performing fuel rod thermal-mechanical design analyses ensuring fuel rod mechanical integrity is maintained throughout the design lifetime
performing coupled heat transfer and finite element mechanical analyses for fuel rod pellet and cladding
collaboration with fuel mechanical design experts, material scientists, nuclear/thermal-hydraulic analysis engineers to ensure product performs within licensed and GNF performance expectations
establishing thermal mechanical operating limits for new and existing fuel product lines
assisting in the evaluation of fuel behavior for generic and plant specific transient analyses
supporting the fuel operations and addressing the customer issues related to fuel pellets and cladding
interpreting operational and test data and using the data to drive improvements in modeling and methodologies
maintaining and developing the fuel performance code
providing well written, well organized documented engineering analyses to assure design adequacy
maintaining and developing technical design procedures associated with fuel rod design/analysis activities
providing support in addressing nuclear industry needs and trends
presenting to internal/external customers and nuclear regulators on fuel performance
supporting the team technical leader and functional manager to plan, status and execute projects
performing work with high quality in accordance with NRC regulations, customer requirements, and business quality assurance standards
effectively communicating and collaborating activities with other team members on technical issues

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited college or university
Minimum 8 years of experience in a technology or engineering role
Minimum 4 years of experience in thermal-mechanical or nuclear fuel analysis
Master’s Degree or greater in an engineering discipline from an accredited college or university (desired)
Prior nuclear Industry knowledge / experience (desired)
Prior experience with writing submittals to the NRC (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 & Tools

thermal-mechanical designfinite element analysisheat transfer analysisfuel rod analysisfuel performance code developmentengineering documentationmodeling improvementstransient analysisPythonFORTRAN

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationinitiativedecision-makingcustomer focustechnical presentationteam supportorganizational skillsadaptability

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in EngineeringMaster’s Degree in Engineering