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This position is an experienced engineer that provides technical leadership and hands-on delivery across core and fuel design and analysis, application of licensed methods to reload analysis, and at operations interfaces including reactor engineering, start-up physics, and core monitoring. Practical knowledge of and experience with PWR reactor physics analyses is critical.\nESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:\nPerform core design and neutronics analysis for cycle design and reloads, including lattice physics generation, core loading optimization, and safety-related physics inputs to engineering design and analysis interfaces and licensing.\nPrepare core monitoring inputs, COLR inputs, and other technical information for operations support. Translate method limits, assumptions, and uncertainties into practical guidance for plant engineering and operations.\nConfigure, validate, and maintain core monitoring software models and inputs, ensuring reliable online core follow, margin tracking, and surveillance alignment with Technical Specifications.\nDesign, analyze, and support deployment of neutron source assemblies, including mechanical and neutronics evaluations, integration with monitoring instrumentation, control of physical design interfaces, and strategy development for plant deployments.\nExercise in-depth knowledge of industry best-practices and state-of-the-art advancements to continue to assess design and licensing basis and identify risks, challenges, and opportunities with the established design and methods.\nEnsure alignment and integration of licensed methods with application to services to customers and other end users.\nProvide technical leadership within Nuclear Design; design scope and direct complex analysis tasks in areas of expertise and mentor junior engineers.\nPrepare and verify engineering reports, calculations, studies, system descriptions, requirement specifications, and other design documents. Work on tasks in multiple and diverse areas.\nSupport development and maintenance of licensed nuclear design methods and associated implementing analyses.\nWork collaboratively within Nuclear Fuels and among the Engineering organization to ensure design and analysis interfaces are adequately managed. Align analysis milestones with operations schedules, outage windows, and reload execution plans.\nCommunicate professionally in areas of technical responsibility across disciplines, at various levels of the organization, and with internal and external stakeholders including customers and regulatory bodies.\nDevelop innovative solutions to multifaceted technical challenges requiring original thinking, multi-physics reasoning, and the ability to navigate uncertainty. Independently frame problems, propose solution strategies, and execute analyses with minimal oversight.\nPerform other duties as assigned. Flexibly support changing organizational priorities, including urgent analysis needs, cross-functional reviews, technical troubleshooting, or special studies.\nCORE COMPETENCIES: To perform the job successfully, the individual should demonstrate competencies in performing the essential functions of this position by performing satisfactorily in each of these competencies.\nProblem solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and reviews information appropriately. Uses own judgment and acts independently; seeks input from other team members as appropriate for complex or sensitive situations.\nOral/written communication: Listens carefully and speaks clearly and professionally in all situations. Edits work for accuracy and clarity. Is able to create, read, and interpret complex written information. Ability to develop strong interpersonal networks within the organization.\nPlanning/organizing: Prioritizes and plans work activities, organizes personal and project timelines and deadlines, tracks project timelines and deadlines, and uses time efficiently.\nAdaptability: Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent interruptions, changes, delays, or unexpected events.\nDependability: Consistently on time and at work, responds to management expectations and solicits feedback to improve performance.\nTeam Building: Capable of developing strong interpersonal networks and trust within the organization.\nSafety Culture: Adheres to the NuScale Safety culture and is expected to model safe behavior and influence peers to meet high standards.\nQuality Assurance: Commits to the understanding and implementation of quality assurance regulations, standards and guidelines of 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, and NQA-1.\nMINIMUM SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND ABILITIES:\n Education: A minimum of B.S. degree in Nuclear, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering (or related discipline) from a four-year accredited college or university is required. An M.S. in Nuclear, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering is desirable.\nExperience: A minimum of 8 years of full-time, directly relevant engineering experience is required. Demonstrated experience in implementing engineering design processes for core design, neutronics, reactor engineering, and related safety analysis is required. Experience in fuel design or fuel performance preferred.\nIndustry Requirements: Eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810.\nPHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nAbility to understand and communicate clearly using a phone, personal interaction, and computers.\nAbility to learn new job functions and comprehend and understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately in a rapidly evolving environment.\nThe employee frequently is required; to sit and stand; walk; bend, use hands to operate office equipment; and reach with hands and arms. \nAbility to travel nationally and locally using common forms of transportation. \nDisclaimer: Employee(s) must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately without causing significant safety threat to self or others. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employee(s) assigned to this classification. 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