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USAJOBS · 16 hours ago

Nuclear Engineer (Agency Employees Only)

Multiple Locations, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$142K/yr - $185K/yr

1+ years exp

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking a Nuclear Engineer to work in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. This role involves performing complex evaluations and reviews related to reactor systems and safety, ensuring compliance with safety and risk standards.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Performing complex reviews and evaluations of design, process design parameters, and performance of reactor thermal-hydraulic systems for operating reactor designs and for new reactor designs, with an emphasis on improving the knowledge of key safety and risk aspects related to reactor licensing activities

Performing complex reviews and evaluations of nuclear and thermal-hydraulic aspects of the reactor core under steady-state, transient, and accident conditions, including issues pertaining to core physics, fuel behavior, and reactivity control system and control rod design

May perform reactor systems analyses using advanced computer simulation for licensing review, including independent calculations and engineering analyses to confirm or verify the applicants' or licensees' predictions of systems and component performance, including fuel and core performance, under postulated transient and accident conditions

Supporting the project leader in the resolution of highly complex technical problems such as emergency core cooling systems performance, containment systems performance, balance of plant systems performance, equipment qualification, uncertainty qualification, and verification and validation of methods

In performing design certification, combined license, license amendment or topical report reviews, coordinates with other review branches as may be needed to draft questions and positions or request meetings with the applicant, licensee, or vendor through the Project Manager to obtain additional or clarifying information, and to resolve inconsistencies in interpretation of safety criteria

Qualification

Nuclear EngineeringThermal-Hydraulic SystemsReactor Core DesignComputer SimulationNRC RegulationsTechnical JudgementCommunication Skills

Required

A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics

B. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as: experience technically and analytically reviewing and evaluating design, process design parameters, and performance of reactor systems and nuclear fuel designs for nuclear reactors, including both thermal hydraulic and reactivity phenomena under steady-state, transient and accident conditions for design basis events

Demonstrated knowledge of capacity to apply the theories, principles, and practices in the field of reactor core, fuel and thermal-hydraulic systems design and nuclear methods sufficient to perform complex reviews and evaluations of nuclear and thermal-hydraulic aspects of the reactor core under steady-state, transient, and accident conditions, including issues pertaining to core physics, fuel behavior, and reactivity control system and control rod design for operating or new light-water or non-light-water power or non-power reactor or nuclear fuel designs

Demonstrated ability in formulating sound technical judgements, making technical or policy recommendations, and finding solutions to unique first of a kind technical or policy challenges regarding issues pertaining to event evaluation in the areas of core physics, fuel behavior, reactivity control system and control rod design, and core thermal-hydraulic performance

Demonstrated knowledge of NRC rules, regulations, and policies pertaining to light-water or non-light-water power or non-power production or utilization facilities through familiarity with NRC's advanced reactor vision, strategy, and policy activities, reactor licensing regulations, passive reactor design policies, system design standards, and regulatory guides and practices

Demonstrated ability to communicate information, ideas, and advice in a clear, concise, and logical manner, both orally and in writing. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with management and staff, colleagues, and representatives of external organizations