Senior Safety Analysis Engineer
Talascend is currently seeking a Senior Safety Analysis Engineer for a contract opportunity with our client in Bellevue, Washington (State).
Overview
The Senior Safety Analysis Engineer is primarily responsible for performing safety analyses of the Natrium Demonstration reactor and supporting design transients analysis, Structures, Systems and Components classification, development of analytical models and methods, as well as uncertainty quantification and sensitivity calculation.
Responsibilities
- Develop system models and perform safety analysis of Anticipated Operational Occurrence, Design Basis Event, and Design Basis Accident for the Natrium Demonstration reactor.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish core and reactor SSC functional, performance, safety, and quality requirements as well as support the overall design.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate NEI 18-04 Licensing Basis Event analyses and findings into licensing documentation and project design activities.
- Contribute to the safety method development, such as code assessment, scaling analysis, code verification and validation activities.
- Develop and maintain documentation of model development and analysis results.
- Perform engineering reviews of other engineering analysis and design deliverables, such as ASME design transients.
- Assess plant transient benchmark tests, identify applicable tests relevant to the Natrium reactor and perform benchmark calculations.
- Contribute to the software framework implementation of capabilities required for transient and accident analysis.
Qualifications
- B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. in nuclear engineering, or other relevant engineering degree, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the nuclear field.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in nuclear safety analysis, nuclear reactor system modeling.
- Significant experience with safety analysis software such as RELAP5, TRACE, TRAC, SAS4A/SASSYS-1, or other nuclear system analysis software.
- Experience in transient and accident analysis for submittals to NRC, such as Chapter 15 in the Final Safety Analysis Report, is highly desired.
- Knowledgeable of nuclear systems thermal-hydraulic fundamentals as well as reactor dynamics and transient phenomena.
- Knowledgeable of nuclear reactor core physics such as neutron transport theory and reactivity feedback.
- Knowledgeable of nuclear reactor instrumentation and control systems, and related modeling approaches in the safety analysis computer code.
- Familiarity with nuclear design, regulatory requirements, and risk-informed performance-based technology guidance for Non-Light Water Reactors is required.
- Familiarity with EMDAP and Regulatory Guide 1.203 is preferred.
- Experience with SFR safety analysis or methods is highly desirable.
- Experience with other reactor designs, such as Light Water Reactors, can be considered when differentiating candidates.
- Demonstrated strong quantitative, analytical, modeling and reporting skills.
- Understanding NQA-1 requirements associated with analysis and software management as well as experience working under a quality assurance program.
- Experience in working in multi-disciplinary engineering teams to address engineering challenges.
- Strong software engineering skills in any language, such as Python, Fortran, or C++, is a plus.
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.
Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.
Pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Talascend also offers a variety of benefits including: health and disability insurance, 401(k), EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, plan requirements, schedule type, and client work site mandates.
Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.