Senior Civil/Structural Engineer
Enercon Services, Inc.
Senior Civil and Structural Engineer – Plant
GE Vernova
full-time
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Location: North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $112,000 - $160,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Perform advanced structural analysis for major projects, modeling seismic and non-seismic finite element analyses for nuclear plant buildings using ANSYS APDL
- Perform Soil-Structure-Interaction (SSI) analysis of Nuclear Power Plant Safety-Related Structures
- Perform design and analysis of Nuclear Power Plant Safety-Related Structures in accordance with ASME B&PV Section III Division 2, AISC N690, and ACI 349 codes
- Perform static and dynamic analysis of complex NI and containment structures using ANSYS APDL
- Understand and analyze the effect of thermal stresses in reactor containment and resolve over stress conditions
- Define hydrodynamic input loads for dynamic response calculations of containment structure and C/S design of reactor containment
- Analyze effects of missiles, aircraft impact and severe wind on reinforced concrete structures
- Develop engineering reports and licensing documentation
- Interface with internal and external customers, suppliers, partners, the NRC and international regulatory authorities on technical issues
- Incorporate design requirements into analyses and design documents and prepare systems documentation using the designated requirements management tool
- Lead and conduct design analyses, evaluations, and verifications for various BWR structural systems
- Apply engineering knowledge and practical experience to analyze, investigate, and solve complex design problems
- Develop drawings and specifications to assure products meet engineering and quality requirements
- Work proactively with existing BWR product line and quality personnel on process/procedure approvals, process qualification approvals, and non-conforming material disposition
- Perform work in accordance with current regulatory guides and industry standards and provide on-time, quality delivery of equipment packages and engineering documentation
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in energy business (nuclear preferred) or equivalent technical environment
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in ANSYS APDL and ACS SASSI
- Minimum of 3 years of nuclear power plant BOP/TI design and/or operation experience
- Minimum of 2 years of experience working with customers, regulators and suppliers
- Strong knowledge of industry codes, finite element and seismic analyses
- Proficient in finite element and seismic analyses and modeling
- Experience with ASME B&PV Section III Division 2, AISC N690, and ACI 349 codes
- Experience performing Soil-Structure-Interaction (SSI) analysis
- Experience with static and dynamic analysis of NI and containment structures
- Experience defining hydrodynamic input loads and analyzing thermal stresses
- Experience analyzing missiles, aircraft impact and severe wind on reinforced concrete structures
- Ability to develop engineering reports and licensing documentation
- Ability to interface with internal and external customers, suppliers, partners, the NRC and international regulatory authorities
- Ability to mentor junior engineers and strong communication skills
- Strong commitment to safety and quality while performing tasks to budget and schedule
- For the United States: ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information (if applicable)
- For Canada: legal authorization to work in Canada and ability to work two days a week onsite in the Markham Ontario office
- Background investigation and drug screen requirements apply (drug screen not required if role is based in Canada)
- Desired: Master of Science in Engineering and Professional Engineering License (US or Canada)
