Fuel Performance Engineer

Reference #: 11058
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouses mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

If this sounds like an environment you would thrive in,Core Engineering has an exciting opportunity fora new graduate/early careerFuel Performance Engineer(hybrid work arrangement) to join the Fuel Rod & Thermal-Hydraulic Design team.

Your Day-to-Day:
Participate in introductory training focused on standard analyses and obtain qualifications in the Fuel Performance functional area
Perform standard analysis work for US and international customers, following approved methodologies, procedures and internal processes while maintaining focus on nuclear safety and quality to produce error-free work. Analyses will support safe plant operation by confirming that fuel rods generate and transfer heat to the reactor coolant system while preventing the release of fission byproducts or to provide initial (pre-transient) fuel rod conditions as input to downstream safety analyses.
Develop skills necessary to assume more independent assignments and verify standard evaluations and analyses performed by others
Support emergent issues and interface with our customer base and other functional groups within Westinghouse to support safe plant operation
Plan and schedule own work to meet assignment requirement within schedule and budget requirements
Participate on project teams and communicate to responsible project managers the nature and status of work projects
Identify and recommend improvements in process and tools on a continuing basis and assist in implementation

Who You Are:
As a successful candidate, you will bring the following to the team:
Bachelors degree in Engineering (Nuclear, and/or Mechanical, etc.) or related Discipline (e.g., Materials, etc.) preferred or recognized equivalent required
Minimum 3.0 GPA strongly preferred
Minimum 0-3 years of engineering experience required
Ability to apply fundamental engineering principles
Concise and effective written and verbal skills, ability to learn quickly and display a strong attention to detail
Engineer in Training (EIT) Certification is a plus
Computer programing skills preferred but not required

Why Westinghouse?
Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industrys first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:
Safety and Quality
Integrity and Trust
Customer Focus and Innovation
Speed and Passion to Win
Teamwork and Accountability
Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:
Competitive Salary
Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
Paid Vacations and Holidays
Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
Educational Reimbursement Program
Employee Referral Program
While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.
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As an equal opportunity employer, Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnams Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974, and T tle I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact Westinghouse for assistance.