Probabilistic Safety Analysis Engineer - New Nuclear

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- This position is posted at multiple levels. Please see the job description below for more details.

General Summary

Perform various complex Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA) tasks requiring specialized skills and broad experience in the areas of probabilistic risk assessment methods, consequence and hazard analysis, defense-in-depth, use of available Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) standards and regulatory guidance, and other related PSA activities. Provide independent engineering service and support to perform highly complex engineering tasks requiring specialized skills and broad experience in the application of engineering fundamentals in support of the design modification, operating, and independent assessment of Energy Northwest facilities. Serve as an advisor to others. Support our team with owner’s engineer oversight, construction, design reviews of new advanced reactor technologies, and progressive design/build contracts. The position is responsible for activities such as support the Owner’s Engineer activities, assist with site licensing and construction permit activities, participate in design reviews for new reactor technologies, support progressive design/build contracts and construction efforts, interpret and review NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) regulations, NEI and EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) documents, provide schedule inputs and review project timelines.

Principal Accountabilities

- Perform highly complex engineering analyses and designs in support of operations, systems, programs, audit inspections, and assessments requiring skills and experience gained through application of engineering methods and analysis, codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.

- Work with minimal supervision.

- Serve as an advisor providing advice and counsel on assignments concerned with specialized or unique engineering requirements. Solutions provided involve unconventional or innovative program solving techniques. Provide technical leadership and training on highly complex or extended projects.

- Tasks typically involve highly complex problem-solving techniques and require advanced application of practices and methodologies. Provide leadership of small groups to resolve complex issues. Available guidance generally does not exist to fit problems encountered and advanced technological skills are required to provide solutions.

- Provide technical direction and leadership routinely to other engineers; serve as a mentor. Provide training to others.

- Identify need and initiate development of new policies, programs, plans, and procedures to meet strategic objectives.

- Assure compliance with regulatory and industry guidance. Provide interpretation of industry guidance for application.

- Identify potential problems in design, quality, or operation and initiate corrective action in accordance with plant Condition Report (CR) process.

Required Education And Experience

Engineer Principal - New Nuclear

Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college or university and seven years of engineering experience; OR a high school diploma or GED and PE license obtained by accredited examination plus eight years of engineering experience.

Engineer Senior - New Nuclear

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university and three years of discipline specific engineering experience; OR a PE license obtained by an accredited examination and five years of discipline specific engineering experience. High school diploma or GED is required.

Engineer Staff - New Nuclear

Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university and at least one year of engineering experience; OR a PE license obtained by accredited examination and at least one year of engineering experience. A high school diploma or GED is required.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

- Knowledge of American Nuclear Society (ANS), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) codes and standards.

- Knowledge of advanced nuclear reactor/plant design (i.e., High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor Design).

- Experience with large construction projects.

- Knowledge in industry consensus standards for PRA, including ASME/ANS RA-S-1.4.

- Skill in PRA model development, plant operating state definition, initiating event analysis, event sequence analysis, and performance of quantitative uncertainty analyses and sensitivity analyses.

- Knowledge of transient and accident analyses and radioactive source term analyses.

- Ability to correctly interpret and apply results of PSA codes.

- Familiarity with Seismic and Fire PRA.

- Familiarity with NEI 18-04.

Pay Range

Engineer Principal - New Nuclear Salary:

$122,681 - $184,021

Midpoint:

$153,351

Engineer Senior - New Nuclear Salary:

$106,670 - $160,006

Midpoint:

$133,338

Engineer Staff - New Nuclear Salary:

$92,750 - $139,124

Midpoint:

$115,937

Typically, selected candidates are hired between the minimum and midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience and qualifications, market rate, internal equity, and budgetary allowances.

Incentive Compensation

Offers will be negotiated based on each candidate's qualifications.

This role is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan. Incentives are earned based on employee performance against defined metrics and company goals.

Benefits

Energy Northwest (EN) offers a highly competitive and substantial benefits package which allows qualifying employees (and their families) to enroll in medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Other voluntary benefits may include flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, supplemental life insurances, credit monitoring, and identity theft insurance. EN offers three retirement programs to qualifying employees including a matching 401(k) deferred compensation plan, the Washington State Pension Plan (PERS), and a 457(b) savings plan. Qualifying employees will also accrue 160 hours of personal time per year and nine paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

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