Safety Analysis Engineer

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Job Description

Develop, validate, and improve thermal-hydraulic safety analysis methods supporting PWR power uprates. Own methods strategy, build and benchmark models using codes like RELAP5 or TRACE, lead V&V, assess uncertainty and margin, produce licensing documentation, collaborate with utility customers and internal teams, and mentor engineers.

Hard Requirements

• 10+ years nuclear thermal-hydraulic safety analysis or methods-development experience
• Hands-on experience with nuclear safety analysis codes (RELAP5, RETRAN, VIPRE, GOTHIC, TRACE, COBRA, SIMULATE, or equivalent)
• Experience developing, validating, benchmarking, or qualifying thermal-hydraulic models/methods
• Strong command of thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, two-phase flow, transient analysis
• Experience with uncertainty, scaling, stability, sensitivity, or margin methodologies
• Ability to produce defensible engineering documentation and communicate with regulators/customers
• Experience reviewing others' work, setting technical direction, and mentoring engineers
• Programming/scripting capability (Python, MATLAB, FORTRAN, C++, or similar)
• Bachelor's degree in Nuclear, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, or related field

Soft Requirements

• Commercial PWR safety analysis including Chapter 15 accident/transient analysis
• Power uprate, steam generator replacement, or plant modification experience
• Authorship/review of topical reports, licensing submittals, or NRC/utility responses
• Advanced degree