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

Duke Energy Corporation•Huntersville, NC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Duke Energy's Nuclear Fuels Engineering (NFE) department is seeking candidates who are 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. Duke Energy is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, a growing and vibrant city in the Carolinas. Candidates have the opportunity to work from Duke’s brand new, state-of-the-art, headquarters building, with on-site dining and a fitness facility. For those that prefer a suburban or rural lifestyle, we offer the flexibility to work from our nearby nuclear sites at attractive locations such as Lake Norman, NC or Lake Wylie, SC. All our office locations are easy driving distance to the ocean or the mountains, making Charlotte an ideal location for your next home.

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
4-6 years of engineering experience (for Nuclear Engineer III)
Minimum of 6 years of engineering experience, OR 5 years of engineering experience with state registration as a Professional Engineer (for Senior Nuclear 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
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