System Transients Analysis Engineer

Job Description

Position Title: System Transients Analysis Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract System Transients Analysis Engineer opportunity.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop RELAP5-3D models for steady state and transient one-dimensional network hydraulic analyses.
• Develop plant level control strategy and component level controller.
• Perform calculations using first principles of heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics to support and validate analysis results.
• Perform analysis of reactor normal operations, upset events, emergency events and faulted events to establish design, service, and test loadings and limits.
• Perform analysis of plant wide transients for evaluation of operation narratives and design solutions.
• Perform multiscale and multidisciplinary control analyses involving the thermal hydraulics of sodium, molten salt, and non-condensable fluids.
• Integrate with other engineering groups performing aspects of component, system, fuel, and control system design and related thermal-hydraulic testing.
  
  
  

Job Qualifications:

• B.S. or higher degree in nuclear, mechanical, or electrical engineering.
• Experience with system codes such as RELAP5/TRACE is a must.
• Experience with ASME component design/analysis is highly desirable.
• Experience with modeling control systems and I&C is highly desirable.
• Experience with nuclear power plant design or operations is desirable.
• Experience developing new analytical methods is desirable.
• Strong thermal-hydraulic analytical skills with one dimensional hydraulic networks analysis, system codes experience and transient analysis.
• Strong technical writing skills
• Strong communication skills
• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect, and a desire to foster teamwork.
• Travel Required: 0-5%.
  
  
  

Job Details:

• Job Type: Contract
• Pay Rate Range: $67-$110/hr (Pay rates are approved based on candidate location, education and experience)
• Location: 100% Remote Acceptable
• Export control regulations require candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Legal Permanent Resident, or of a protected person status
  
  
  

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.

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