PSA Engineer I: Risk-Informed Nuclear Safety (Madrid)

Holtec; Comunidad de Madrid; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Holtec International is seeking a Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA) Engineer I in Madrid to develop and apply PSA methodologies for the SMR-300 program. You will collaborate with design, safety analysis, licensing, and systems engineering teams to support risk-informed design and regulatory compliance.

You will develop Level 1/2 PRA models, perform thermal-hydraulic analyses with RELAP5-3D and MELCOR, and build event and fault trees to estimate core damage and large release frequencies.

Qualifications

• B.S degree in nuclear engineering, mechanical engineering, or closely related field from an accredited college or university.
• Familiarity with thermal-hydraulic behavior of light water reactors (LWRs)
• Familiarity with probabilistic risk assessment and/or thermal-hydraulic analysis methods for light-water reactors
• Exposure to industry codes such as CAFTA, SAPHIRE, RiskSpectrum, RELAP5-3D, or MELCOR
• 2-4 years of experience in probabilistic risk assessment and/or thermal-hydraulic safety analysis for nuclear facilities
• Excellent technical writing, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Eligible to work under 10 CFR Part 810

Responsibilities

• Support development of PRA modules and/or associated thermal-hydraulic analyses under the supervision of senior engineers.
• Develop Level 1 and Level 2 PRA models for internal and external events during full power and low power / shutdown operating modes.
• Thermal-hydraulic analysis specialization: support RELAP5-3D and MELCOR modeling to simulate core and containment response for severe accident scenarios that inform PRA quantifications.
• Logic modeling specialization: support development of event trees and fault trees to estimate key design risk metrics including core damage frequency (CDF) and large release frequency (LRF).
• Support PSA model maintenance and updates that occur periodically as the SMR-300 design matures
• Use PSA results to support implementation of risk-informed programs; for example, Regulatory Treatment of Non-Safety Systems (RTNSS), Design Reliability Assurance Program (D-RAP), 10 CFR 50.69 risk-informed categorization and treatment of SSCs.
• Interface with the design team to communicate and implement PSA insights
• Ensure consistency and quality of all PSA deliverables

Skills

Strong communication

Technical writing

Interpersonal skills

Risk assessment

Education

B.S. Nuclear Eng

Tools

CAFTA

SAPHIRE

RiskSpectrum

RELAP5-3D

MELCOR

Job description

Holtec International is seeking a Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA) Engineer I in Madrid to develop and apply PSA methodologies for the SMR-300 program. You will collaborate with design, safety analysis, licensing, and systems engineering teams to support risk-informed design and regulatory compliance.

You will develop Level 1/2 PRA models, perform thermal-hydraulic analyses with RELAP5-3D and MELCOR, and build event and fault trees to estimate core damage and large release frequencies.