Job Description Summary

The Lead Advanced Reactor Nuclear Fuel Mechanical Design Engineer will work in a cross-business team responsible for the mechanical design of Natrium reactor core components.
The preferred work location for this role is at the GEH Headquarters Wilmington, NC but qualified remote candidates will be considered

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide well written, well organized documented engineering analyses to assure design adequacy.
• Prepare drawings and specifications for reactor core components.
• Perform design reviews and production readiness reviews.
• Work closely with sourcing and manufacturing to drive manufacturability and design to cost initiatives.
• Design test procedures and perform testing to address component and assembly adequacy.
• Present to internal/external customers and nuclear regulators.
• 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

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 5 years of mechanical design experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience in drafting practices (including GD&T, and 3D CAD)

Eligibility Requirements:

• The preferred work location for this role is at the GEH Headquarters Wilmington, NC but qualified remote candidates will be considered.

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree or greater in an engineering discipline from an accredited college or university
• Prior nuclear Industry knowledge / experience
• Prior ASME BPVC Section 3 Division 5 code experience
• Proven track record of problem-solving ability and ability to perform complex engineering analyses
• Prior SFR or reactor experience
• Strong communication skills and capable of articulating specific technical topics or assignments in both verbal and written forms
• Working knowledge of mechanical engineering principles, mechanics of materials, stress analysis, heat transfer, , statistics and finite element analysis
• Ability to make decisions with speed and accuracy based on the best available information
• Strong customer focus and clear understanding of nuclear industries

The salary range for this position is $99k-140k. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a performance bonus.

Available health and welfare benefits include healthcare, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage; savings account options (such as a Health Care Flexible Savings Account, Health Reimbursement Account, Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account, and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account); and an employee assistance program. Additional benefits include a defined contribution 401(k) plan, employee life insurance, optional dependent life insurance, employee accidental death or dismemberment insurance coverage, salary continuance program benefits for disability, optional long-term disability, pre-tax transportation/commuter program, paid holidays, paid time off, parental leave, a layoff plan for salaried employees, tuition reimbursement program, use of Cariloop, adoption assistance, optional identity theft prevention insurance, optional personal legal assistance, and optional personal excess liability insurance.

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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.

Additional Information

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