Fuels Engineer 4

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

NuScale Power seeks a senior engineer to act as the primary technical authority for fuel thermal-mechanical analysis, including gap conductance, cladding strain, and safety margins. You will drive next-generation fuel performance modeling and integrate with neutronics, subchannel analysis, and system thermal-hydraulics.

You will evaluate industry advances, contribute to licensing documents, mentor junior engineers, and lead complex analyses with minimal supervision while coordinating interfaces

Qualifikationen

• B.S. degree in Nuclear, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering from a four-year accredited college.

Aufgaben

• Serve as a primary technical authority for fuel thermal-mechanical analysis methods.

Kenntnisse

Fuel Thermal-Mechanical Analysis

Neutronics Analysis

Safety Analysis Calculations

Engineering Design Processes

Regulatory Compliance

Technical Leadership

Mentoring

Clear Communication

Problem Solving

Ausbildung

B.S. Degree in Nuclear Engineering

B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering

B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering

Eligibility Under 10 CFR Part 810

Tools

Thermal-Mechanical Simulation Tools

Multi-Physics Modeling

Transient Analysis

Core Design

Fatigue Analysis

Creep Collapse Analysis

Cladding Strain Analysis

Benchmark Data Evaluation

Quality Assurance Documentation

Jobbeschreibung

• Serve as a primary technical authority for fuel thermal-mechanical analysis methods, including gap conductance, cladding strain, fatigue, creep collapse, pellet-cladding interaction, and performance margins
• Drive development, qualification, and application of next-generation fuel performance modeling approaches
• Evaluate and incorporate industry advancements, benchmark data, and vendor methodologies into NuScale's thermal-mechanical framework
• Support interfacing methods such as neutronics, subchannel analysis, and system thermal-hydraulics
• Perform safety analysis calculations using industry-standard and advanced fuel thermal-mechanical simulation tools
• Evaluate limits and margins for normal operation and design-basis events
• Lead software benchmarking, qualification, and quality assurance documentation
• Integrate fuel thermal-mechanical methods with multi-physics modeling and methods development
• Support product and service strategy development for next-generation light-water reactor fuel
• Coordinate thermal-mechanical input/output interfaces, change control, shared models, and cross-discipline analysis frameworks
• Provide technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, and lead complex analysis tasks
• Contribute to licensing technical/topical reports, license applications, and other licensing documentation
• Participate in licensing interactions with the government regulator
• Prepare and verify engineering reports, calculations, studies, system descriptions, requirement specifications, and design documents
• Develop innovative solutions to multifaceted technical challenges and execute analyses with minimal oversight
• Support changing organizational priorities, urgent analyses, cross-functional reviews, troubleshooting, and special studies

Requirements

• Minimum B.S. degree in Nuclear, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline from a four-year accredited college or university
• Advanced degree in Nuclear, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering desirable
• Minimum 8 years of full-time, directly relevant engineering experience
• Demonstrated experience implementing engineering design processes for fuel thermal-mechanical analysis and fuel design
• Additional experience with neutronics, transient analysis, and related safety analysis preferred
• Experience in core design and neutronics preferred
• Eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810
• Knowledge and implementation of 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, and NQA-1 quality assurance regulations, standards, and guidelines
• Ability to understand and communicate clearly using a phone, personal interaction, and computers
• Ability to learn new job functions and comprehend and apply new concepts quickly
• Ability to travel nationally and locally using common forms of transportation
• Ability to perform essential duties efficiently and accurately without causing a significant safety threat to self or others

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in fuel thermal-mechanical analysis methods, including gap conductance and pellet-cladding interaction, while leading complex analysis tasks and mentoring junior engineers. Proficient in safety analysis calculations and regulatory compliance with 10 CFR standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Fuel Thermal-Mechanical Analysis
• Neutronics Analysis
• Safety Analysis Calculations
• Engineering Design Processes
• Regulatory Compliance

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Thermal-Mechanical Simulation Tools
• Multi-Physics Modeling
• Transient Analysis
• Core Design
• Fatigue Analysis
• Creep Collapse Analysis
• Cladding Strain Analysis
• Performance Margins Evaluation
• Benchmark Data Evaluation
• Quality Assurance Documentation

Soft Skills

• Technical Leadership
• Mentoring
• Clear Communication
• Problem Solving
• Adaptability

Certifications & Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in Nuclear Engineering
• B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering
• Eligibility Under 10 CFR Part 810

Industry Keywords

• NQA-1 Quality Assurance
• 10 CFR 50 Appendix B
• 10 CFR 21
• Light-Water Reactor Fuel
• Licensing Documentation