Reactor Operations Engineer

About the role

Welcome to BWXT

We believe in empowering our employees and cultivating a dynamic workplace that fosters growth and collaboration. Whether you’re an experienced professional or just starting your career, you'll find opportunities to challenge yourself, learn from seasoned experts, and contribute to nuclear innovation. We require a diverse range of skills to support our work in the markets that drive our business and welcome candidates from all backgrounds and life stages who are passionate about making a difference.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of reactor operating strategies.
• Lead the development of the reactor concept of operations to describe the use of the system from the perspective of the reactor operator, encompassing all modes of operation.
• Lead the preparation of reactor operating procedures, including normal and off-normal conditions and events, surveillance procedures, alarm response procedures, etc.
• Lead the development and preparation of nuclear operations and engineering training materials.
• Integrate and coordinate across disciplines to implement operating approaches for safe, efficient, and reliable plant operations.
• Support reactor simulator development, to include interfacing with multiple organizations and contractors, aggregating design data, and developing scenarios for evaluations.
• Support development of control algorithms for semi-autonomous and/or manual operations.
• Support the evaluation of integrated plant response to various events, accidents, and malfunctions.
• Support the design of plant control and monitoring interfaces, including the Human Machine Interface in the control room as well as other operator interfaces.
• Develop operations training material for internal and external customer use.
• Collaborate with designers for optimized maintainability of the systems.
• Participate in design reviews and provide feedback from an operations and maintenance perspective.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering or physics is required.
• A minimum of four (4) years of experience in nuclear operations or engineering is required; on-the-job training in nuclear operations does not count toward the experience requirement.
• Must be familiar with the interrelationships and dependencies of reactor systems, encompassing nuclear, mechanical, I&C and electrical systems – and their response as an integrated power plant system.
• Must be familiar with the operation and maintenance of reactor equipment.
• Must have demonstrated ability to collaborate through influence within matrixed organizations.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) or Department of Defense (DOD) security clearance, whichever is required.

Qualifications

• SRO or RO license from a civilian nuclear power plant, or EWS/EOOW qualification from the U.S. Navy.
• Prior experience with the development and implementation of control schemes for nuclear plant operations in normal and off-normal conditions.
• Nuclear Operations Training experience.
• Nuclear Reactor Simulator Design and maintenance experience.
• Familiarity with high temperature gas reactor technologies.
• Experience in the design of fluid systems.
• Experience in the design of I&C systems.
• Experience in the design of electrical systems.
• Experience working with U.S. Government customer (e.g., DOD, DOE, NASA).

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package, including health, dental, and retirement plans.

Flexible work schedules and paid time off to promote a healthy work-life balance.

Professional development opportunities, including mentorship programs and sponsorship for continuing education.

An inclusive atmosphere that celebrates new perspectives and supports collaboration between different generations.

The chance to be part of a mission-driven organization making a positive impact on the future of energy.

Pay

$86,000.00 - $157,000.00

Schedule

On-site in Lynchburg, VA at the Advanced Technologies Office