Thermal Analyst

Holtec International, a turnkey supplier of technologies for the worldwide nuclear power industry, is currently seeking an Applied Thermal Specialist for a position in our thermal-hydraulics group. The position will be based in our Madrid office.

Holtec’s thermal-hydraulics group is primarily engaged in the design and analysis of spent nuclear fuel storage and transportation casks, high-density spent nuclear fuel storage racks, SMR thermal-hydraulic evaluations and heat exchangers. Typical thermal-hydraulics group tasks include:

*Candidate must be located or willing to commute in Madrid office on a regular basis.This role is open for only EU, U.K. and U.S. nationals that are local in Europe and United Kingdom.

• Thermal performance evaluations of spent fuel casks
• Thermal performance evaluations of spent fuel pools
• Design and performance evaluations of heat exchangers
• Preparation and review of calculation reports
• Preparation and review of licensing reports
• Preparation and review of computer code validations
• Participating in meeting with clients and the government regulators

Required Qualifications:

• Eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810
• Advanced degree (MS, PhD, or equivalent) in Mechanical, Chemical or Nuclearengineering
• Experience using the ANSYS-FLUENT CFD program
• Thorough knowledge of heat transfer and fluid dynamics fundamentals
• Thorough knowledge of CFD models for turbulence
• Demonstrated excellent technicalwriting skills and effective communication skills.

Desired Experience:

• Experience in modeling problems with two-phase flow, boiling and condensation
• Experience with RELAP5 and/or GOTHIC