Navarro Research and Engineering is recruiting a Nuclear Engineer (3975) that is remote but with some travel to Idaho Falls, ID. This is a consulting position.
Position Summary
The Nuclear Engineer will provide analysis and design support for sodium-cooled reactor systems where they are small modular reactors (SMRs), with emphasis on sodium-cooled fast reactor technology. The engineer will apply thermal hydraulics principles, modeling and simulation methods, and reactor systems engineering expertise to evaluate system performance, heat transfer, transients, and safety-related behavior.
This position may be performed remotely and may require travel to Idaho to support conceptual design activities and related technical collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Perform engineering analysis and design for sodium-cooled reactor systems.
- Develop, execute, and evaluate thermal hydraulics models and simulations supporting sodium-cooled fast reactor design and analysis.
- Support reactor systems design activities and evaluate system performance against applicable technical objectives and design criteria.
- Apply computational fluid dynamics tools and/or reactor system analysis codes to assess fluid flow, heat transfer, and system behavior.
- Conduct safety analyses, transient analyses, and heat transfer evaluations for advanced reactor systems.
- Prepare and communicate technical results, assumptions, methods, and conclusions in support of design reviews and conceptual design activities.
- Support nuclear licensing activities, technical design reviews, and advanced reactor development programs, as assigned.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, clients, national laboratories, reactor vendors, and advanced reactor developers, as applicable.
- Travel to Idaho as needed to support conceptual design activities and other project requirements.
Requirements- Master's degree or Ph.D. in engineering or a closely related technical discipline.
- Demonstrated experience performing analysis and design for reactor systems.
- Ability to work effectively in a remote environment and travel to Idaho as project needs require.
The candidates should have experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) design and analysis
- Thermal hydraulics modeling and simulation
- Reactor systems design and performance evaluation
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and/or system codes used in reactor analysis
- Safety analysis, transient analysis, and heat transfer evaluations
- Nuclear licensing, design reviews, or advanced reactor development programs
Education and Experience
A master's degree or Ph.D. in engineering or a closely related technical discipline is required.
Due to the nature of the government contract requirements and/or clearances requirements, US citizenship is required.
