Intermediate Nuclear Engineer

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🎸 Tennessee – Remote

🎸 Tennessee – Remote

💵 $74k - $138.7k / year

⏰ Full Time

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AtkinsRéalis

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10,000+ employees

⚡ Energy

💼 Consulting

Energy • Consulting

AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization that specializes in connecting people, data, and technology to transform global infrastructure and energy systems. With a team of consultants, designers, engineers, and project managers, the company collaborates with industry partners and clients to drive significant changes in the world.

📋 Description

• Lead and support execution, oversight, and coordination of nuclear engineering activities • Ensure technical deliverables, design interfaces, and nuclear safety information flow across engineering disciplines, project functions, and external vendor interfaces • Apply expertise in Small Modular Reactor (SMR) designs within a multidisciplinary team • Lead and coordinate technical work supporting US nuclear safety licensing activities • Author, review, and approve nuclear safety analyses, evaluation reports, and safety basis documents • Participate in hazard analyses, process design reviews, and configuration management activities • Lead, execute, and approve Nuclear Criticality Safety Evaluations and Analyses for fuel fabrication, handling, storage, and transportation • Establish and validate criticality safety limits and engineered or administrative controls for SMR systems • Develop and maintain the Criticality Safety Program in alignment with ANSI/ANS-8 standards and applicable NRC/DOE regulations • Apply validated neutronics methodologies and Monte Carlo codes to assess criticality margins, bias, and uncertainty • Lead, perform, and approve radiation shielding designs and radiation-transport analyses • Analyze and interpret radiation data to ensure operational safety, shielding effectiveness, and regulatory compliance • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nuclear Engineering or a closely related discipline required • Master’s or Ph.D. preferred • Minimum 3 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree • Experience in the nuclear industry preferred • Direct experience modeling or licensing Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) or advanced fuel systems such as HALEU or TRISO fuel cycles • Experience managing code verification, validation, and benchmarking under a formal ASME NQA-1 or equivalent nuclear quality assurance program • Experience authoring and approving Nuclear Criticality Safety Evaluations (NCSEs) and Analyses (NCSAs) • Ability to design radiation shielding and perform complex radiation-transport and core physics calculations • Advanced hands-on proficiency with MCNP and SCALE/KENO, or equivalent codes such as Attila4MC or Serpent • Comprehensive knowledge of NRC regulations, including 10 CFR Parts 50, 70, and 71; ANSI/ANS-8 standards; DOE Orders, Guides, Technical Standards, and nuclear facility safety-basis directives • At least 7 years of engineering experience with a proven track record of reviewing, verifying, and formally approving other engineers’ technical work • Experience working within integrated, cross-functional engineering teams • Documented experience authoring formal safety basis documents, calculation packages, or regulatory submittals

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits • Company-paid life insurance • Short- and long-term disability benefits • Employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting • Employee stock purchase plan • Paid Time Off • Leaves of absence options • Flexible work options • Recognition and employee satisfaction programs • Employee assistance program • Voluntary benefits • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities