Senior Engineer - Plant Civil and Structural Engineering

Job Description Summary

The Senior Civil Engineer will perform advanced structural analysis for major projects. The role involves modeling and performing seismic and non-seismic finite element analyses for buildings in the nuclear power plant using ANSYS APDL, ensuring compliance with building design requirement, regulatory requirements and the design specific requirements. The candidate should have strong knowledge of industry codes, proficient in finite element and seismic analyses.

The candidate should be able to mentor junior engineers, have strong communication skills, and a strong commitment to safety and quality while performing tasks to budget and schedule. This position offers the opportunity to work on challenging, high- impact projects in a collaborative environment with growth opportunities.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide system design deliverables which include system design specifications, performing structural analysis and calculations.
• Perform Soil-Structure-Interaction (SSI) analysis of Nuclear Power Plant Safety-Related Structures.
• Perform design and analysis of Nuclear Power Plant Safety-Related Structures in accordance with ASME B&PV Section III Division 2, AISC N690 code, and ACI 349 code.
• Perform Static and Dynamic analysis of complex NI and Containment structures using ANSYS APDL computer code.
• Understand and analyze the effect of thermal stresses in the reactor containment and resolve over stress conditions.
• Define hydrodynamic input loads for calculation of dynamic response of containment structure and the C/S design of reactor containment.
• Analyze the effects of missiles, aircraft impact and severe wind on reinforced concrete structures.
• Develop engineering reports and licensing documentation.
• Interface with internal and external customers, suppliers, partners, the NRC and international regulatory authorities on technical issues.
• Incorporate design requirements into analyses and design documents; prepare systems documentation using the designated requirements management tool.
• Lead and conduct design analyses, evaluations, and verifications for various BWR structural systems.
• Apply engineering knowledge and practical experience to the analysis, investigation, and solution of complex design problems and application issues.
• Develop drawings and specifications to assure products can reliably meet all engineering and quality requirements.
• Work proactively with existing BWR product line and quality personnel through process procedure approvals, process qualification approvals, and non-conforming material disposition.
• Perform work tasks in accordance with current regulatory guides and industry standards applicable to the Systems and Equipment and the associated components and their interfaces with other systems.
• Provide on-time, quality delivery of equipment packages and engineering documentation in accordance with contract requirements, business procedures, and regulatory agency guidelines.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in energy business (nuclear preferred) or equivalent technical environment.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in ANSYS APDL.
• Minimum of 3 years of nuclear power plant BOP/TI design and/or operation experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience working with customers, regulators and suppliers.

• Preferred work location is GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy Headquarters in Wilmington, NC; highly qualified US remote candidates considered.
• This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Final offers contingent on obtaining authorization for access from the U.S. Government.
• For Canada requires working two days a week onsite in the Markham Ontario office.

• ACS SASSI experience desired.
• Master of Science in Engineering.
• Professional Engineering License (US or Canada).
• Proven ability to think strategically, be creative and move quickly.
• Strong team building skills.
• Process oriented with ability to facilitate continuous performance improvement.
• Open communication style and proven ability to develop team relationships.
• Working knowledge of BWR plants…