PRA Engineer Job Richland area,Washington USA,Engineering

Airswift is seeking a Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA) Engineer to support new nuclear design and licensing

activities for advanced reactor projects. This role plays a critical part in risk?informed design, regulatory compliance,

and defense?in?depth evaluations for nuclear facilities. The position provides technical expertise in probabilistic risk

assessment, accident analysis, and regulatory decision?making to ensure safe, compliant, and optimized nuclear

plant designs

Key Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and review

Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA/PRA) models
to support nuclear plant design, licensing, and operational decision?making.
Perform

initiating event analysis, event sequence analysis, consequence analysis
, and quantitative uncertainty and sensitivity analyses
in accordance with industry standards.
Apply and interpret

ASME/ANS PRA standards (RA?

S?1.4)
and applicable NRC, NEI, and EPRI guidance.
Support

site licensing and construction permit activities
, including design reviews for advanced reactor technologies and design/build contracts.
Provide

Owner's Engineer oversight
, participating in design reviews, construction support, and independent technical assessments.
Evaluate results from

PSA codes and accident analysis tools
, ensuring correct application to design and risk?informed decisions.
Support

Fire PRA and Seismic PRA
evaluations and integrate results into the overall plant risk model.
Identify and resolve risk?significant design, quality, or operational issues through the

Corrective Action / Condition Report (CR)
process.
Provide

technical leadership, mentoring, and training
to engineers supporting PSA activities.
Collaborate across engineering disciplines to support

schedule development, resource planning, and project execution
.

Required Experience

Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
Minimum experience level varies by role classification:

Engineer Staff: 1+ year engineering experience
Engineer Senior: 3+ years discipline?specific experience
Engineer Principal: 7+ years engineering experience

Strong technical background in Probabilistic Risk Assessment, accident analysis, and risk?informed decision making.
Working knowledge of PRA standards, regulatory guidance, and industry methodologies.
Familiarity with advanced nuclear reactor designs and large construction projects preferred.
Ability to work independently, provide technical judgment, and act as an advisor on complex engineering issues.
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering, licensing, and construction teams.

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