Senior Engineer – Thermal Mechanical Analysis

GE Vernova is a leader in nuclear fuel technology, and they are seeking a Senior Engineer specializing in Thermal Mechanical Analysis. This role involves performing thermal-mechanical design analyses and collaborating with experts to ensure the integrity of fuel rod designs throughout their lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• This role is responsible for performing coupled heat transfer and finite element mechanical analyses for fuel rod pellet and cladding
• Establish thermal mechanical operating limits for new and existing fuel product lines
• Assist in the evaluation of fuel behavior for generic and plant specific transient analyses
• Support the fuel operations and address the customer issues related to fuel pellets and cladding
• Interpret operational and test data and use the data to drive improvements in modeling and methodologies
• Maintain and develop the fuel performance code
• Provide well written, well organized documented engineering analyses to assure design adequacy
• Maintain and develop technical design procedures associated with fuel rod design/analysis activities
• Provide support in addressing nuclear industry needs and trends
• Present to internal/external customers and nuclear regulators on fuel performance
• Assist and provide support to the team technical leader and functional manager to plan, status and execute projects
• Perform work with high quality in accordance with NRC regulations, customer requirements, and business quality assurance standards
• Effectively communicate and collaborate activities with other team members on technical issues

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 8 years of experience in a technology or engineering role
• Minimum 4 years of experience in thermal-mechanical or nuclear fuel analysis
• This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government
• Master's Degree or greater in an engineering discipline from an accredited college or university
• Prior nuclear Industry knowledge / experience
• Prior experience with writing submittals to the NRC
• Proven track record of problem-solving ability and ability to perform complex engineering analyses resulting in thorough and complete documentation
• Experience with Python and FORTRAN
• Strong communication skills and capable of articulating specific technical topics or assignments
• Ability to work effectively within a highly collaborative environment
• A self-starter willing to take initiatives
• Ability to make decisions with speed and accuracy based on the best available information
• Strong customer focus and clear understanding of nuclear industries