Post Bachelor's - Software Engineer

Post Bachelor's - Software Engineer

Location: Materials and Fuels Complex

Schedule: 4X10's with every Friday off

Program Duration: 2 year

Position Overview: Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is seeking a post bachelor's student for a two-year program designed to bridge the gap between education and career readiness. The selected candidate will work as a Software Engineer, contributing to solutions using current and latest computing technologies to partner with legacy software applications complying with NQA-1 requirements. The student will apply experience in software and hardware engineering principles, theories, concepts, and technologies with complex engineered systems.

Responsibilities:

• Apply software engineering principles, theories, and concepts to processes and information display and visualization.
• Plan, develop and implement software-engineering solutions to complex chemical and metallurgical processing applications and related projects. This requires flowsheet modeling, material balance calculations, and material tracking methodologies.
• Support project plans and requirements, establish scope, cost and schedule estimates for development activities.
• Participate in technical reviews for process data analysis at various phases of development and provide recommendations for computer technology solutions to customers and management's needs.
• Maintain and upgrade a variety of database architectures and software systems, and develop new software capabilities to support chemical and metallurgical processing.
• Create new methodologies and architectures that grow the organizations' mission.
• Ensure Compliance with INL's safety, security, environmental, health and nuclear quality assurance requirements.
• Analyze source code and system design documentation, reports from users, and other technical artifacts to create reports and present to other staff and management assessments of code quality, the probable origin and possible effects of defects and anomalies, and recommendations for improvements and enhancements.
• Participate in professional development to maintain technical proficiency in current and latest technologies.

Minimum Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, computer information systems, information technology field, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Computer Science or Software Engineering with experience in Chemical, Metallurgical or Nuclear Engineering.
• Have experience with chemical, metallurgical or similar process plants, systems, and equipment and understand metallurgical accounting and statistics modeling.

Program Benefits:

• Mentored environment providing post-degree work experience.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Accelerated knowledge transfer from retiring staff to early career individuals.

Review and Evaluation:

• Performance and satisfaction will be reviewed at three, six, and nine months. At the nine-month review, potential next steps will be discussed:
• Transition to a full-time role
• Pursue additional education
• Explore other opportunities
• Conclude the assignment

Job Information:

• The pay range for this position is $82,152 - $88,987. At Idaho National Laboratory compensation decisions are determined using factors such as education, relevant experience, and other credentials.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this classification, the employee may be required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, bend, use hands to handle materials, manipulate tools, keyboard, and type, reach with hands and arms, and operate job-related equipment. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds with assistance. Sufficient visual acuity and hearing capacity to perform the essential functions and interact with the public is required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits and Relocation

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) with a 4.2% employer contribution and up to 4.8% match
• Paid time off (personal leave)
• Employee Education Program (tuition assistance)
• Comprehensive Relocation Package
• Benefit eligibility subject multiple factors, including employment status and position classification.

INL is a science-based, applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's mission in nuclear energy research, science, and national defense. With more than 5,800 scientists, researchers, and support staff, the laboratory works with national and international governments, universities and industry partners to discover new science and development technologies that underpin the nation's nuclear and renewable energy, national security, and environmental missions.

Selective Service Requirements To be eligible for employment at INL males born after December 31, 1959 must have registered with the Selective Service System (SSS). For more information see www.sss.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of INL to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Women and People of Color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Reasonable Accommodation We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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