Design Engineer at National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute

Required Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor's BSc.Eng/ B.Eng in Process, Mechanical, or Control and Instrumentation Discipline
• Registered as a Professional Engineer with ECSA

Required years of related experience:

• At least 3 years’ experience as a Design Engineer

Minimum Requirements

• Design and development
• Engineering Support Services
• Develop, implement, and maintain frameworks and procedures
• Regulatory Compliance
• Quality Assurance

Job Description

• The Design Engineer will develop and implement engineering solutions for the safe and efficient disposal of radioactive waste. This involves designing systems and processes that adhere to regulatory standards, ensuring environmental safety, and optimizing the management of waste materials.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Establish and ensure that all the necessary engineering systems, strategies, competencies, procedures and capabilities are in place to provide engineering services NRWDI wide in a cost effective and value adding manner.
• Ensure that the necessary engineering care and skill have been applied during the execution of our activities in order to comply with the OH&S Act and the NNR requirements.
• Ensure that designs of structures, electrical infrastructures and statutory equipment are authorised by an ECSA registered professional engineer.
• Participate in the local and global nuclear supply chain by means of product design, manufacturing and supply
• Provide engineering support services (design engineering) to NRWDI’s existing and new facilities and infrastructure.
• Define engineering Codes and Standards for NRWDI’s site.
• Ensure that all engineering activities are ISO 9001 certified and are continuously improved through an effective improvement programme, scoping and formulating execution strategies for new developmental projects, inclusive of assistance with licensing strategies.
• Develop, implement, and maintain frameworks and procedures.
• Create comprehensive frameworks that outline the processes and protocols for safe waste disposal.
• Ensure that the frameworks are compliant with regulatory standards and industry best practices.
• Implement procedures that facilitate the smooth operation of waste management systems.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and effective execution of procedures.
• Develop, implement and maintain frameworks and associated procedures for the management of technical systems consisting of the definition of User Requirements and the management and control of the design and development process.
• Ensure all designs meet industry regulations and safety standards for radioactive waste management.
• Establish a Physical Test Laboratory to support the quality engineering functions.
• Establish a quality engineering function which can investigate all technical NCRs which resulted from mechanical or material failures of systems, structures and components.
• Ensure that all laboratories comply with ISO/IEC 17025
• Adherence to nuclear licenses and improvement of conventional and nuclear safety, health and environmental systems.
• Implement rigorous testing and quality control measures to ensure the integrity and safety of design solutions.
• Implement designs that minimize environmental impact and promote sustainable waste management practices.
• Develop and maintain detailed records of design processes and project progress for future reference and audits.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes

Required Skills, Knowledge and Attributes:

Knowledge & Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of project management specifically with a good understanding of the activities, that must be performed by the various engineering disciplines.
• Thorough knowledge of ISO 9001 and other related standards in the nuclear industry.
• MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, MS Project).

Attributes:

• Judgment & Decision Making.
• Global Awareness/
• Environmental Scanning.
• Organisational alertness.
• Teamwork
• Technical Expertise
• Customer Orientation
• Written communication
• Integrity
• Customer focus