Nuclear Design Engineer I - Sr (Nuc)

Entergy•Jackson, MS

51d•Onsite

About The Position

Core Design Engineers are responsible for supporting Entergy’s nuclear fleet in our mission to safely and efficiently provide clean, reliable and sustainable nuclear energy.

Requirements

B.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering, or a closely related discipline (Physical Sciences) with equivalent experience.
Engineer I : 0+ years of experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent.
Engineer II: 2+ years of experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent.
Engineer III: 4+ years of experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent.
Senior Engineer: 6+ years of experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent.
Technical proficiency in nuclear fuel management.
Technical understanding of nuclear generation principles and operation.
Outstanding communication, conflict management, and change management skills.
Proficiency with current computer business applications.

Nice To Haves

Master of Science degree in engineering
Experience in Reactor Engineering, Safety Analysis, or Fuel Engineering.
Experience with nuclear design software packages (CASMO/SIMULATE, SCALE, MCNP, etc.)
Experience with programming languages (Python, FORTRAN, Visual Basic, etc.) and shell scripting in UNIX/LINUX environments
Professional Engineering license (Nuclear discipline preferred).

Responsibilities

Provide technical expertise to core reload projects including activities associated with the design and licensing of the core, including fabrication, fuel reliability and transportation.
Collaborate on fuel and core designs, including strategic fuel design evaluations, to lead the industry in advanced technologies for improved fuel performance, reliability, and cost effectiveness.
Support reload and startup activities by ensuring engineering work is performed with quality and predictability; fleet lessons learned are captured and discussed as part of continuous learning culture; and industry best practices are implemented.
Maintain detailed core models to support site reactor engineering and other plant functions in safely and reliably operating our nuclear fleet.
Provide reactor physics and fuel criticality expertise to support the analytical and design bases on which each plant was licensed.
Review, evaluate, and document Entergy’s acceptance to fuel vendor (or sub-supplier) fuel deviations to the approved design that can impact fuel design fit, form, and function.
Review, evaluate, and document Entergy’s acceptance to fuel vendor (or sub-supplier) fuel fabrication process changes that can impact fuel design fit, form, and function.
Provide technical oversight of contracted analyses.
Ensures programs, such as Special Nuclear Material and Fuel Reliability, are implemented consistent with defined standards.
Provide support to Reactor Engineering as a subject matter expert in Fuel Reliability and Special Nuclear Material programs, focusing on reactivity management, core monitoring/burnup, core component activities, operations support, spent fuel pool inventory management, fuel receipt and inspection, refueling, fuel movement, and dry cask fuel selection.
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company.