Radiological Shielding Engineer

GE Vernova•Union City, CA
•$127,900 - $245,100•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Radiological Engineer - Shielding & Reactivity Control will contribute on the Shielding & Reactivity Control team by performing, verifying, and mentoring engineering work in the areas of radiation/dose assessment (shielding and criticality), fluence, reactivity control/reactivity insertion analysis, control rod blade design, spent fuel pool criticality, and transport package design/analysis.

Requirements

  • Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or closely related science discipline from an accredited college or university.
  • Minimum of 8 years’ experience in coupled neutron/gamma shielding design for nuclear power plants, including the design of penetrations in shielding walls.
  • Minimum of 8 years’ experience with MCNP for shielding analysis, including the use of variance reduction techniques to solve large scale deep penetration shielding problems.
  • Minimum of 8 years’ of experience in nuclear radiological analysis, radiation shielding, nuclear safety analysis and methods, or nuclear fuel, core, or plant design.

Nice To Haves

  • Master's degree or Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering or closely related discipline from an accredited college or university.
  • 12+ years’ of experience in nuclear radiological analysis, nuclear safety analysis, coupled neutron/gamma shielding design for nuclear power plants, experience with MCNP for shielding analysis.
  • 12+ years of experience in methods and application of computational neutral particle radiation transport theory.
  • Experience with BWR technology.
  • Knowledge of plant operational support.
  • Knowledge of reactor licensing requirements.
  • Experience with BWR simulator and use of 3-Dimensional neutron kinetics code (e.g., PANAC, PARCS).
  • Experience in reactivity control such as reactivity insertion accident, rod withdrawal error, control rod drop accident analyses.
  • Experience with MCNP, SCALE, KENO, ORIGN, and/or coupled Monte-Carlo/deterministic radiation transport methods.
  • Object-oriented programming experience such as Java, C#, C++.
  • Demonstrated high energy and the ability to energize others.
  • Honest and straightforward with a high level of personal integrity.
  • Work easily and communicate effectively within a team environment.
  • Strong personal commitment and determination.
  • Detail oriented and accountable for results.
  • Exceptional organization skills.
  • Display a strong drive for continuous improvement.
  • Displays an engaging, can-do, optimistic attitude.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

  • Perform technical evaluations and provide technical support in the areas of shielding design/analysis, fluence analysis, criticality assessments, and control rod blade design.
  • Effectively communicate and coordinate activities with internal and external project managers, technical personnel, and customers on engineering/technical issues.
  • Maintain a high standard of quality and safety while meeting baseline project schedule and cost objectives.
  • Prepare, document and present technical data to internal and external customers.
  • Contribute to team process improvements to drive speed and simplification.
  • Ensure work is performed with high quality in accordance with NRC, CNSC, or other regulatory rules and regulations, customer requirements, and business quality assurance standards.
  • Mentor and guide early career engineers in shielding design/analysis.
  • Interprets simple internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services. Stays informed of industry trends that may inform work.
  • Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operational, product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering.
  • Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders.
  • Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations.
  • Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
  • May lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others' options on particular topics.
  • May guide others to consider a different point of view.

Benefits

  • Relocation Assistance Provided
  • discretionary annual bonus
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • prescription drug coverage
  • access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
  • access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
  • GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
  • access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
  • tuition assistance
  • adoption assistance
  • paid parental leave
  • disability benefits
  • life insurance
  • 12 paid holidays
  • permissive time off
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