Lead Nuclear Safety Engineer
Job Summary
The Lead Deterministic Safety Analysis (DSA) Engineer will perform thermal-hydraulic and plant transient analyses to support BWRX-300 applications. This role involves developing safety methodologies, collaborating across engineering disciplines, and ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines. The position provides opportunities to utilize automation tools while solving complex, real-world nuclear plant challenges.
Responsibilities
- Lead deterministic safety and transient analyses
- Perform thermal-hydraulic and stability evaluations
- Develop and improve technical automation methods
- Ensure regulatory and quality standard compliance
- Collaborate with cross-disciplinary engineering teams
Required Skills
- BWR thermal-hydraulic analysis
- Nuclear safety regulatory knowledge
- TRACG/RELAP/TRACE software experience
- Programming (C#/FORTRAN/Python)
- Technical documentation and reporting
Job Details
Essential Responsibilities:
- Lead projects including technical evaluations and analyses in Anticipated Operational Occurrences, Transients without Scram, Reactor Heat Balance, and Thermal Hydraulic Fuel Channel Analyses.
- Perform plant thermal hydraulic evaluations and analyses in areas of Containment, HELB, Fire Safe Shutdown, Annulus Pressurization Loads, and RIPD.
- Perform plant thermal hydraulic evaluations and analyses related to BWR stability.
- Deliver products consistent with customer requirements, business procedures, and regulatory agency guidelines.
- Create and improve cutting-edge automation and analytical methods.
- Prepare thorough technical reports, correspondence, documentation, and calculations.
- Perform technical verification of engineering deliverables.
- Present complex technical issues to internal and external customers and recommend solutions.
- Coordinate in cross-disciplinary settings with mechanical, core, licensing, and systems design teams.
- Ensure all work complies with regulatory rules and business quality assurance standards.
Required Qualifications:
- B.S. Degree in Engineering Discipline (Nuclear, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or similar).
- At least 5 years of relevant nuclear experience.
Desired Characteristics:
- Master's degree in engineering or Senior Reactor Operator Certification.
- Experience with BWR core simulation and thermal-hydraulic systems codes (e.g., TRACG, RELAP, TRACE).
- Experience with BWR Containment, HELB, Fire Safe Shutdown, Annulus Pressurization Loads, and RIPD analyses.
- Knowledge of BWR Systems and integrated plant response.
- Proficiency in nuclear engineering principles (physics, thermal hydraulics, mechanical design).
- Experience with two-phase thermal hydraulic analysis techniques and Best Estimate methodology development.
- Experience with Containment codes such as GOTHIC.
- Programming experience in C#, FORTRAN, or PYTHON.