Senior Safety Engineer

Job Description Summary: The Senior Deterministic Safety Analysis (DSA) Engineer position will make immediate contributions to the team responsible for BWRX-300 deterministic safety analyses. The DSA team is responsible for performing safety analysis in support of various applications for BWRX-300 transient analyses, thermal hydraulic analyses, containment analysis, and stability 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. Essential Responsibilities: - 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. - 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. Eligibility Requirements: - This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government. - The preferred work location for this role is at the GEH Headquarters Wilmington, NC but qualified remote candidates will be considered. 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.