POSITION SUMMARY: The Chief Engineer, System Thermal Hydraulics Engineering and Analysis is the SME for integration across disciplines of Fuels Engineering, NSSS system design and analysis, and Plant Operations. In conjunction with the other Chief Engineers, they will provide overall technology leadership for NuScale plant design and technology. This is an individual contributor role reporting to VP Engineering and leveraging technical experts within the functional engineering organizations to achieve desired objectives.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for coordination and integration of thermal hydraulics system design and analysis (e.g., RCS and SG stability, system operating conditions, system margin management)
- Remains engaged with design and analysis work across engineering and leverages expertise in thermal hydraulics, NSSS systems, and NuScale plant commissioning and operation to actively seek out and resolve integrated challenging technical issues
- Supports complex methodology development and supports functional organizations in work execution
- Leads cross-functional teams to solve large/integrated technical issues working with functional organizations with comprehensive understanding of technical, business, and strategic impacts
- Serves as a subject matter expert for system requirements development and verification
- Sits on the engineering change board and evaluates design changes for enterprise impacts and opportunities; ensures changes fully consider impacts to NSSS system design and analysis, thermal hydraulics, plant operation, testing basis, licensing, and interfaces to adjacent technical areas.
- Chairs and participates in design reviews and provide expert technical reviews on key work products
- Supplies overall technical leadership for value engineering reviews to ensure plant is economically competitive; detailed knowledge of value engineering opportunities and intuition for appropriate timing and application
- Provides mentoring and training in areas of expertise; lead development of organization-wide training programs in pursuit of engineering excellence
- Remains informed of developing technologies and techniques associated with Engineering to identify innovative ways to improve technology
- Creates formal networks and serve as an internal and external technology spokesperson for the organization
- Assists business development personnel in client contract development by representing the company’s design and benefits
- Performs other duties as assigned
CORE 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.
- Problem solving: Decisive with good judgment. Identifies and resolves complex problems using professional principles and company objectives to resolve unique situations. Exercises independent judgment and leads teams of experts to accomplish objectives requiring creativity and innovation to provide solutions. Performs special studies and provides engineering analysis and design solutions.
- Leadership: Capable leader with the ability to influence or gain acceptance from others. Capable of motivating personnel and driving to a solution.
- Business Acumen: A strategic thinker with good business perspective and an understanding of the company’s business. Able to function comfortably in political interactions. Capable of developing strong interpersonal networks within the organization.
- Oral/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 effectively communicate at all levels within and external to company.
- Planning/organizing: Prioritizes and plans work activities, organizes personal and project timelines and deadlines, tracks project timelines and deadlines, and uses time efficiently.
- Adaptability: Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent interruptions, changes, delays, or unexpected events.
- Dependability: Consistently on time and at work, responds to management expectations and solicits feedback to improve performance.
- Safety Culture: Adheres to the NuScale Safety culture and is expected to model safe behavior and influence peers to meet high standards.
- Quality Assurance: Commits to understand the quality assurance regulations, standards, and guidelines of 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, and NQA-1 or equivalent.
MINIMUM SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND ABILITIES:
- Education: Minimum of a Master’s degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited institution required, Doctorate preferred.
- Experience: A combination of either of the following is required: 10 years of full-time engineering experience with a PhD, or 12 years of full-time engineering experience with a Masters. Experience must be in nuclear related engineering activities with progressively increasing technology leadership roles required. Broad background including safety analyses and testing experience required.
- Industry Requirements: Eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810.
PHYSICAL 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.
- Ability to understand and communicate clearly using a phone, personal interaction, and computers.
- Ability to learn new job functions and comprehend and understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately in a rapidly evolving environment.
- The employee frequently is required; to sit and stand; walk; bend, use hands to operate office equipment; and reach with hands and arms.
- Ability to travel nationally and locally using common forms of transportation.
Disclaimer: 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. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all employees in this classification.
NuScale Power, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability or handicap, or veteran status.
Pay and Benefits:
The target pay range for this position is $179,958 - $217,191 annually. The full pay range is $161,342 – $252,355.
At NuScale, compensation decisions are determined using factors such as relevant job-related skills, full-time working experience, education and training, equity within the department.
For information on employee benefits, please visit our Careers Overview page: Employee Benefits | NuScale Power
