dosimetry data, beam performance assessment, or engineering problems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including preparation of technical reports, proposals, training materials, and recommendations for technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Ability to work independently with little or no supervision, establish technical priorities, and exercise sound judgment on complex engineering and radiation safety issues.
• Ability to thrive in a challenging, dynamic environment and adapt quickly to changing priorities and issues.
• Detail-oriented and organized, with a strong discipline for establishing and adhering to standards and procedures and ensuring the quality of technical work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Nuclear Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• 10 or more years of experience designing, building, or operating nuclear facilities or high-energy particle systems, including leadership of multidisciplinary projects or radiation safety programs.
• Experience serving as a Radiation Safety Officer or leading accelerator radiation safety programs, including regulatory submissions, inspections, and customer compliance support. Experience working with activated or contaminated materials is also desirable.
• Expert-level experience with MCNP and other particle-tracking simulation tools.
• Outstanding analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to resolve conflicts and drive issues to resolution.
• Experience developing or delivering customer-facing regulatory compliance services or technical consulting engagements.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

The majority of time performing this job is split between a standard office environment and the facility. The employee frequently sits, reaches with hands and arms, climbs or balances, stands and walks, grasps with hands and fingers, and lifts up to 15 pounds.

The employee may occasionally bend, twist, push, pull, climb, squat, crawl, or kneel. The position requires frequent use of computers, telephones, writing instruments, and other standard office and technical equipment.

A significant portion of the time may be spent in a refrigerated area requiring standing and walking. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally be exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicles. Noise levels in the operational facility may be high, while noise levels in the office environment are generally quiet to moderate.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.