Good fit if
- You can work a hybrid schedule, 2 days in office and 2 remote.
- You can join the on-call and emergency-response rotation.
- You hold a PE license.
- You have PWR experience.
- You can travel 5 to 15% of the time.
Credentials that matter
Security clearance
- Unescorted Access
Skills and tools
- PWR
- NRC Regulations
Required qualifications
- The incumbent must meet the minimum ANSI requirements for this position identified within the scope of Nuclear Operating Fleet Administrative Procedure AD-LS-ALL-0011, Confirmation of Regulatory
- Guide 1.8 Personnel Qualifications Note: This posting is for one open position.
- Dependent on relative experience, the level to which a candidate is aligned is outlined below.
- Nuclear Engineer I 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 0-2 years of engineering experience Nuclear Engineer II 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 2-4 years of engineering experience Minimum of 1 year of nuclear experience in the utility industry.
- 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 Ability to achieve nuclear site Unescorted Access/Security clearance Emergency Response Organization (ERO) responsibilities which could include callouts with a defined response time to ERO facilities and an on-call duty rotation requiring the employee to be Fit for Duty Must reside in the greater Charlotte area to satisfy Hybrid work environment of having to be in the office for 2 days 1 Travel Requirements 5-15%
About this role
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.
Responsibilities
- include: Perform a variety of complex transient thermal hydraulic simulations for all PWR Duke reactors using RETRAN-3 D and VIPRE-01 code packages using NRC approved codes and plant models
- Prepares thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, and documentation
- Develops, qualifies, and maintains computer codes used in safety analysis
- Collaborate/interface with Duke, industry, vendor, and regulatory personnel Participate in technical training activities Originate, revise, and maintain the in-house NRC approved methodologies for performing transient and accident analyses Works with Regulatory Compliance to create and/or review Licensing Amendment Requests (LAR) packages.
- Develops and help license improved Safety Analysis methods which improve thermal margin and/or provide plant operational margins Effectively plans work activities to produce high quality deliverables satisfying all station and NRC requirements on a schedule that meets reload licensing or project commitments Follows NRC approved methodologies to perform reload analyses.
- Participate on a reload team for the 9 operating PWRs to ensure each core design meets all applicable technical and regulatory limits.
Preferred qualifications
- Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering from an ABET accredited program Fundamentals of Engineering Certificate and/or Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Experience with safety analysis codes, (e.g.
- RETRAN, VIPRE, and/or equivalents) Experience with nuclear fuel and PWR safety analyses design analyses Familiarity with the basic systems of a PWR Experience with development and support of License Amendment Requests and 50.59 Evaluations Unix and/or Linux workstation experience Computer programming experience (FORTRAN/Python/VBA/etc.) Knowledge in thermal hydraulic calculations – heat transfer, flow modeling, single failure analysis, NPSH analysis, etc.
Location, schedule, and travel
Hybrid Mobility Classification – Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees must live within a reasonable commute to their designated Duke Energy facility, not greater than 50 miles one way.
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