Energy Northwest · 1 month ago
Reactor or Fuel Design Engineer
Richland, WA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry, Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$123K/yr - $184K/yr
0+ years expEnergy Northwest is a company committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. The Reactor or Fuel Design Engineer will be part of the Reactor Engineering and Fuel Design Team, responsible for planning and performing power maneuvers, core design changes, and monitoring fuel reliability.
Electrical DistributionEnergyEnergy EfficiencyEnvironmental Engineering
Responsibilities
Perform highly complex engineering analyses and designs in support of operations, systems, programs, audit inspections, and assessments requiring skills and experience gained through application of engineering methods and analysis, codes, standards, and regulatory requirements
Work with minimal supervision
Serve as an advisor providing advice and counsel on assignments concerned with specialized or unique engineering requirements. Solutions provided involve unconventional or innovative problem solving techniques
Provide technical leadership and training on highly complex or extended projects
Provide leadership of small groups to resolve complex issues
Provide technical direction and leadership routinely to other engineers; serve as a mentor. Provide training to others
Identify need and initiate development of new policies, programs, plans, and procedures to meet strategic objectives
Assure compliance with regulatory and industry guidance. Provide interpretation of industry guidance for application
Identify potential problems in design, quality, or operation and initiate corrective action
Qualification
Required
Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university and seven years of engineering experience; OR a high school diploma or GED and PE license obtained by accredited examination plus eight years of engineering experience
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university and three years of discipline specific engineering experience; OR a PE license obtained by an accredited examination and five years of discipline specific engineering experience. High school diploma or GED is required
Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university and at least one year of engineering experience; OR a PE license obtained by accredited examination and at least one year of engineering experience. A high school diploma or GED is required
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university or a PE license obtained by accredited examination and zero to three years of discipline engineering experience. A high school diploma or GED is required
Preferred
Qualified Reactor Engineer at a nuclear power plant
Core design, reload project management, or transient analysis
Programming skills (e.g. PowerShell or Python)
Control rod and nuclear instrumentation monitoring and depletion
Benefits
Substantial retirement benefits through three retirement programs including the Washington State Public Employees’ Retirement System pension plan (PERS)
A 401(k) savings plan with an employer match component
A 457(b) savings plan
Multiple options for medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance coverage
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Tuition reimbursement
Student loan repayment
Childcare subsidies
Health reimbursement arrangement (HRA VEBA)
Health savings account (HSA)
Supplemental life insurances
Credit monitoring/identity theft insurance
Personal time accrual rate of 160 hours per year
Nine paid holidays throughout the calendar year
Company
Energy Northwest
Energy Northwest creates reliable and environmentally-friendly electric power and distributes it to the Northwest public power utilities.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25MKey Investors
U.S. Department of TransportationPuget Sound Energy
2024-01-11Grant· $15M
2024-01-10Corporate Round· $10M
Leadership Team
B
Bob Schuetz
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
Morningstar.com
2025-11-10
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