Lead Engineer – Nuclear Engineering
Switzerland Global Enterprise
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $85,600 - $164,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
Python
About the role
- The fuel performance analysis engineer will be responsible for performing fuel rod thermal-mechanical design analyses ensuring fuel rod mechanical integrity is maintained throughout the design lifetime
- Part of the team responsible for developing and designing fuel bundle technologies for application in nuclear reactors
- Responsible for performing coupled heat transfer and finite element mechanical analyses for fuel rod pellet and cladding
- Requires collaboration with fuel mechanical design experts, material scientists, nuclear/thermal-hydraulic analysis engineers to ensure product performs within licensed and GNF performance expectations
- Establish thermal mechanical operating limits for new and existing fuel product lines
- Assist in the evaluation of fuel behavior for generic and plant specific transient analyses
- Support the fuel operations and address the customer issues related to fuel pellets and cladding
- Interpret operational and test data and use the data to drive improvements in modeling and methodologies
- Maintain and develop the fuel performance code
- Provide well written, well organized documented engineering analyses to assure design adequacy
- Maintain and develop technical design procedures associated with fuel rod design/analysis activities
- Provide support in addressing nuclear industry needs and trends
- Present to internal/external customers and nuclear regulators on fuel performance
- Assist and provide support to the team technical leader and functional manager to plan, status and execute projects
- Perform work with high quality in accordance with NRC regulations, customer requirements, and business quality assurance standards
- Effectively communicate and collaborate activities with other team members on technical issues
Requirements
- Minimum Bachelor’s in an engineering discipline from an accredited college or university
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a technology or engineering role
- Master’s Degree or greater in an engineering discipline from an accredited college or university (desired)
- Prior nuclear Industry knowledge / experience (desired)
- Proven track record of problem-solving ability and ability to perform complex engineering analyses resulting in thorough and complete documentation (desired)
- Experience with Python and FORTRAN (desired)
- Strong communication skills and capable of articulating specific technical topics or assignments (desired)
- Ability to work effectively within a highly collaborative environment (desired)
- A self-starter willing to take initiatives (desired)
- Ability to make decisions with speed and accuracy based on the best available information (desired)
- Strong customer focus and clear understanding of nuclear industries (desired)
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
- access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
- access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
- tuition assistance
- adoption assistance
- paid parental leave
- disability benefits
- life insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- permissive time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
thermal-mechanical designfuel rod analysiscoupled heat transferfinite element analysisfuel performance codeengineering documentationmodeling methodologiesproblem-solvingPythonFORTRAN
Soft skills
communication skillscollaborationself-starterdecision-makingcustomer focus
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineeringMaster’s degree in engineering