Lead Nuclear Engineer - Westinghouse Nuclear Design

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Are you ready to embark on a rewarding career, as a nuclear professional, helping Duke Energy achieve a clean energy future? Duke Energy's 11 operating nuclear reactors make Duke a clean energy leader in the electricity generation industry. The Nuclear Fuels Engineering (NFE) department is seeking candidates who are passionate about nuclear energy's role in a clean energy future. Duke's NFE department is unique in the industry by owning and performing in-house methods and analysis for nearly all aspects of the fuel cycle, from contracting fuel supply to long term storage of spent fuel. Duke Energy is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, a growing and vibrant city in the Carolinas. Candidates have the opportunity to work from Duke's brand new, state-of-the-art, headquarters building, with on-site dining and a fitness facility. For those that prefer a suburban or rural lifestyle, we offer the flexibility to work from our nearby nuclear sites at attractive locations such as Lake Norman, NC or Lake Wylie, SC. All our office locations are easy driving distance to the ocean or the mountains, making Charlotte an ideal location for your next home.

The Westinghouse Nuclear Design (WND) team is responsible for the reload core designs and site support of Duke Energy's six Westinghouse NSSS type reactors, specifically the Harris, Robinson, McGuire, and Catawba nuclear stations in North and South Carolina.

Responsibilities

• Perform and review neutronic analyses of nuclear fuel assemblies and fuel cycle designs.
• Perform nuclear design safety calculations and generate operational predictions.
• Manage project teams through the reload design process.
• Prepare thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, and documentation.
• Develop, qualify, and maintain computer codes used in nuclear design analysis.
• Provide fleet support to site reactor engineering teams and manage core monitoring software.
• Collaborate/interface with Duke, industry, vendor, and regulatory personnel.
• Participate in technical training activities.

Basic/Required Qualifications

• 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.
• Minimum of 8 years of engineering experience or 5 years of engineering experience with state registration as a Professional Engineer.
• Professional Engineer registration OR one of the following: a Master's degree in a technical discipline, SRO certification, an RO or SRO license, or Technical Nuclear certification.
• Minimum of 1 year of nuclear experience.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering from an ABET accredited program.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience with neutronics codes, (e.g., ANC, PRISM, PANACEA, MICROBURN, and/or equivalents) and especially the Studsvik code package (CASMO/SIMULATE).
• Experience with nuclear fuel and PWR fuel cycle design analyses.
• Experience with PWR reactor engineering and core monitoring activities.
• Experience with development and support of License Amendment Requests and 50.59 Evaluations.
• Familiarity with the basic systems of a Westinghouse NSSS reactor.
• Project management experience.
• Unix and/or Linux workstation experience.
• Computer programming experience (FORTRAN/Python/VBA/etc.)

Specific Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year of nuclear experience.
• In lieu of 1 year of nuclear experience, a selected candidate is subject to the oversight and written approval authority of a designated qualified individual until the selected candidate becomes fully qualified.
• Able to achieve nuclear site Unescorted Access.
• Willingness to work extended hours with changes in work schedule whenever necessary which at times could include call outs to support stations in an emergent condition.
• This position may be required to have Emergency Response Organization (ERO) responsibilities which could include callouts with a defined response time to the site and an on-call duty rotation requiring the employee to be Fit for Duty.
• Required to wear personal protective equipment (hardhat, safety glasses, fall protection, etc.) as needed.
• Occasionally travel to other Duke sites, industry sites, and industry conferences/meetings.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid office/remote work environment.
• Flexible work schedule - typically four 10-hour days, 2 in office and 2 remote.
• Occasional off-hour emergent work required.