Senior Nuclear Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team, focusing on advanced reactor systems and nuclear fuel. This role involves critical technical evaluation, problem-solving, and regulatory application within the nuclear field.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Evaluate and analyze reactor systems, nuclear fuel designs, and performance, particularly for non-light-water reactors (NLWRs) and other advanced designs.
• Apply expertise in reactor systems design, neutronic, and thermal-hydraulic behavior, including steady-state, transient, and accident conditions.
• Perform computer-assisted analyses for nuclear fuel, thermal-hydraulics, and core physics related to licensing basis events.
• Formulate sound technical judgments, develop solutions, and provide recommendations for complex, first-of-a-kind technical and policy challenges in core physics, fuel behavior, reactivity control, and thermal-hydraulic performance.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of NRC rules, regulations, and policies pertaining to non-light-water power or non-power production or utilization facilities.
• Recommend and implement improvements to regulations, guidance, and technical review processes related to nuclear engineering.
• *Required Qualifications:**
• Minimum of one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level (or equivalent in private/public sector).
• **Specialized Experience:** Demonstrated experience in technically and analytically reviewing, numerically modeling, or evaluating the design, operation, or performance of reactor cores, fuel designs, or reactor systems for nuclear reactors.
• Proven ability to apply theories, principles, and practices in reactor systems and nuclear fuel evaluation.
• Strong background in computer-assisted analyses for nuclear fuel, reactor thermal-hydraulics, and/or core physics for licensing basis event analysis.
• Resourcefulness, initiative, and ingenuity in achieving work objectives, along with strong organizational and prioritization skills for complex technical tasks.
• Familiarity with NRC's advanced reactor vision, strategy, and policy activities, reactor licensing regulations, system design standards, and regulatory guides.
• *Communication & Interpersonal Skills:**
• Excellent ability to communicate complex technical information, ideas, and advice clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with internal staff, management, and external organizations.
• Proven use of tact, diplomacy, and negotiation skills to achieve cooperation and consensus.