Nuclear Engineer III or Senior Nuclear Engineer – Nuclear Fuels – Brunswick and Oconee Nuclear Design Team

Duke Energy•Charlotte, NC

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

Duke Energy's Nuclear Fuels Engineering (NFE) department is seeking candidates passionate about nuclear energy's role in a clean energy future. Duke's NFE department is unique in the industry by owning and performing in-house methods and analysis for nearly all aspects of the fuel cycle, from contracting fuel supply to long-term storage of spent fuel. This position is specific to BWR core design supporting Brunswick Nuclear Plant. The Brunswick and Oconee Nuclear Design (BOND) group is responsible for designing and analyzing fuel cycles for Brunswick Nuclear Plant in Southport, North Carolina, and Oconee Nuclear Station in Seneca, South Carolina. BOND is also responsible for nuclear criticality safety for all six of Duke Energy's nuclear power plants in North and South Carolina.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program
A Master's degree in Engineering will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Nuclear Engineer III: 4-6 years of engineering experience
Senior Nuclear Engineer: Minimum of 6 years of engineering experience, OR 5 years of engineering experience with state registration as a Professional Engineer
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
Must possess all of the basic/required qualifications
Must possess the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

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. PANACEA, SIMULATE, MICROBURN, POLCA, and/or equivalents)
Experience with nuclear fuel and BWR fuel cycle design analyses
Experience with BWR control blade management
Experience with BWR safety analyses
Experience with BWR 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 General Electric BWR
Project management experience
Unix and/or Linux workstation experience
Computer programming experience (FORTRAN/Python/VBA/etc.)

Responsibilities

Participate on or lead reload design teams to design fuel cycles
Develop and verify analyses associated with fuel cycle designs
Develop, qualify, and maintain in-house codes used in support of fuel cycle designs
Qualify vendor codes used in support of fuel cycle designs
Interface with fuel vendor as part of the reload design process and for emergent issue support
Perform owner acceptance reviews of vendor calculations
Interface with site Reactor Engineering personnel to provide technical support as needed
Perform nuclear criticality safety reviews and analyses
Participate in technical training activities