Compensation Overview

Salary Range: 110000 to 190000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive neutronic analyses for reactor core design, including but not limited to fuel loading patterns, burnup calculations, and criticality safety assessments
• Utilize advanced modeling and simulation tools (such as VERA, RELAP5-3D, MCNP, SCALE, RADTRAD, COMSOL, or CASMO5) to perform simulations and analyses, ensuring accurate and reliable results
• Collaborate closely with the licensing and safety analysis teams to establish and refine technical specifications that meet minimum viable standards for regulatory approval and operational safety
• Engage in continuous improvement efforts to enhance simulation methodologies, tool capabilities, and overall design processes
• Stay abreast of industry trends, advancements, and regulatory changes that impact neutronic analysis and reactor design

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Nuclear Engineering, or a related degree (e.g., physics with nuclear concentration)
• 5+ years of relevant experience in nuclear engineering or a closely related field
• Proficient with one or more neutronics and thermal-hydraulic modeling and simulation tools such as VERA, RELAP (RELAP5-3D), MCNP, SCALE, RADTRAD, COMSOL, or CASMO (CASMO5)
• Strong understanding of reactor physics, nuclear materials, and fuel cycle analysis
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams, including collaboration with licensing and safety analysis professionals
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to provide innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges