This position is located in the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Office of the Technical Director. The Board is an independent agency in the Executive Branch whose mission is to oversee all activities affecting nuclear safety within the Department of Energy’s (DOE) nuclear weapons complex and to recommend to the Secretary of Energy any specific measures that should be adopted to ensure that the public and workers are adequately protected.

Duties

This is a developmental position.  As a Summer Scholar - General Engineer (Developmental), the incumbent performs a variety of technical assignments within the Office of the Technical Director.  The incumbent reports to the Deputy Technical Director and serves under the direction of an assigned technical staff member. 

Requirements

Qualifications

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of engineering concepts, principles, and practices; Ability to plan and organize work and coordinate with other engineering, science personnel and mathematics majors; Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and maintain good working relationships; and Ability to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills; use of training, feedback, or other opportunities for self-learning and development. 

Education

• This position has a positive education requirement. Therefore, you MUST be currently enrolled in an undergraduate engineering, mathematics or science degree program in a college or university with at least one program accredited by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and provide documentation supporting any education claims in your application.  Ideally, you will be a rising senior in an undergraduate program, but other circumstances will be considered.  An unofficial transcript is the acceptable form of education documentation. If no proof of continued enrollment is provided, you will not be eligible for this internship.

• Report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.  For more information, you may refer to the following U.S. Department of Education website:  http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.

Disciplines:  Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Systems or Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Seismology, Materials Science, or any related academic discipline, such as Physics or Chemistry.

Contacts

• Address Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 625 Indiana Ave NW Suite 700 Washington, District of Columbia 20004 United States
• Name: Carolyn Smith Washington
• Phone: 202-826-9670
• Email: [email protected]