Contractor – Thermal-Hydraulic Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Report to the Manager of Thermal Hydraulics

• Work collaboratively with teams in Nuclear Methods, Nuclear Design, Code Development, Engineering, and Operations

• Conduct and assess system-level thermal-hydraulic evaluations utilizing RELAP

• Perform and review subchannel analyses using VIPRE

• Prepare and validate VIPRE subchannel analyses, including CHF predictions and margin assessments

• Prepare and validate RELAP system-level evaluations, covering LOCA, non-LOCA transients, and design-basis evaluations

• Analyze system designs, operational functions, and engineered features for essential safety functions

• Suggest design modifications that maintain safety margins and optimize system performance

• Lead interdisciplinary thermal-hydraulic reviews for reload safety analyses, plant design modifications, operational strategies, and licensing deliverables

• Identify margin sensitivities and impacts at cross-discipline interfaces

• Assist in the development and upkeep of licensed thermal-hydraulic methods and their implementation in analyses

• Uphold thermal-hydraulic modeling standards, assess method applicability ranges, and provide guidance on code and model updates

• Apply licensed methods to various regulatory frameworks and adjust methodologies to meet country-specific regulatory requirements

• Oversee interfaces with core and fuel design, subchannel thermal hydraulics, and transient analysis

• Offer technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, and direct complex analysis projects

• Contribute to licensing technical/topical reports, license applications, and other licensing documentation

• Engage in licensing discussions with governmental regulators

• Create and validate engineering reports, calculations, studies, system descriptions, requirement specifications, and design documents

• Develop innovative solutions to complex technical challenges and perform analyses with minimal supervision

• Adapt to shifting priorities, including urgent analyses, cross-functional reviews, technical troubleshooting, and special studies

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of a B.S. degree in Nuclear, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering (or a related field) from an accredited four-year college or university is required

• An advanced degree in Nuclear, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering is preferred

• At least 8 years of full-time, relevant engineering experience is necessary

• Experience in implementing engineering design processes for subchannel thermal-hydraulics, transient analysis, and associated safety analysis is required

• Proficiency with RELAP5 is essential

• Must be eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810

• Familiarity with quality assurance regulations, standards, and guidelines from 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, and ASME NQA-1 is required

• Capability to travel both nationally and locally using standard transportation methods

• Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing, using phones, personal interaction, and computers

• Quick learner with the ability to grasp and apply new concepts efficiently

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands to operate office equipment, and reach with hands and arms

🏝️ Benefits

• 40 hour/week contract position anticipated to extend through 2027

• Remote work opportunity within the contiguous United States

• Travel required as necessary for business purposes

• Reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities

• Commitment to equal opportunity employment