Senior Nuclear Engineer, Criticality & Safety

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About the role:

As a Senior Nuclear Engineer -Criticality and Safety you will perform criticality safety analyses to support the safe storage of fresh and depleted nuclear fuel materials.

You will report to the Engineering Manager. This position is hybrid in nature requiring 2 days/week on-site at the Westinghouse Electrique France facility in Villejust.   

Your Day-to-Day:

• Participate in mentor-lead, introductory training focused on standard criticality safety and reactor core depletion analyses. 
•  Perform analysis work for US and international plant facility customers, following industry recognized methodologies and internal procedures .Criticality safety analyses will support the 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 objectives using Monte Carlo analysis and discrete core depletion programs.
• Prevent emergent criticality safety issues in LWR spent fuel pools and support the integration of Westinghouse fuel products into existing plant licensing bases.
• Learn to plan and schedule own work to meet analyses goals within schedule and budget requirements. 
• Participate in multi-discipline project teams and communicate to responsible project managers the nature and status of work projects. 
• Work with nuclear plant customers and industrial regulators to ensure criticality analysis products meet quality and safety goals. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Nuclear, and/or Materials)
• Minimum 5 years of engineering experience
• Fluent English 
• Ability to apply fundamental engineering principles and learn simultaneously from several engineering disciplines  
• Experience with Monte Carlo Analysis programs (SCALE, MCNP, SERPANT)

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Why Westinghouse?

We know that to put forth your best effort, you need to be challenged and enjoy what you do in a supportive and respectful environment. We aim to maintain this balance by offering our employees the amenities, benefits and training they need to reach personal and professional goals. 

Below is an example of what employees in France can expect:

• Attractive remuneration
• Peer-to-peer recognition program. 
• Lunch vouchers
• Transportation allowance
• Work-from-home allowance
• Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
• Learning and development opportunities.
• We encourage our employees to participate in community service events and other team-building activities to strengthen their bonds and inspire each other.

You can learn more about Westinghouse by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com. 

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

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