Engineer IV, Nuclear

Description

• Provide feedback and guidance to more junior team members with the execution of the core tasks and responsibilities listed in the Job Profile Task/Responsibilities section of this document.
• Maintain a professional demeanor and behavior at all times, in all forms of communication.
• Document V&V activities in accordance with NQA-1 and regulatory requirements and support licensing activities through rigorous validation of safety-related calculations.
• Recommend system design alterations and enhancements to improve quality of products and/or procedures from an assembly, transportation, construction, commissioning, operations, maintenance, and/or decommissioning perspective.
• Nuclear analysis software development, verification and validation.
• Lead reviews and presentations for internal company design reviews and customer design reviews regarding nuclear design.
• Radiation shielding design and analysis.
• Execute nuclear engineering assignments with clear and specified objectives; utilize conventional specifications and/or Interface Control Documents and plans.
• Collaborate in planning, scheduling, and organizing detailed phases of engineering work.
• Perform design, analysis, and evaluation in assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements.
• Perform benchmark analyses against experimental data and other code packages and quantify uncertainties in computational models and develop methods to address them.
• Verify and validate nuclear physics calculations that support our reactor design, licensing, and safety analysis activities.
• Develop and execute the V&V/ Commercial Grade Dedication (CGD) plans for SCALE and MCNP.
• Facilitate and assist in the assessment of customer needs and capture requirements and functions related to nuclear engineering.
• Lead the execution of the core tasks and responsibilities listed in the Job Profile Task/Responsibilities section of this document, without close supervision and some latitude for independent judgment.
• Collaborate in the technical oversight and direction of internal or external design teams.
• Reactor core design and analysis.
• Lead small groups of engineers to solve complex technical problems and deliver high quality engineering work products on time and within budget.
• Organize engineering efforts in assigned areas between specialty and other engineering groups or disciplines, with the client, suppliers, contractors, or other groups as required.

Requirements

• Possess technical experience and proven expertise in one or more of the following areas:
• Typically, ten years of experience in an engineering role.
• A master’s degree in engineering or related field (may include a combination of experience obtained through an academic institution, e.g., design projects, research, or design teams, as well as professional experience) may be in lieu of two years of experience.
• Reactor multiphysics analysis, especially pertaining to transient analysis.
• Bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering or related degree from an accredited institution.
• Linux, AWS and Scripting experience preferred.
• Previous experience at X-energy exceeding performance standards may be in lieu of years of experience.
• A Ph.D. in engineering or related field (may include a combination of experience obtained through an academic institution, e.g., design projects, research, or design teams, as well as professional experience) may be in lieu of three years of experience.
• Nuclear fuel analysis and qualification.
• Other areas of nuclear engineering or nuclear physics relevant to the design and analysis of small modular reactors, microreactors, and nuclear facilities.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance