Nuclear Engineer III/Senior Nuclear Engineer – Safety Analysis Applications

Duke Energy•Charlotte, NC

3d•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. The NFE department is unique in the industry by owning and performing in-house methods and analysis for nearly all aspects of the fuel cycle. Duke Energy is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, with opportunities to work from the brand new headquarters building or nearby nuclear sites. This position offers a chance to make a difference in people's lives and build an exciting, rewarding career with opportunities for growth and development, recognition, and competitive pay and benefits. The hiring manager may elect to fill this position at a higher level depending upon the desired qualifications of the successful applicant.

Requirements

Nuclear Engineer III: 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.
Nuclear Engineer III: Minimum of 1 year of nuclear experience.
Sr Nuclear Engineer: Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program.
A Master's degree in engineering from an ABET accredited school will be considered in lieu of the B.S. Engineering degree.
Sr Nuclear Engineer: Minimum of 6 years of engineering experience or 5 years of engineering experience with state registration as a Professional Engineer.
Sr Nuclear Engineer: Minimum of 1 year of nuclear experience.
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.
This position may be required to have 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 safety analysis codes, (e.g. RETRAN, RELAP, and GOTHIC, and/or equivalents).
Experience with nuclear fuel and PWR safety analysis.
Familiarity with the basic systems of a Westinghouse or B&W NSSS reactor.
Experience with development and support of License Amendment Requests and 50.59 Evaluations.
Unix and/or Linux workstation experience.
Computer programming experience (FORTRAN/Python/VBA/etc.).
Knowledge in thermal hydraulic calculations – heat transfer, flow modeling, single failure analysis, NPSH analysis, etc.

Responsibilities

Develops, maintains, and executes in-house methodologies for Duke Energy’s PWR fleet related to computer simulations of containment response during transient and accidents described in UFSAR Chapter 6.
Supports various analyses for proposed power uprates and 24-month fuel cycle transitions.
Performs ECCS hydraulic simulations.
Determines Emergency Procedure Setpoints.
Provides Emergency Operating Facility (EOF) technical support.
Interfaces with LOCA analysis vendors.
Performs transient validations of training simulators.
Researches issues, evaluates alternatives, makes sound recommendations, and defends chosen design approaches for complex/first-of-a-kind problems.
Performs a variety of complex transient thermal hydraulic simulations and analysis for all PWR Duke Energy reactors, including emergent plant support.
Performs analyses to determine containment temperature and pressure response to postulated pipe breaks using NRC approved codes and plant models.
Prepares thorough and accurate calculation files, technical reports, and correspondence.
Develops, qualifies, and maintains computer codes used in safety analysis.
Collaborates and interfaces with internal, industry, vendor, and regulatory personnel.
Participates in technical training activities.
Works with Regulatory Compliance to create and/or review Licensing Amendment Requests (LAR) packages.
Develops and helps license improved Safety Analysis methods which improve thermal margin and/or provide plant operational margins.
Effectively plans work activities to produce high quality deliverables satisfying all station and NRC requirements on a schedule that meets reload licensing or project commitments.
Follows NRC approved methodologies to perform reload and containment analyses.