Associate Radiation Safety Officer

Location: Everett, Washington, USA

Salary: $138,685–$171,206 per year; range specific to Washington State.

Company

hirify.global is a nuclear technology company developing advanced nuclear energy technologies and medical isotope applications.

What you will do

• Administer the Radiation Safety Program under the direction of the Radiation Safety Officer.
• Ensure radiation activities comply with regulations, licenses, and company policies.
• Prepare Radiation Work Permits, licensing amendments, permitting applications, audits, reports, and program reviews.
• Lead or support responses to abnormal events, accident investigations, radiological work reviews, and ALARA controls.
• Perform contamination and exposure-rate surveys, laboratory inspections, airborne monitoring, decontamination, and Class 7 radioactive material shipment reviews.
• Supervise and provide operational, training, instrumentation, and compliance support to Health Physicists, technicians, and radiation workers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Radiation Protection, Radiological or Health Science, or a related technical discipline with 5 years of experience; alternatively, a master’s or PhD with 2 years of experience, CHP or NRC-recognized specialty-board certification, or equivalent education and experience.
• Experience interpreting regulations, licensing requirements, supervising or coaching teams, and overseeing radiological work in radiation and contamination areas.
• Experience with swipe counters, ion chambers, GM meters, gamma counters, and gamma spectroscopy systems.
• Experience performing radiation contamination and exposure-rate surveys and applying health physics principles.
• Ability to perform physical tasks with and without respiratory protection, wear PPE including a respirator, lift up to 50 pounds, and climb ladders up to 50 feet.
• Applicants must provide information relevant to U.S. Government export-control review; foreign nationals may require export authorization.

Nice to have

• CHP certification or other NRC-recognized specialty-board certification.
• Military experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental, life, disability, wellness, and gender affirmation benefits.
• 401(k) plan, parental leave, and discretionary short-term incentive eligibility.
• 21 days of annually accrued paid time off and 10 paid holidays.
• Relocation assistance and professional and educational support opportunities.
• Work may involve modified schedules, overtime, laboratories, warehouses, fume hoods, glove boxes, hot cells, and radiological or chemical hazards.