Nuclear Engineer, Senior/Principal

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

If this sounds like an environment you would thrive in, we have an exciting opportunity for a Nuclear Engineer, Senior/Principal. 

 

Your Day-to-Day:

This nuclear engineer will provide miscellaneous plant support functions to support the operations of Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (CPNPP) Units 1 and 2 in fulfillment of the Core Design & Safety Analysis (CDSA) function outsourcing arrangement between Vistra (operating company for CPNPP) and Westinghouse Electric Company. This support is centered on performing thermal-hydraulic engineering analysis principally for CPNPP; however, support for other nuclear power plants will also be required. Primary duties are:

 

• In support of the CDSA functions at CPNPP, perform complex system thermal-hydraulic engineering analysis and provide technical leadership/project management in development, performance, and application of safety analysis methods based upon a broad understanding and working knowledge of PWR NSSS design and safety systems.
• Interface with CPNPP engineering organizations and the Westinghouse Resident Site Operations (RSO) Manager to develop work scopes and obtain approval for engineering work authorizations as needed to support engineering work activities.
• Obtain and maintain CPNPP qualifications for Safety Analysis Engineer, Engineering Orientation, and 10CFR50.59 Screen and Evaluation.
• Initiate, evaluate, and disposition Condition Reports as required.
• Provide technical input and written documents supporting the design, development, training, performance, and delivery of technical products and services to customers that require integration of team efforts across multifunctional groups. Effectively define, manage, and drive projects to successful completion to meet customer needs.
• Support special requests from site as part of site engineering support.  Examples include self assessments, equipment reliability support, outage emergent issue support, calculation reviews, etc.
• Process vendor documents, such as Westinghouse Letters, NSALs, INs, etc., per site requirements.
• Activities not limited to CPNPP; will also be required to apply engineering analysis (transient analysis, setpoints analysis, containment analysis, etc.) to other plants under the Westinghouse QA program.

 

Who You Are:

As a successful candidate, you will bring the following to the team:

• Minimum of 5 years experience, 7+ years of experience highly preferably with at least 2 years stationed at a domestic PWR plant

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Physics required; post-graduate degree preferred.  Professional Engineer license preferred. 
• Unescorted access at CPNPP will be required.
• Less than 10% travel to domestic and international sites may be required.
• Successful candidate must be permanent US resident or citizen.

 

Required Skills:

• Ability to perform assigned analyses related to the delivery of fuel reloads including fuel core and thermal hydraulic design, Chapter 15 LOCA, non-LOCA, and containment transient analysis.
• Sufficient experience and logic/problem-solving capabilities to apply advanced engineering principles and techniques to propose, direct, and integrate solutions to highly complex (possibly system level), loosely defined technical problems and to identify direct approaches for the successful resolution of significant technical issues.
• Lead resolution of emergent plant support issues.
• Coordinate and integrate complex technical projects across multi-functional groups, within schedule and budget.
• Lead integration and development of major technical descriptions for customer proposals.
• Lead engineering work of, and instruct, train, and guide personnel on signific