Nuclear Engineer I OR Nuclear Engineer II - Westinghouse Nuclear Design Fuels

Duke Energy Corporation•Charlotte, NC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Westinghouse Nuclear Design (WND) team is responsible for the reload core designs and site support of Duke Energy's six Westinghouse NSSS type reactors, specifically the Harris, Robinson, McGuire and Catawba nuclear stations in North and South Carolina. Group responsibilities and duties include: Perform and review neutronic analyses of nuclear fuel assemblies and fuel cycle designs. Perform nuclear design safety calculations and generate operational predictions. Manage project teams through the reload design process. Prepare thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, and documentation. Develop, qualify, and maintain computer codes used in nuclear design analysis. Provide fleet support to site reactor engineering teams and manage core monitoring software. Collaborate/interface with Duke, industry, vendor, and regulatory personnel. Participate in technical training activities.

Requirements

Must meet the minimum ANSI requirements for this position identified within the scope of Nuclear Operating Fleet Administrative Procedure AD-LS-ALL-0011, Confirmation of Regulatory Guide 1.8 Personnel Qualifications
Nuclear Engineer I: Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program
Nuclear Engineer I: A Master's degree in Engineering will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Nuclear Engineer I: 0-2 years of engineering experience
Nuclear Engineer I: Upcoming graduates expecting a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from an ABET accredited program may also be considered
Nuclear Engineer II: Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program
Nuclear Engineer II: A Master's degree in Engineering will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Nuclear Engineer II: 2-4 years of engineering experience
Nuclear Engineer II: Minimum of 1 year of nuclear experience
Nuclear Engineer II: In lieu of 1 year of nuclear experience, a selected candidate is subject to the oversight and written approval authority of a designated qualified individual until the selected candidate becomes fully qualified
Ability to achieve nuclear site Unescorted Access/Security clearance
Emergency Response Organization (ERO) responsibilities which could include callouts with a defined response time to ERO facilities and an on-call duty rotation requiring the employee to be Fit for Duty

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering from an ABET accredited program
Fundamentals of Engineering Certificate and/or Professional Engineer (PE) license
Experience with neutronics codes, (e.g. ANC, PRISM, PANACEA, MICROBURN, and/or equivalents) and especially the Studsvik code package (CASMO/SIMULATE)
Experience with nuclear fuel and PWR fuel cycle design analyses
Experience with PWR reactor engineering and core monitoring activities
Experience with development and support of License Amendment Requests and 50.59 Evaluations
Familiarity with the basic systems of a Westinghouse NSSS reactor
Project management experience
Linux workstation experience
Computer programming experience (FORTRAN/Python/VBA/etc.)

Responsibilities

Perform and review neutronic analyses of nuclear fuel assemblies and fuel cycle designs
Perform nuclear design safety calculations and generate operational predictions
Manage project teams through the reload design process
Prepare thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, and documentation
Develop, qualify, and maintain computer codes used in nuclear design analysis
Provide fleet support to site reactor engineering teams and manage core monitoring software
Collaborate/interface with Duke, industry, vendor, and regulatory personnel
Participate in technical training activities