Research Engineer, Nuclear Systems & Reactor HPC

NC State University; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 135,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare benefits

Wellness & Recreation Membership

Wellness Programs

Job summary

NC State University’s Department of Nuclear Engineering seeks a Research Engineer with a PhD in Nuclear Engineering and 10+ years of focused experience. The role emphasizes reactor analyses, experimental design, and advanced simulations using multiple HPC tools.

The candidate will lead operations and training for NRC licensure, design and maintain reactor facility systems, and develop safety procedures while contributing to research publications and project proposals.

Qualifications

• PhD in Nuclear Engineering required with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in reactor facility operations, proposal development, and design/testing of experimental systems.
• Strong ability to design and implement laboratory safety and radiation protection procedures.

Responsibilities

• Reactor Operations and Training: oversee training to obtain NRC licensure and maintain compliance.
• System Design and Maintenance: participate in design, installation, testing, operation and upkeep of reactor equipment and experimental facilities.
• Procedure and Protocol Development: create detailed specifications and safety procedures for systems and experiments.
• Computational Modeling and Simulation: run reactor/core simulations using HPC resources.
• Research and Development: design facilities and conduct advanced research; propose enhancements.
• Documentation and Publication: contribute to reports, papers, and research proposals.

Skills

Reactor analyses

Proposal development

Educational program design

Mentoring/training

Education

PhD in Nuclear Engineering

Tools

MCNP

Serpent

NJOY

OpenFOAM

VASP

PHONON

Fortran

Python

MATLAB

Job description

NC State University’s Department of Nuclear Engineering seeks a Research Engineer with a PhD in Nuclear Engineering and 10+ years of focused experience. The role emphasizes reactor analyses, experimental design, and advanced simulations using multiple HPC tools.

The candidate will lead operations and training for NRC licensure, design and maintain reactor facility systems, and develop safety procedures while contributing to research publications and project proposals.