Nuclear Engineer I – Nuclear Fuels

Duke Energy Corporation

Nuclear Engineer I or II designing and analyzing fuel cycles for Duke Energy's nuclear plants. Seeking candidates passionate about nuclear energy's role in a clean energy future.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeCharlotte • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

LinuxPythonUnixVBA

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Participate on or lead reload design teams to design fuel cycles
Develop and verify analyses associated with fuel cycle designs
Develop, qualify, and maintain in-house codes used in support of fuel cycle designs
Qualify vendor codes used in support of fuel cycle designs
Interface with fuel vendor as part of the reload design process and for emergent issue support
Interface with site Reactor Engineering personnel to provide technical support as needed
Perform nuclear criticality safety reviews and analyses
Participate in technical training activities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program
A Master's degree in Engineering will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor of Science in Engineering
0-2 years of engineering experience for Nuclear Engineer I
2-4 years of engineering experience for Nuclear Engineer II
Minimum of 1 year of nuclear experience for Nuclear Engineer II
Fundamentals of Engineering Certificate and/or Professional Engineer (PE) license (desired)
Experience with neutronics codes (e.g. ANC, PRISM, PANACEA, MICROBURN, and/or equivalents)
Experience with nuclear fuel and PWR fuel cycle design analyses
Experience with PWR reactor engineering and core monitoring activities
Familiarity with the basic systems of a Babcock and Wilcox NSSS reactor
Unix and/or Linux workstation experience
Computer programming experience (FORTRAN/Python/VBA/etc.)

Benefits

Comp & perks

friendly work environment
opportunities for growth and development
recognition for your work
competitive pay and benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

neutronics codesFORTRANPythonVBAfuel cycle designnuclear criticality safety reviewsPWR reactor engineeringcore monitoringanalyses developmentin-house code development

Soft Skills

technical supportteam leadershipcommunicationtraining participation

Certifications

Fundamentals of Engineering CertificateProfessional Engineer (PE) license