Civil Nuclear Engineer 3 or Senior Civil Nuclear Engineer – Mcguire Nuclear Station
100 duke energy carolinas
📍 huntersville north carolina united states🕐 8d ago🔗 workday
Job Description
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**Civil Nuclear Engineer III or Senior Civil Nuclear Engineer – McGuire Nuclear Station**
**_\*\*\*This position can be hired as either an Engineer III or Senior Engineer depending on experience\*\*\*_**
**Summary**
The Duke Energy Nuclear Fleet Corporate Design Engineering (CDE) department is the Design Authority for each of Duke Energy’s six nuclear sites. CDE is responsible for the execution of a fleet portfolio that includes design solutions supporting risk reduction, equipment obsolescence, and plant modernization.
**Responsibilities**
* Develop the scope, technical basis, installation and testing requirements for engineering design changes, which include but are not limited to Stress Analysis, Structural Analysis, Dynamic/Seismic Analysis, Steel and Concrete Design.
* Research engineering and design issues, evaluates alternatives, determines and presents recommendations to resolve issues.
* Provide ongoing support of assigned engineering design changes through work order reviews, corrective action program assignments, and field installation support activities.
* Develop or revise design/procurement specifications or technical requirements documents to support engineering design changes.
* Develop or revise complex engineering calculations impacted by engineering design changes.
* Develop licensing screens and evaluations that support engineering design changes
* Revise site design basis documents, design drawings, and regulatory documents impacted by engineering design changes.
**Basic Qualifications**
_Nuclear Engineer III_
* Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program.
* A Master 's degree in Engineering will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
* 4-6 years of engineering experience.
* Minimum of 1 year of nuclear experience.
_Sr Nuclear Engineer_
* Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program.
* A Master's degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited school will be considered in lieu of the B.S. Engineering degree.
* Minimum of 6 years of engineering experience or 5 years of engineering experience with state registration as a Professional Engineer.
* Minimum of 1 year of nuclear experience.
**Preferred Qualifications**
* Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited program.
* Proficient in engineering theories and principles.
* Proficient in principles of project management.
* Experience in the utility industry.
* State registration as a Professional Engineer.
* Strong background in Mechanics of Materials
* Experience performing Finite Element Analysis
* Working Knowledge of Structural Analysis software (ANSYS, GTStrudl, or similar)
* Experience with Dynamic/Seismic Structural Analysis
* Working level knowledge of Stress Analysis software programs (SuperPipe, AutoPipe, Caesar II).
* Working knowledge of ASME Codes (examples: B31.1, Section III, Section IX, Section XI), AISC Steel Construction Codes (ASD, LFRD, and ACI Concrete Design Code).
* Familiarity with Solidworks or equivalent 3D modeling software.
* Experience with nuclear industry standard design process.
**Special Requirements**
_The incumbent must meet the minimum ANSI requirements for this position identified within the scope of Nuclear Operating Fleet Administrative Procedure AD-LS-ALL-0011, Confirmation of Regulatory Guide 1.8 Personnel Qualifications_
* In lieu of 1 year of nuclear experience, a selected candidate is subject to the oversight and written approval authority of a designated qualified individual until the selected candidate becomes fully qualified.
* Able to achieve nuclear site Unescorted Access/Security clearance.
* This position may be required to have Emergency Response Organization (ERO) responsibilities which could include callouts with a defined response time to the site and an on-call duty rotation requiring the employee to be Fit for Duty.
* Required to wear personal protective equipment (hardhat, safety glasses, fall protection, etc.) as needed
* Additional hours expected as workload/business need requires.
* Occasional overnight travel.
**Working Conditions**
* Typically, an office environment with some work in the plant to conduct system walkdowns and field support of modification implementation.
**Travel Requirements**
* 5-10%
**Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)**
* Yes
****Travel Requirements****
5-15%
### Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)
Yes
### Represented/Union Position
No
### Visa Sponsored Position
No. This is not a Visa Sponsored Position. This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.
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### Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.
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