Nuclear Safety Analysis Engineer III – Hybrid

Duke Energy Corporation; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Relocation assistance provided

Job summary

Duke Energy Corporation is seeking qualified nuclear engineers to support the Safety Analysis Applications group. The role focuses on developing in-house methodologies and performing simulations for containment and transient analyses across the PWR fleet, supporting uprates and fuel-cycle transitions.

Candidates will work in a hybrid office/remote setting, interact with regulatory bodies, vendors, and site personnel, and contribute to license amendments while maintaining high quality

Qualifications

• BS in engineering from an ABET-accredited program (Nuclear preferred).
• Master's degree in engineering can substitute for BS.
• 4–6 years engineering experience (Nuclear experience preferred).
• 1 year nuclear experience minimum.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex transient thermal-hydraulic simulations for all PWR reactors.
• Assess containment temperature/pressure response for postulated faults.
• Prepare calculations, reports and correspondence with quality control.
• Develop, qualify and maintain safety analysis computer codes.
• Collaborate with internal, industry, vendor and regulatory personnel.
• Support Licensing Amendment Requests (LAR) and 50.59 evaluations.

Skills

Nuclear engineering

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Written & verbal communication

Education

ABET-accredited BS in Engineering

Master's degree considered in lieu of BS

Professional Engineer (PE) license (preferred)

Tools

RETRAN

RELAP

GOTHIC

UNIX/Linux

FORTRAN

Python

Job description

Duke Energy Corporation is seeking qualified nuclear engineers to support the Safety Analysis Applications group. The role focuses on developing in-house methodologies and performing simulations for containment and transient analyses across the PWR fleet, supporting uprates and fuel-cycle transitions.

Candidates will work in a hybrid office/remote setting, interact with regulatory bodies, vendors, and site personnel, and contribute to license amendments while maintaining high quality