Nuclear Engineer, Level 4

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

📋 Description

• Conduct core design and neutronics analysis for cycle design and reloads, encompassing lattice physics generation and core loading optimization.

• Provide safety-related physics information to engineering design, analysis interfaces, and licensing requirements.

• Prepare core monitoring inputs, COLR inputs, and technical documentation to support operations.

• Convert method limits, assumptions, and uncertainties into actionable guidance for plant engineering and operations.

• Configure, validate, and sustain core monitoring software models and their inputs.

• Design, analyze, and facilitate the deployment of neutron source assemblies, including mechanical and neutronics evaluations.

• Evaluate design and licensing foundations and identify associated risks, challenges, and opportunities.

• Ensure the alignment and integration of licensed methods for customers and end users.

• Provide technical leadership, oversee complex analysis tasks, and mentor junior engineers.

• Prepare and verify engineering reports, calculations, studies, system descriptions, requirement specifications, and additional design documentation.

• Assist in the development and maintenance of licensed nuclear design methods and the corresponding implementing analyses.

• Coordinate analysis milestones with operational schedules, outage windows, and reload execution plans.

• Relay technical information across various disciplines and with both internal and external stakeholders, including customers and regulatory bodies.

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

• Adapt to shifting organizational priorities, including urgent analysis needs, 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 a four-year accredited institution.

• An M.S. in Nuclear, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering is preferred.

• At least 8 years of full-time, directly relevant engineering experience is required.

• Proven experience in implementing engineering design processes for core design, neutronics, reactor engineering, and associated safety analysis.

• Experience in fuel design or fuel performance is advantageous.

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

• Practical knowledge and experience in PWR reactor physics analyses.

• Understanding and application of quality assurance regulations, standards, and guidelines of 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, and NQA-1.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including phone and personal interactions.

• Ability to quickly learn new job functions and comprehend, understand, and apply new concepts in a fast-paced environment.

• Willingness to travel nationally and locally using common modes of transportation.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work option for individuals residing more than 30 miles from a physical NuScale office, provided they are within the contiguous United States.

• Reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.

• Employee benefits information can be found on the Careers Overview page.