Nuclear Fuel & Core Design Engineer – Onsite in MS

Entergy; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Entergy’s Nuclear Fuels Department in Jackson, Mississippi, is seeking a Nuclear Engineer focused on fuel and core design. The role emphasizes safe, reliable core designs, reactor physics analyses, and addressing loading patterns for operating cycles.

Ideal candidates have a Nuclear Engineering background with increasing responsibility, strong communication skills, and familiarity with CASMO/SIMULATE, SCALE, MCNP, and scripting in UNIX/Linux environments. Occasional travel is required.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering or closely related discipline with equivalent experience.
• Master of Science in Engineering or Business Administration is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage core reload projects for fuel bundles and reactor cores.
• Provide reactor physics and fuel criticality expertise for design bases and licensing.
• Apply industry best practices to ensure safe, reliable core designs within design limits.

Skills

Nuclear fuel management

Reactor physics analysis

Technical communication

Change management

Operating procedures

Education

B.S. in Nuclear Engineering

M.S. in Engineering or Business Administration (desired)

Tools

CASMO/SIMULATE

SCALE

MCNP

Python

FORTRAN

Visual Basic

UNIX/Linux shell scripting

Job description

Entergy’s Nuclear Fuels Department in Jackson, Mississippi, is seeking a Nuclear Engineer focused on fuel and core design. The role emphasizes safe, reliable core designs, reactor physics analyses, and addressing loading patterns for operating cycles.

Ideal candidates have a Nuclear Engineering background with increasing responsibility, strong communication skills, and familiarity with CASMO/SIMULATE, SCALE, MCNP, and scripting in UNIX/Linux environments. Occasional travel is required.