License Renewal Engineer 3 - Nuclear
$74,353–$113,595 year
HybridWilmington, Delaware, United States
Job Summary
Perform System Scoping, Screening, and Aging Management Reviews of nuclear plant systems in support of License Renewal and Subsequent License Renewal applications per NEI 17-01. Collaborate with engineering and regulatory teams to ensure compliance with NRC regulations and license extension commitments. Develop engineering program basis documentation, validate data, track engineering changes, and manage configuration control. Review inspection work orders to verify license renewal criteria and maintain awareness of evolving aging management regulations. Interact with clients and the NRC as a technical expert while fostering cross-functional collaboration. Work three days in-office with two remote days, utilizing modern tools and AI to automate calculations and improve workflows.
Required Qualifications
- ABET-accredited Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in engineering, licensing engineering, program engineering, design engineering, power plant inspection, or AI, ideally within nuclear or within a highly regulated industry
- Experience delivering accurate, high quality, technical documentation in a highly regulated environment
- Familiarity with engineering documentation systems, nuclear QA/QC protocols, and configuration management
- Strong systems thinking skills and ability to balance innovation with compliance, safety, and traceability
- Experience with LR/SLR application or implementation activities
- experience with nuclear industry related engineering programs
- nuclear power plant work management/scheduling
- NRC submittals
- NRC inspections
- ABET-accredited Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in engineering, licensing engineering, program engineering, design engineering, power plant inspection, or AI, ideally within nuclear or within a highly regulated industry
- Experience delivering accurate, high quality, technical documentation in a highly regulated environment
- Familiarity with engineering documentation systems, nuclear QA/QC protocols, and configuration management
- Strong systems thinking skills and ability to balance innovation with compliance, safety, and traceability
- You are expected to take engineering problems from issue to solution using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs
- Many engineers in these roles build or use automation to create calculations, summarize technical documents, or draft design documentation, including appropriate use of agentic AI tools, with strong engineering judgment and verification of results
- Programming or scripting (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate calculations, design checks, reporting, or data transformation
- We also value additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other training in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that helps you apply automation or agentic AI to real engineering problems
Desired Qualifications
- Preferred candidates would have experience in one or more of the following disciplines and/or Aging Management programs
- Mechanical Aging Management Programs
- ASME Section XI Inservice Inspection
- Water Chemistry
- Reactor Head Closure Studs
- Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Inner Diameter Attachment Welds
- BWR Stress Corrosion Cracking
- BWR Penetrations
- BWR Vessel Internals
- Boric Acid Corrosion
- Cracking of Nickel Alloy Components and Loss of Material due to Boric Acid Induced Corrosion in Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary Components
- Thermal Aging Embrittlement of Cast Austenitic Stainless Steel (CASS)
- PWR Vessel Internals
- Flow-Accelerated Corrosion
- Bolting Integrity
- Steam Generators
- Open-Cycle Cooling Water System
- Closed Treaded Water Systems
- Boraflex Monitoring
- Inspection of Overhead Heavy Load and Light Load (related to refueling) Handling Systems
- Compressed Air Monitoring
- BWR Reactor Water Cleanup System
- Fire Protection
- Fire Water Systems
- Outdoor and Large Atmospheric Metallic Storage Tanks (OLAMST)
- Fuel Oil Chemistry
- Reactor Vessel Material Surveillance
- One-Time Inspection
- Selective Leaching
- ASME Code Class 1 Small Bore Piping
- External Surface Monitoring of Mechanical Components
- Flux Thimble Tube Inspection
- Inspection of Internal Surfaces in Miscellaneous Piping and Ducting Components
- Lube Oil Analysis
- Monitoring of Neutron Absorbing Materials other than Boraflex
- Buried and Underground Piping and Tanks
- Internal Coatings and Linings for in-scope piping, piping components, heat exchangers, and tanks
- High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Piping and Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Repaired piping
- Electrical Aging Management Programs
- Electrical insulation for electrical cables and connection not subject to 10 CFR 50.49 Environmental Qualification requirements
- Electrical insulation for electrical cables and connection not subject to 10 CFR 50.49 Environmental Qualification requirements used in instrumentation circuits
- Electrical insulation for inaccessible electrical cables not subject to 10 CFR 50.49 Environmental Qualification requirements
- Metal Enclosed Bus
- Fuse Holders
- Electrical Cable Connections not subject to 10 CFR 50.49 Environmental Qualification requirements
- High Voltage Insulators
- Structural Aging Management Programs
- ASME Section XI IWE, IWF, and IWL
- 10 CFR Part 50, App J
- Masonry Walls
- Structures Monitoring
- Inspections of Water-Control Structures assc. w/ Nuclear Power Plants
- Protective Coating Monitoring and Maintenance
- Nuclear power plant operations, engineering, or design background
- Experience with NRC, INPO, or DOE regulations
- Prior involvement in license renewal, subsequent license renewal, or nuclear aging management programs
- Familiarity with nuclear industry documents: NUREG-1800, NUREG-1801, NEI 95-10, NUREG-2191, NUREG-2221, NEI 17-01, and/or NUREG 1555
- Participation and/or familiarity with Nuclear Energy Institutes' License Renewal Task Force
- We also value additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other training in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that helps you apply automation or agentic AI to real engineering problems
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