Senior Stability Analysis Engineer
Job Summary
As a member of the LOCA, Containment & Stability Analysis Team, you will perform safety analysis for plant thermal-hydraulic stability and related systems. You will support reload applications for Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) plants, including operating and new designs. The role involves cross-disciplinary collaboration, technical documentation, and providing mentorship within the team.
Responsibilities
- Perform plant thermal-hydraulic and stability safety analyses
- Support fuel project reload activities and new fuel design
- Collaborate across mechanical, core, and licensing teams
- Provide technical mentoring and develop training materials
Required Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
- 5+ years in T-H Stability Safety Analysis
- Knowledge of BWR technology and regulatory requirements
- Proficiency in T/H codes (TRACG, RELAP, TRACE) and programming
Job Details
Essential Responsibilities:
- Perform plant thermal-hydraulic stability analyses, plant noise analyses, PRNM stability interface, and other safety analyses with general expertise in two-phase thermal hydraulic analysis techniques.
- Take responsibility for fuel project activities including reload analyses, Stability methods implementation, new fuel design and introduction, and safety analysis support for emergent fuel issues.
- Perform in cross-disciplinary settings, engage with interfacing teams responsible for mechanical design, core design, licensing, systems design, or other affiliated organizations to find optimum customer solutions.
- Effectively communicate and coordinate activities with internal and external project managers, technical personnel, and customers on technical issues.
- Prepare, document and present technical data to internal/external customers.
- Provide technical mentoring to support Stability Analysis staff development and knowledge management, including procedure development and adherence.
- Develop/deliver training course offerings in support of external commercial requests, as well as for internal audiences for knowledge management, and knowledge capture and transfer.
- Contribute to team process improvements to drive speed and simplification.
- Ensure work is performed with high quality in accordance with regulatory rules and regulations, customer requirements, and business quality assurance standards.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Discipline (Nuclear, Mechanical, Chemical, or similar) from an accredited college or university.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in plant T-H Stability Safety Analysis and Methods.
Desired Characteristics:
- Experience in BWR Plant T-H Stability analyses, plant noise analyses, PRNM stability interface, stability setpoints methodology, and frequency and time domain methodologies.
- Ph.D. and/or M.S. Degree in Nuclear Engineering with experience in T-H modeling as applied to nuclear reactor systems.
- Experience with BWR technology and BWR Stability analysis to support applicable regulatory requirements.
- Knowledge of plant operational support in the Stability area.
- Knowledge of reactor licensing requirements.
- Experience with BWR simulator and use of 3-D neutron kinetics (e.g., PANAC).
- Experience with BWR/PWR T/H systems codes such as TRACG, RELAP, & TRACE.
- Programming experience such as C#, FORTRAN, or PYTHON.