Lead Thermal-Mechanical Engineer, Nuclear Fuel Analysis

AL7587 GE Power Sp. z o.o.; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova in Warsaw, Poland, is seeking a fuel performance analysis engineer to perform coupled heat transfer and finite element mechanical analyses for fuel rod pellet and cladding, ensuring mechanical integrity throughout the design lifetime and contributing to the development of fuel bundle technologies for nuclear reactors.

You will collaborate with design experts, materials scientists and regulatory teams, establish thermal-mechanical limits, evaluate fuel behavior under transient

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in an engineering discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum 6 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 (preferred).
• Nuclear industry knowledge/experience (preferred).
• Experience with Python and FORTRAN (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Perform coupled heat transfer and finite element mechanical analyses for fuel rod pellet and cladding.
• Collaborate with fuel mechanical design experts, material scientists, nuclear/thermal-hydraulic analysis engineers to ensure product performs within licensed and GE Vernova 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.

Skills

Python

FORTRAN

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

GE Vernova in Warsaw, Poland, is seeking a fuel performance analysis engineer to perform coupled heat transfer and finite element mechanical analyses for fuel rod pellet and cladding, ensuring mechanical integrity throughout the design lifetime and contributing to the development of fuel bundle technologies for nuclear reactors.

You will collaborate with design experts, materials scientists and regulatory teams, establish thermal-mechanical limits, evaluate fuel behavior under transient