Senior Software Engineer - Nuclear Plant Simulator (Remote)

Protingent; Corvallis (OR); Remote; USD 127,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

Protingent Staffing is seeking a Software Engineer 4 (Commercial Nuclear) for a fully remote role. You will join the Plant Services department to help develop software models for the control room simulator and collaborate with operators and engineers on model updates per engineering docs.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in software development, experience with thermal hydraulic and neutronic codes, and proficiency in Fortran/C++/Python. DOE 10 CFR Part 810 eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in physics, engineering or related technical field from an accredited college/university is required; ABET preferred.
• Five+ years of demonstrable software deliverables with modeling and simulator development.
• Experience with thermal hydraulic and neutronic analysis software is highly desirable.
• Experience with RELAP5 and TRACE or similar codes.
• Proficient in Visual Studio or VS Code and Git-based version control.

Responsibilities

• Translate engineering documentation into plant models with high accuracy.
• Support development, testing and operation of the control room simulator and related software projects.
• Develop software per established procedures to maintain configuration control.
• Document defects using issue-tracking tools and suggest fixes.
• Provide solutions for errors and identify root causes affecting performance.
• Collaborate with team to ensure high-quality deliverables and meet long-range goals.
• Install and maintain hardware (computers/monitors/cables); travel may be required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

5+ years experience

Fortran/C++/Python

Thermal hydraulics

Neutronics codes

Git/GitLab/GitHub

VS/VS Code

GSE simulation tools

Education

BS in Physics or Engineering

Tools

RELAP5

Trace

Simulate 3

MCNP

SimExec

JTopmeret

JElectric

Job description

Protingent Staffing is seeking a Software Engineer 4 (Commercial Nuclear) for a fully remote role. You will join the Plant Services department to help develop software models for the control room simulator and collaborate with operators and engineers on model updates per engineering docs.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in software development, experience with thermal hydraulic and neutronic codes, and proficiency in Fortran/C++/Python. DOE 10 CFR Part 810 eligibility is required.