Nuclear Methods Engineer
Talascend is currently seeking a Nuclear Methods Engineer for a remote, contract opportunity with our client.
Overview
The role focuses on nuclear analysis methods for the design and licensing of a demonstration reactor, involving the development and implementation of nuclear analysis capabilities and software qualification under an NQA-1 environment.
Responsibilities
- Development of neutronics methods to perform neutronics analysis of a fast spectrum molten salt reactor.
- Implementation of nuclear analysis methodologies via Python software.
- Core design and analysis activities of advanced nuclear reactors, including calculation and optimization of fuel management strategies, reactivity coefficients, control rod worth and shutdown margin, and radiation damage.
- Software configuration management through code review, software documentation, software testing, and continuous integration.
- Conducting sensitivity studies to understand the effects and validity of various modeling assumptions.
- Validation of neutronics analysis by leveraging benchmark models of historical reactors, reactor experiments, and critical assemblies.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering and 6 – 10 years of relevant experience.
- Experience Level may be partially substituted for advanced degree depending on position relevance.
Requirements
- Experience in understanding and executing nuclear design/analysis methodologies, including criticality, flux/power distributions, fuel cycle analyses, reactivity coefficients, shielding, activation, control rod worth, detector response, and uncertainty analysis, ideally with a focus on fast-neutron reactors.
- Experience with radiation transport software is required.
- Experience with MCNP, OpenMC, Attila is preferred.
- Experience with ARMI, Serpent, SCALE, DIF3D, MC2, PARTISN, MOOSE, PARCS, APA, CASMO, DRAGON is also relevant.
- Programming experience in any language required, preferably in scientific computing; bonus points for Python skills.
- Working knowledge of fundamental software development tools (e.g. IDEs, version control, profilers, debuggers, documentation builders, packaging tools).
- Experience interacting on nuclear methodology with the DOE and/or NRC under an ASME NQA-1 compliant QA environment is preferred.
- Strong communication skills desired.
- The service provider will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect, and a desire to foster teamwork.
Shift
Remote eligible
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.