Lead Engineer – Thermal-Hydraulic Methods Development

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🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

💵 $98.4k - $188.6k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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GE Vernova

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10,000+ employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

Consulting • Logistics • Manufacturing

GE Vernova is a leader in the energy sector with over 130 years of experience, dedicated to electrifying the world while decarbonizing it. The company offers a broad portfolio of energy solutions including gas, hydro, nuclear, and wind power technologies, aimed at providing reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. With a strong focus on innovation, GE Vernova plays a significant role in reducing the carbon footprint of global power systems and supports the transition to net-zero emissions by 2030.

📋 Description

• Contribute to company objectives in reactor physics and technology • Develop computational methods and code, numerical analysis, and thermal-hydraulic reactor modeling tools • Support software documentation and validation, user training, and customer interfacing for the TRACG thermal-hydraulics code • Support technical development, accuracy and uncertainty qualification, testing, verification, regulatory licensing, and maintenance of analytical methods for steady-state and transient core/fuel performance evaluation • Work within an approved regulatory framework for nuclear software quality assurance • Prepare, document, and present technical data to internal and external customers • Improve team processes to drive speed and simplification • Communicate with internal and external users through support, documentation, and training • Ensure work complies with NRC rules and regulations, customer requirements, and business quality assurance standards • Coordinate engineering and technical activities with team members • Support the technical leader and functional manager in planning, status reporting, and project execution • Support interfaces with regulatory agencies including NRC and DOE • Contribute to development, maintenance, analytics, technical consultation, and licensing stewardship of engineering computer codes, correlations, and methodologies for BWRs and SMRs • Support customers with emergent questions in reactor neutronics, thermal-hydraulics, and instrumentation physics • Contribute to nuclear and thermal-hydraulic design of new fuel products

🎯 Requirements

• Programming experience with Fortran and Python • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computational methods, thermal-hydraulics, nuclear engineering, or a closely related technical discipline and minimum of 5 years of experience in nuclear methods development/neutron transport/lattice physics/nuclear cross section generation; or Master’s degree and minimum of 3 years of such experience; or Ph.D. with a thesis in thermal hydraulic methods/thermal hydraulic correlation development/two phase flow and minimum of 1 year of relevant experience • Legal authorization to work in the USA • Employer will not sponsor individuals for work visas, now or in the future • Ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information, if applicable • Experience with nuclear methods development, neutron transport, lattice physics, or nuclear cross section generation • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process skills • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team • Detail-oriented and accountable for results • Continuous improvement mindset • Prior experience with thermal-hydraulic methods such as TRAC, GOTHIC, COBRA, or ISCOR (desired) • Working knowledge of nuclear reactor core licensing, technical specifications, safety margin bases, code methodology licensing, and related federal regulations (desired) • Publication of technical articles and/or patent applications (desired) • Ph.D. in a related discipline (desired) • Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent quality certification (desired)

🏖️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus • Relocation assistance • Medical coverage • Dental coverage • Vision coverage • Prescription drug coverage • Health Coach from GE Vernova • Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services • GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan • Tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions • Company retirement contributions • Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants • Tuition assistance • Adoption assistance • Paid parental leave • Disability benefits • Life insurance • 12 paid holidays • Permissive time off • Professional development opportunities • Competitive compensation