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Posted: 09/02/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Number: 30859 Job Location: Industry: SVCS - Services

Job Description

Position Title: Principal Fuel Performance and Development Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting REMOTE contract Principal Fuel Performance and Development Engineer opportunity.

Job Responsibilities:

Perform thermo-mechanical analysis of fuel rods and other sodium fast reactor core components to support core/plant design activities, irradiation testing, and code benchmarking
Work with interdisciplinary team of engineers to ensure fuel and absorber designs meet their overall objectives
Develop fuel and material models and analysis methods
Compose and review technical documents to support core/reactor plant design, licensing, software verification and validation, and testing activities
Design and execute sensitivity studies to understand the effects and validity of various modeling assumptions, including meshing, physics coupling, material models, design tolerances
Development of software and databases for cataloging experiments and analysis
Create formal documentation of nuclear fuels methods software requirements, design, implementation, and testing in support of licensing Company reactors.
Update, improve, and/or create software to satisfy all licensing requirements during the Verification and Validation (V&V) process
Support software and document reviews in areas of fuel performance modeling, fuel performance, or other areas of subject expertise
Build and apply methods to assess the propagation of uncertainty and their effect on safety margins
Enhance engineering team's ability to build models and make meaningful conclusions from simulation output through input tools, visualization, reports, etc.
Support irradiation testing by performing fuel performance assessments for pre-test predictions or support interpretation of test results, prepare test plans, and prepare test reports summarizing results

Job Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Nuclear, Mechanical, or Materials Engineering.
A minimum of 10 years of experience in fuel performance modeling or thermo-mechanical analysis
Strong skills in the areas of finite element methods, heat transfer, solid mechanics, non-linear visco-elastic material behavior, behavior of nuclear fuels and irradiation effects on materials
Experience with numerical methods and computational algorithms
Programs: ABAQUS, ANSYS, COMSOL, MOOSE, or equivalent FEA codes
Programming languages: PYTHON, FORTRAN
Experience in understanding and executing nuclear fuel design and analysis methodologies ideally with a focus on fast-neutron reactors
Experience interfacing with manufacturing vendors/engineers to account for the impacts of manufacturing tolerances/limitations on component design
Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills
Attention to detail and aspiration for technical excellence
Possess ability to work on tasks that require a multi-disciplinary approach
Experience in performing design activities to applicable requirements such as NQA-1, ASME B&PV, AWS, 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, or equivalent preferred
Experience interacting on nuclear methodology with the NRC under an ASME NQA-1 compliant QA environment preferred
Excellent “under-the-hood” knowledge of the methods of reactor physics analysis, finite element models, constitutive material models desired
Ability to integrate and automate simulation tools desired
Ability to consistently deliver to an aggressive schedule
Self-motivated: able to seek out tasks and produce value aligned with team goals without waiting for next assignment
Willingness to openly give and accept professional criticism through technical reviews and other venues
The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect, and a desire to foster teamwork
Travel Required: 0-5%.

Job Details:

Job Type: Contract
Pay Rate Range: $67-$110/hr.
Location: 100% Remote Acceptable
Export control regulations require candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Legal Permanent Resident, or of a protected person status

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.

Meet Your Recruiter

Laura Duarte

I have been in Technical Recruiting for over 20 years. I specialize in hiring people for technology, engineering, manufacturing, and operations jobs for various exciting industries nationwide, such as consumer electronics, medical devices, space/aerospace/avionics, and nuclear-clean energy. I will listen to you and guide you through the entire job application and interviewing process in a fun and clearly communicated way. My philosophy has always been to be an enthusiastic learner of new technologies and keep the big picture in mind while continuing to be honest, organized, and proactive. I am passionate about helping others find an exciting and fulfilling job that aligns with their goals. I am diversity-focused and especially love helping under-represented folks & Veterans into STEM careers. I approach every job seeker with empathy, equity, and respect.

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