Senior Criticality & Safety Engineer (Hybrid)

Are you interested in being part of a creative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset, and we want to identify the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

About the role:

As a Senior Criticality & Safety Engineer, you will support critical safety analysis for safe storage of fresh and depleted nuclear fuel materials preventing undesired reactivity phenomena and decay heat issues at plant sites and in Westinghouse fuel storage products

You will report to the Manager, Advanced Design & Criticality for Nuclear Fuel Engineering. This position is hybrid at the manager's discretion located at the Westinghouse Global Headquarters located at Cranberry Woods, PA in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. No relocation provided. We can consider candidates able to work in the US without sponsorship now and in the future.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in introductory training focused on standard criticality safety and reactor core depletion

• Perform work for US and international plant facility customers

• Follow industry recognized methodologies and internal procedures

• Maintain focus on nuclear safety to produce error-free work 

• Support criticality safety analyses for safe storage of fresh and depleted nuclear fuel materials preventing undesired reactivity phenomena and decay heat issues at plant sites and in Westinghouse fuel storage products

• Develop applicable, task-specific engineering skills necessary to meet goals using Monte Carlo analysis and discrete core depletion programs. 

• Prevent emergent criticality safety issues in LWR spent fuel pools and help integrate Westinghouse fuel products into existing plant licensing bases. 

• Learn to plan and schedule own work to meet analyses goals within schedule and budget

• Participate in multi-discipline project teams communications for status updates

• Work with nuclear plant customers and industrial regulators to ensure criticality analysis products meet quality and safety goals

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience focus on criticality & safety

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Nuclear, Materials or Physics)

• Fundamental engineering principles and other engineering disciplines  

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Why Westinghouse? 

Westinghouse offers great benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well- being. In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer: 

• Great compensation package

• Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits 

• Dental & Vision

• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match 

• Paid Vacations and Holidays 

• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements 

• Educational Reimbursement Program 

• Employee Referral Program 

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We allow our delivery of this vision by living our value system: 

• Safety and Quality 

• Customer Focus and Innovation 

• Speed and Passion to Win 

• Teamwork and Accountability 

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com. 

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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