Senior Engineer - Nuclear Deterministic Safety Analysis

Job Description

The individual will work within an energetic team environment to perform thermal-hydraulic and plant transient analyses to support a variety of applications encompassing BWRX-300 DSA. The position offers limitless opportunities to contribute to the fundamental bases of nuclear power plant operations and safety analysis by applying state-of-the-art thermal hydraulics methods to satisfy licensing requirements and solve real day-to-day plant problems. Additionally, this position has direct customer-facing opportunities through training, deliverables, and collaboration. The DSA team offers unique opportunities to create and/or improve cutting-edge automation and methods.

• Lead a variety of projects including technical evaluations and analyses in the area of Anticipated Operational Occurrences, Anticipated Transients without Scram, Reactor Heat Balance, and Thermal Hydraulic Fuel Channel Analyses.
• Perform plant thermal hydraulic evaluations and analyses in the areas of Containment, HELB, Fire Safe Shutdown, Annulus Pressurization Loads, and RIPD analyses.
• Perform plant thermal hydraulic evaluations and analyses in the areas of BWR stability.

Essential Responsibilities

• Deliver products at a consistently high and sustainable level in accordance with customer requirements, business procedures, and regulatory agency guidelines.
• Utilize unique opportunities to create and/or improve cutting-edge automation and methods
• Prepare thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, and calculations
• Perform technical verification of engineering technical deliverables
• Prepare, communicate, and present complex technical issues to internal and external customers and recommend solutions
• Perform in cross-disciplinary settings, engaged with interfacing teams responsible for mechanical design, core design, licensing, systems design, or other affiliated organizations to find optimum customer solutions.
• Ensure work is performed with high quality in accordance with regulatory rules and regulations, customer requirements, and business quality assurance standards.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in Engineering Discipline (Nuclear, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or similar).
• At least 8 years of relevant nuclear experience

Desired Characteristics

• Master's Degree or Ph.D. Degree in Engineering; or Senior Reactor Operator Certification
• Experience with BWR core simulation and thermal-hydraulic systems codes.
• Experience with BWR Containment, HELB, Fire Safe Shutdown, Annulus Pressurization Loads, and RIPD analyses.
• Extensive knowledge of BWR Systems and integrated plant response
• Extensive knowledge of the fundamental principles of nuclear engineering such as nuclear physics, thermal hydraulics, and mechanical design, as applied to BWR
• Expertise in two-phase thermal hydraulic analysis techniques.
• Experience with standard engineering work planning and design process techniques
• Knowledge of reactor licensing requirements
• Experience with BWR/PWR T-H systems codes such as TRACG, RELAP & TRACE
• Experience in Best Estimate methodology development (e.g., TRACG)
• Experience with Containment codes such as GOTHIC
• Experience with Best Estimate and CSAU applications
• Programming experience such as C#, FORTRAN, or PYTHON
• Acts with honesty and integrity, takes ownership of their work, and communicates with confidence and clarity.
• Highly motivated and committed to delivering quality results, always looking for ways to improve.