Associate Engineer-Staff Engineer - Nuclear Core Design Innsbrook

Description

• Perform periodic calculations supporting safe operation of the spent fuel pools, including criticality analysis and heat load analysis.
• Perform calculations to provide core physics input to reload safety analyses and fuel performance analyses.
• Provide technical support for on-site Reactor Engineering staff including development of startup and core follow inputs and reactivity management tools.
• Plan and implement efficient fuel management strategies.
• Interface with various groups within the Nuclear Analysis and Fuel & Regulatory Assurance Department as well as site Reactor Engineers.
• Develop and optimize core models using neutronic codes, such as the CASMO/SIMULATE code suite.

Requirements

• Knowledge and experience in out-of-core analysis tools such as MCNP or SCALE.
• Knowledge of nuclear core design analysis codes, models, and methods, including those used to perform nuclear core analysis.
• Knowledge of nuclear regulations and regulatory processes, especially those that establish requirements for the design and licensing bases of nuclear plants.
• Professional orientation and interpersonal skills, including an ability to lead, communicate effectively in both written and oral forms, work in teams, and to work independently under own initiative.
• Knowledge of the requirements of 10 CFR 50.59 and the provisions under which licensees may make changes to the facility without prior NRC review and approval.
• Knowledge of coding using Java, Fortran, or Python coding languages.
• Knowledge of nuclear fuel management and fuel cycle economics.
• Knowledge of fundamental nuclear, mechanical, and electrical theory, and knowledge of engineering design, design control, nuclear power plant systems, structures, components, and operation of nuclear power plants.
• Experience in the core reload process, including pattern search and optimization.
• Knowledge and experience in the use of CASMO/SIMULATE code suite or other neutronics code suite.
• The successful candidate must be able to obtain nuclear plant access, including associated background checks and random drug testing.
• Station/Reactor Engineering experience is desirable.
• Ability to effectively operate a personal computer and standard Microsoft applications.
• Problem-solving skills, including demonstrated ability to define problems, collect information, evaluate data, draw valid conclusions, and develop solutions on a case-by-case and nuclear-fleet-wide basis.
• Professional Engineering Certification is desirable.

Benefits

• This position will require occasional overtime.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance