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Job Description
Talascend is currently seeking an experienced Reload Design Engineer for a long-term contract career opportunity, 100% remote.
Candidates may reside anywhere in the continental USA; but must be eligible to work for any employer without sponsorship now, or in the future.
Overview:
Our client is seeking a highly motivated Reload Design Engineer to support advanced reactor core design and analysis.
This role involves performing neutronic evaluations, fuel management optimization, and supporting reactor operations interfaces.
Primary Responsibilities:
Perform core design and analysis activities, including fuel management, power distributions, reactivity coefficients, control rod worth, shutdown margin, and sensitivity and uncertainty studies Design and analyze new systems to solve complex reactor design challenges Execute sensitivity studies to validate modeling assumptions and develop corrected methods if needed Establish and maintain documentation of analysis results and neutronic design solutions
Position Requirements: B.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering with 5+ years minimum.
Preference for candidates with M.S. degree or Ph.D. Knowledge of nuclear reactor design concepts and ability to support engineering and code review Expertise in core design and analysis, including reactivity coefficients, shielding, activation, and uncertainty analysis Strong computational skills and proficiency with nuclear engineering software such as DIF3D, MC2, PARTISN, MCNP, Serpent, SCALE, PARCS, APA, CASMO/SIMULATE, DRAGON Knowledge of nuclear and numerical methods, including PDEs, particle transport, isotopic depletion, and kinetics Ability to work within published regulatory guidelines for nuclear reactor design Experience with commercial reactor reload analysis strongly preferred Experience interfacing with Operations and Reactor Engineers is a plus Excellent verbal and written communication skills Experience in transient analysis, thermal hydraulics, fuel performance, and fast reactor design is desired Professional-quality software development skills and strong programming abilities are a plus Experience working in NQA-1 environments preferred High degree of trust, integrity, openness, respect, and teamwork orientation
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