Safety Analysis Engineer

ENERCON; Westland (TX); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

ENERCON is seeking a Safety Analysis Engineer to support licensing, design basis, and operability analyses for commercial nuclear facilities. The role involves radiological, thermal-hydraulic, chemical, and environmental assessments across plants and systems.

Responsibilities include licensing support, technical modeling with GOTHIC/RELAP/RETRAN/MAAP, shielding analysis, and environmental impact assessments, with opportunities for client interaction and travel to sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a relevant engineering field (Nuclear/Mechanical/Chemical).
• Minimum 3+ years safety analysis experience in a nuclear environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to travel to plant sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Safety & Licensing Support: prepare calculations, evaluations, licensing docs, and responses for license amendments and NRC questions.
• Technical Analysis & Modeling: develop computer models using thermal-hydraulic codes (GOTHIC, RELAP, RETRAN, MAAP).
• Radiological & Shielding Analysis: perform shielding and radiological evaluations for environmental qualification and spent fuel scenarios.
• Fuel & Criticality Assessment: analyze core design, reload, and spent fuel.
• Environmental & Impact Assessment: conduct atmospheric dispersion and plume analyses for radiological and chemical releases.
• Client Relations & Business Development: support client reviews, expert panels, and NRC audits.

Skills

Excellent communication

Safety analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nuclear/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering

Job description

Overview

Join ENERCON's Nuclear Services group as a Safety Analysis Engineer. In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop nuclear and mechanical safety analysis work products supporting licensing, design basis, and operability of commercial nuclear power and fuel cycle facilities. This includes radiological, thermal-hydraulic, chemical, and environmental assessments of new and existing plants, structures, systems, and components. This position can be Part Time, Full Time, or contract based.

This role offers flexibility in the following office locations:

• Kennesaw, GA
• Kennewick, WA
• Naperville, IL
• FT Worth, TX
• Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Responsibilities

Imagine a day where you're at the heart of solving important challenges, using your expertise to ensure the safety of nuclear power and protect the environment. In this role, your work drives innovation, supports groundbreaking projects, and makes a lasting impact on the future of clean, reliable energy.

• Safety & Licensing Support: Prepare calculations, evaluations, engineering change packages, and licensing documents associated with mechanical, nuclear or chemical safety analysis. Provide technical support for license amendment requests (LAR) and NRC requests for information (RAI) responses related to safety analysis licensing submittals. Develop and assess the nuclear plant safety programs, design basis documents, key calculations, processes and procedures in accordance with current design and regulatory requirements
• Technical Analysis & Modeling: Develop computer models and analyses to simulate complex and/or unique technical issues. Apply knowledge of thermal hydraulics and related computer codes such as GOTHIC, RELAP, RETRAN and MAAP to address problems including room heat-up, reactor or plant system response, high energy line break and environmental qualification
• Radiological & Shielding Analysis: Perform shielding and radiological evaluations using diverse methods and models for applications including environmental qualification, spent fuel storage and shielding design. Evaluate nuclear and industrial facility hazards including radiation, explosion, smoke and toxic gas for access, habitability, safe shutdown and public safety concerns
• Fuel & Criticality Assessment: Develop nuclear fuels and criticality analyses associated with core design, reload analysis and spent fuel
• Environmental & Impact Assessment: Perform atmospheric dispersion, deposition and plume analyses associated with normal and accident effects of radiological, chemical and thermal releases to the environment
• Client Relations & Business Development: Participate in and support client peer reviews, expert panels and NRC audits. Collaborate with discipline and client counterparts to ensure project clarity and support business development #LI-SH7

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related engineering degree
• A minimum of 3+ years of experience of safety analysis work in a nuclear environment
• Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills
• Interest in application of technical skills to unique, varied and challenging engineering problems
• Willing to travel to a plant site for meetings and/or assignment. Assignments vary based on project and client needs, ranging from a few weeks to several months

Compensation Range

USD $95,000.00 - USD $185,000.00 /Yr.

Additional Information

ENERCON Services, Inc. (ENERCON) is powered by people who make a difference. We offer rewarding careers in a culture built on excellence, innovation, and growth.

The compensation range listed is a good-faith estimate of the compensationexpected for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, geographic location, and internal equity.

Some positions may be performed remotely in one or more U.S. states. Compensation is aligned with applicable pay transparency requirements and reflects expected compensation at the time of posting.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employer sponsorship. We ask all candidates this question to better understand work authorization and any potential sponsorship needs. Employment is contingent upon passing pre-employment and random drug/alcohol screenings, background checks, and annual motor vehicle record reviews per company and client policies.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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