Nuclear Thermal-Hydraulic Engineer

Responsibilities

• Prepare calculations, evaluations, engineering change packages, and licensing documents associated with mechanical, nuclear or chemical safety analysis.
• Provide technical support and develop licensing documents for Safety Analysis Reports (SAR), Integrated Safety Assessments (ISA), or license amendment requests (LAR) related to nuclear analysis licensing submittals.
• Develop and assess the nuclear facility safety programs, design basis documents, key calculations, processes and procedures in accordance with current design and regulatory requirements and expectations (USNRC & DOE).
• Perform steady-state and transient thermal-hydraulic analysis of high energy line breaks, containment response, perform flooding analysis, develop environmental qualification profiles, and perform control room habitability/HVAC performance evaluations.
• Perform modeling of nuclear systems using knowledge of thermal-hydraulics and computer software tools in support of commercial operating plants and new reactor designs.
• Perform steady state and transient analysis of power plant piping systems including evaluations of hydrodynamic loads, water hammer, heat exchanger performance, pump specification, etc.
• Experience with LOCA, transient, stability, subchannel, and other safety analysis methods is preferred.
• Participate in and support client peer reviews, expert panels and NRC audits.
• Collaborate with discipline and client counterparts to ensure project clarity.
• Develop technical proposals and support business development as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related engineering degree.
• A minimum of 3+ years of experience of safety analysis work in a nuclear environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Interest in application of technical skills to unique, varied and challenging engineering problems.
• Willingness to travel to a plant site for meetings and/or assignments.