GE VernovaRemote
Engineer, Thermal Hydraulic Analyses
United States of America
Full Time
1 week ago
$70,000 - $120,000 USD
No H1B
Key skills
Thermal-hydraulicsComputational fluid dynamics (CFD)Thermal-hydraulic methods TRACGThermal-hydraulic methods COBRAGThermal-hydraulic methods ISCORProgramming - FortranProgramming - C#Programming - PythonNuclear reactor core licensingNuclear engineeringNQA-1 Commercial Grade DedicationSix Sigma Green BeltBlack BeltAnalytical skillsDecision makingPythonC#CFortran
About this role
GE Vernova is seeking a motivated engineer to contribute to reactor nuclear thermal-hydraulic analysis and methods. The role involves developing expertise in core and plant thermal-hydraulic analysis, integrating technologies, and supporting processes to meet business needs across the organization.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to fuel design optimization, testing, verification, and regulatory licensing for nuclear reactor performance evaluation
- Advance thermal-hydraulic technologies through testing for system efficiency and safety
- Use CFD for modeling reactor system thermal hydraulics
- Develop programs to support thermal-hydraulic analyses and simulations
- Provide technical support for reactor system assessments, including MCO, leakage, and hydrodynamic analyses
- Ensure compliance with NRC regulations and nuclear quality standards
- Collaborate with international teams across various time zones
- Maintain integrity and accountability with attention to detail
- Work effectively in teams and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills
- Pursue continuous improvement with a positive attitude
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
- Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in computational methods, thermal-hydraulics, nuclear engineering, physics, mathematics, or a closely related technical discipline
- Master's degree from an accredited university or college in computational methods, thermal-hydraulics, nuclear engineering, physics, mathematics, or a closely related technical discipline
- Prior experience with thermal-hydraulic methods (TRACG, COBRAG, ISCOR, etc.)
- Prior experience with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) using ANSYS-Fluent or similar
- Experience with software Commercial Grade Dedication in accordance with NQA-1
- Programming experience with Fortran, C#, and Python
- Working knowledge of nuclear reactor core licensing, technical specifications, safety margin bases, code methodology licensing, and related federal regulations
- Clear and demonstrated understanding of nuclear industry and/or energy industry
- Demonstrated ability to make decisions with speed and accuracy based on the best available information
- Great organizational skills and a track record of achieving goals and overcoming challenges
- Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent quality certification