Engineer Nuclear 4

Ingalls Shipbuilding•Newport News, VA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Meet HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding With more than 25,000 employees – including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders – HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We’re the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. Anchored in our rich, 135-year history, we collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team? Apply today! We look forward to meeting you. The Role Designs, develops, and tests nuclear equipment and systems. Conducts research on new materials of special interest in nuclear reactors. Conducts studies related to the detection and control of radiation and radioactive contaminants. Studies nuclear fuel cycle to define most economical uses of material and safest means of waste products disposal. Other areas of research include radiation transport modeling, statistical analyses and performance metrics. Recommends various technology options or approaches for system, processes, facility or program improvements in terms of safety, performance, efficiency or costs. This position is intended for the shielding and structures group in Department E35 supporting future submarine designs and growth/development of the shielding group. Candidates will be responsible for conducting shielding analyses, development of shield designs, development of shielding construction methods, construction cost and span reduction efforts, and continuing the development of the shielding group. This position regularly communicates and collaborates with NNL and Electric Boat.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program and 9 years of relevant exempt experience.
Master’s Degree and 7 years of relevant professional experience.
Ph.D. and 4 years of experience.

Nice To Haves

Reactor Plant construction and/or operation.
Fundamental knowledge of radiation shield design.
Experience creating Python modules and utilizing custom Python libraries.
Experience using High Power Clusters in a Linux/Unix environment.
Experience with Monte Carlo radiation simulation development.
Experience with Discrete Ordinate radiation calculation development.

Responsibilities

Designs, develops, and tests nuclear equipment and systems.
Conducts research on new materials of special interest in nuclear reactors.
Conducts studies related to the detection and control of radiation and radioactive contaminants.
Studies nuclear fuel cycle to define most economical uses of material and safest means of waste products disposal.
Conducts radiation transport modeling, statistical analyses and performance metrics.
Recommends various technology options or approaches for system, processes, facility or program improvements in terms of safety, performance, efficiency or costs.
Conducting shielding analyses.
Development of shield designs.
Development of shielding construction methods.
Construction cost and span reduction efforts.
Continuing the development of the shielding group.
Regularly communicates and collaborates with NNL and Electric Boat.