Advanced Fuel Neutronics Engineer
$100,000–$110,000 year
On-siteLynchburg, Virginia, United States
Lynchburg, Virginia, United StatesOn-siteFull Time$100,000–$110,000 yearBachelors DegreeEnterprise
Full TimeBachelors DegreeEnterprise
Job Summary
Conduct non-standard engineering, design, development, and analysis for fuel neutronics projects with minimal instruction, ensuring compliance with government and industry standards. Independently evaluate technical techniques, apply specialized codes such as MCNP or ARTEMIS, and resolve field problems and quality events. Provide suggestions for process improvements while maintaining a safety mindset across complex reactor modeling tasks.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
- Dependent on the position, degrees in Physics, Engineering Technology and Engineering Science may also be accepted
- Minimum of 3 years of related experience
- Knowledge of related engineering standards, techniques and criteria
- Good communication skills to comprehend and convey detailed technical data
- Ability to develop and maintain good interpersonal relationships; work collaboratively within a team environment
- Good problem identification and problem resolution skills
- Displays informal leadership characteristics
- Exhibits questioning attitude and practices self-checking
- Advanced proficiency with specialized software tools and programming languages as required by the role
- Experience with cross section generation and processing codes, e.g., APOLLO, CASMO, HELIOS, TRITON (NEWT), Polaris, GenPMAXS
- Experience with 3D neutronics simulator codes, e.g., ARTEMIS, SIMULATE, PARCS, ANC, GRIFFIN
- Experience with Monte Carlo transport codes, e.g., MCNP, OpenMC, Serpent, KENO
- Experience with advanced reactor modeling including fuel element design, lattice pattern optimization, control element design, depletion calculations
- Experience comparing simulations to benchmarks or experimental data
- Exposure to computer programming and scripting with FORTRAN, PYTHON, and C++
- Proficiency with Linux environments and experience with high-performance computing
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