Job Title: Nuclear Analysis Engineer I-Sr (Nuc)
PS Job Title: Nuclear Analysis Engineer I-Sr (Nuc)
Work Place Flexibility: Onsite
Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC
Job Summary/PurposeCore Design Engineers are responsible for supporting Entergy's nuclear fleet in our mission to safely and efficiently provide clean, reliable and sustainable nuclear energy.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:- Provide technical expertise to core reload projects including activities associated with the design and licensing of the core, including fabrication, fuel reliability and transportation.
- Collaborate on fuel and core designs, including strategic fuel design evaluations, to lead the industry in advanced technologies for improved fuel performance, reliability, and cost effectiveness.
- Support reload and startup activities by ensuring engineering work is performed with quality and predictability; fleet lessons learned are captured and discussed as part of continuous learning culture; and industry best practices are implemented.
- Maintain detailed core models to support site reactor engineering and other plant functions in safely and reliably operating our nuclear fleet.
- Provide reactor physics and fuel criticality expertise to support the analytical and design bases on which each plant was licensed.
- Review, evaluate, and document Entergy's acceptance to fuel vendor (or sub-supplier) fuel deviations to the approved design that can impact fuel design fit, form, and function.
- Review, evaluate, and document Entergy's acceptance to fuel vendor (or sub-supplier) fuel fabrication process changes that can impact fuel design fit, form, and function.
- Provide technical oversight of contracted analyses
- Ensures programs, such as Special Nuclear Material and Fuel Reliability, are implemented consistent with defined standards.
- Provide support to Reactor Engineering as a subject matter expert in Fuel Reliability and Special Nuclear Material programs, focusing on reactivity management, core monitoring/burnup, core component activities, operations support, spent fuel pool inventory management, fuel receipt and inspection, refueling, fuel movement, and dry cask fuel selection.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Minimum education required of the position:- B.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering, or a closely related discipline (Physical Sciences) with equivalent experience.
- Desired: Master of Science degree in engineering
Minimum experience required of the position:- Engineer I: 0+ years of experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent.
- Engineer II: 2+ years of experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent.
- Engineer III: 4+ years of experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent.
- Senior Engineer: 6+ years of experience in nuclear power design, operations, or equivalent.
- Note: Relevant M.S. Degree or P.E. in related field may count as 1 year of experience.
- Desired: Experience in Reactor Engineering, Safety Analysis, or Fuel Engineering.
Desired knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position:- Technical proficiency in nuclear fuel management.
- Technical understanding of nuclear generation principles and operation.
- Outstanding communication, conflict management, and change management skills.
- Proficiency with current computer business applications.
• Experience with nuclear design software packages (CASMO/SIMULATE, SCALE, MCNP, etc.)
• Experience with programming languages (Python, FORTRAN, Visual Basic, etc.) and shell scripting in UNIX/LINUX environments
Any certificates, licenses, etc. required for the position:- Highly Desired: Professional Engineering license (Nuclear discipline preferred).
Primary Location: Mississippi-Jackson Mississippi : Jackson
Job Function: Engineering
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: Level II
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 124625
PS Job Title: Nuclear Analysis Engineer I-Sr (Nuc)
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
WORKING CONDITIONS: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
