CFD/Thermal Hydraulics Engineer III (Nuclear)

Location: Rockville, Maryland, United States; 4-5 days in office

Salary: $115,000-$140,000 per year

Company

Development of advanced nuclear reactors and supporting subsystems.

What you will do

• Develop mechanical and physical concepts for structures, systems, and components used in nuclear products and facilities, with a focus on nuclear safety.
• Perform structural, thermal, hydraulic, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and particulate mechanics analyses.
• Develop, test, and verify CFD models for steady-state, transient, design-basis-event, and anomaly conditions supporting the reactor licensing basis.
• Define requirements, interfaces, design bases, criteria, and applicable industry codes and standards with systems engineers and project leads.
• Assess manufacturability, assembly, integration, prototyping, testing, and commissioning needs.
• Prepare design basis documents, technical reports, calculations, drawings, and verification and validation plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related engineering discipline, such as nuclear, aerospace, or chemical engineering.
• Typically five years of engineering experience; a master’s or Ph.D. may substitute for part of the experience requirement.
• Proficiency with engineering hand calculations.
• Experience or knowledge with CFD analysis codes such as STAR-CCM+, Fluent, or similar tools.
• Experience or knowledge with engineering and product lifecycle tools such as UG/NX, SolidWorks, Pro/Engineer, Teamcenter, Windchill, or similar.
• Ability to work on site in Rockville 4-5 days per week and follow a standard 8:00am-5:00pm ET schedule.

Culture & Benefits

• Work is performed under quality procedures for design and configuration management.
• Up to 10% travel as needed.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Paid time off and tuition reimbursement/professional development support.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed through the company career page.
• Offers are issued only after an interview discussing qualifications and responsibilities.