Manager - Reactor Core Design

AMPERA INC•Palm Beach Gardens, FL

About The Position

AMPERA is seeking a Manager, Reactor Core Design to lead the development of the company’s advanced subcritical reactor core while serving as a senior individual contributor within the reactor physics organization. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership for reactor core design, neutronics analysis, fuel management strategy, reactor performance evaluation, and core optimization activities while directly performing reactor physics calculations and mentoring a growing team of reactor engineers. This role combines technical leadership and hands-on engineering responsibility. The Manager, Reactor Core Design will lead the day-to-day execution of reactor core design activities while contributing directly to core modeling, analysis, and design development. The position reports to the Vice President of Engineering. The Manager, Reactor Core Design is responsible for establishing and directing AMPERA’s reactor core design activities and developing the analytical foundation supporting the company’s reactor technology. The role serves as the technical leader for reactor physics and core design while helping develop the next generation of reactor engineers within the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nuclear Engineering or closely related discipline.
Minimum of 7 years of direct reactor core design experience.
Demonstrated experience performing reactor physics and neutronics analyses.
Extensive experience using SCALE and MCNP.
Experience developing reactor core models and design methodologies.
Strong understanding of reactor physics fundamentals and reactor core behavior.
Experience reviewing and directing technical analyses.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering.
10+ years of reactor core design experience.
Experience with OpenMC.
Experience supporting reactor licensing activities.
Experience with advanced reactor technologies.
Experience with depletion, fuel cycle, and fuel management analyses.
Experience mentoring and developing junior reactor engineers.
Experience with uncertainty quantification and advanced modeling techniques.

Responsibilities

Lead development of AMPERA’s reactor core design.
Define reactor physics methodologies, assumptions, and analysis approaches.
Direct core design activities supporting reactor performance, safety, operability, and economics.
Establish technical standards and best practices for reactor physics analyses.
Mentor and develop reactor physics engineers.
Perform and review reactor core design calculations.
Develop and evaluate core loading strategies and fuel management approaches.
Perform criticality, reactivity, power distribution, and neutron flux analyses.
Evaluate design alternatives and optimization opportunities.
Support development of reactor operating envelopes and performance characteristics.
Develop, maintain, and review reactor physics models.
Perform neutronics analyses using industry-standard tools.
Establish model verification and validation processes.
Support uncertainty quantification and sensitivity analyses.
Develop methodologies supporting future licensing activities.
Support reactor safety analysis activities.
Provide reactor physics input to accident analyses and design basis evaluations.
Support development of licensing methodologies and technical documentation.
Prepare technical reports supporting regulatory interactions.
Lead a small team of reactor engineers.
Review technical work products and analyses.
Establish reactor physics processes and workflows.
Support recruiting and development of future reactor engineering staff.
Coordinate closely with thermal hydraulics, safety analysis, systems engineering, and fuel development teams.
Support implementation of advanced analysis tools and methodologies.
Evaluate emerging reactor physics technologies and approaches.
Assist in development of future testing and validation programs.
Support development of the company’s long-term reactor design capability.