Nuclear Thermal-Hydraulic Engineer

Enercon Services, Inc.•Fort Worth, TX

29d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join ENERCON's Nuclear Services Group as a Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis Engineer. In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop nuclear and mechanical safety analysis work products supporting licensing, design, qualification, and operability of nuclear power, fuel cycle facilities, and other nuclear facilities. This role is in support of the multi-disciplinary Engineering & Safety Analysis team, which supports radiological, mechanical, thermal-hydraulic, chemical, and meteorological assessments of new and existing nuclear facilities, structures, systems, and components. This position can be Part Time, Full Time, or contract based. This role offers flexibility in the following office locations: Kennesaw, GA (Suburb of Atlanta), Naperville, IL, FT Worth, TX, Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Remote will be considered for candidates with 6+ years of experience in the nuclear or power industries.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Nuclear Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related engineering degree
Requires a minimum of 3+ years of experience of safety analysis work in a nuclear environment
Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills
Interest in application of technical skills to unique, varied and challenging engineering problems
Willing to travel to a plant site for meetings and/or assignment. Assignments vary based on project and client needs, ranging from a few weeks to several months

Nice To Haves

Experience with LOCA, transient, stability, subchannel, and other safety analysis methods is preferred

Responsibilities

Prepare calculations, evaluations, engineering change packages, and licensing documents associated with mechanical, nuclear or chemical safety analysis.
Provide technical support and develop licensing documents for Safety Analysis Reports (SAR), Integrated Safety Assessments (ISA), or license amendment requests (LAR) related to nuclear analysis licensing submittents.
Develop and assess the nuclear facility safety programs, design basis documents, key calculations, processes and procedures in accordance with current design and regulatory requirements and expectations (USNRC & DOE).
Perform steady-state and transient thermal-hydraulic analysis of high energy line breaks, containment response, perform flooding analysis, develop environmental qualification profiles, and perform control room habitability/HVAC performance evaluations.
Perform modeling of nuclear systems using knowledge of thermal-hydraulics and computer software tools in support of commercial operating plants and new reactor designs.
Perform steady state and transient analysis of power plant piping systems including evaluations of hydrodynamic loads, water hammer, heat exchanger performance, pump specification, etc.
Participate in and support client peer reviews, expert panels and NRC audits.
Collaborate with discipline and client counterparts to ensure project clarity.
Develop technical proposals and support business development as required.