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Duke Energy Corporation · 2 days ago

: Nuclear Engineer III/Senior Nuclear Engineer

positionHuntersville, NC
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityMid, Senior Level
date4+ years exp

Duke Energy Corporation is a leader in clean energy, seeking a Nuclear Engineer III or Senior Nuclear Engineer to join their Nuclear Fuels Engineering department. The role focuses on developing and updating transient analysis methodologies for nuclear plants, ensuring compliance with safety limits, and collaborating with various stakeholders in the nuclear industry.

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Responsibilities

Perform and review UFSAR Chapter 15 non-LOCA transient analyses
Prepare thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, and documentation
Qualify and maintain computer codes used in calculating DNB limits or verifying other limits are met
Participate in reload core design teams to ensure each reload is designed to meet all applicable safety limits and are performed in accordance with NRC approved in-house methodologies
Collaborate/interface with Duke, industry, vendor, and regulatory personnel
Participate in technical training activities

Qualification

Nuclear EngineeringTransient AnalysisCore DesignRETRANProfessional Engineer LicenseUnix/LinuxFORTRANPythonVBATechnical Reporting

Required

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
Minimum of 1 year of nuclear experience
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
Minimum of 6 years of engineering experience or 5 years of engineering experience with state registration as a Professional Engineer
Minimum of 1 year of nuclear experience

Preferred

Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering from an ABET accredited program
Fundamentals of Engineering Certificate and/or Professional Engineer (PE) license
Experience with core and thermal hydraulic codes such as RETRAN and VIPRE or their equivalents
Experience with PWR transient analysis
Experience with development and support of License Amendment Requests and 50.59 Evaluations
Familiarity with the basic systems of a Westinghouse or B&W NSSS reactor
Unix and/or Linux workstation experience
Computer programming experience (FORTRAN/Python/VBA/etc.)

Benefits

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

Company

Duke Energy Corporation

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Duke Energy, a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America’s largest energy holding companies.
dateFounded in 1916
location
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.duke-energy.com

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1.5B
2023-04-04Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
1978-01-13IPO

Leadership Team

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Brian D. Savoy
EVP & CFO
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VP Carolina Coal Generation
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