UF6 Conversion / Fluorination Process Engineer

Position Title: UF6 Conversion / Fluorination Process Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting direct hire UF6 Conversion / Fluorination Process Engineer opportunity.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and evaluate uranium conversion and fluorination processes, including feed preparation, reaction conditions, product recovery, and recycle interfaces.
• Evaluate relationships between feed chemistry, temperature, gas composition, residence time, conversion efficiency, impurities, and product quality.
• Participate in laboratory and demonstration-facility setup, commissioning, testing, sampling, troubleshooting, and campaign reviews.
• Define feed requirements and product-quality targets with analytical chemistry and downstream process teams.
• Establish process requirements for gas delivery, off-gas treatment, monitoring, and safe shutdown in coordination with responsible engineering teams.
• Assess corrosion, deposition, contamination, sealing, and materials-of-construction challenges in uranium-bearing and fluorinating environments.
• Support equipment selection and commissioning for reactors, feeders, heated systems, recovery equipment, and gas-handling systems.
• Maintain experimental records, process data, sample traceability, and technical evaluations to support technology development and future qualification.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, nuclear engineering, materials science, or a closely related discipline.
• Experience in fluorination, halogen chemistry, gas-solid reaction systems, uranium conversion, specialty chemical processing, or comparable high-hazard process development.
• Hands-on experience operating or supporting laboratory, pilot, or demonstration systems involving reactive gases, high temperatures, corrosive service, vacuum/pressure systems, or controlled-atmosphere processing.
• Ability to develop process operating windows, interpret reaction performance, identify conversion or impurity limitations, and recommend process or equipment improvements.
• Experience working within formal hazard controls, operating procedures, interlocks, and change-management requirements.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Advanced degree in a relevant technical discipline.
• Direct experience with uranium fluorination or UF6 production.
• Familiarity with fluorine-bearing gas systems, corrosion-resistant materials, heated gas-solid reactors, or UF6 handling.
• Experience with online gas analysis, process analytical technologies, or reaction-completion monitoring.
• Nuclear fuel-cycle or DOE/regulated nuclear-facility experience.

Job Details:

• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary Range: $110-$255K
• Location: Oak Ridge, TN (Onsite).
• Due to government contract requirements, this position is restricted to U.S. Citizens, Permanent Residential or GC Holder only.

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