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Posted: 09/15/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Number: 30922 Job Location: Remote Industry: SVCS - Services

Job Description

Position Title: Principal Probabilistic Risk Assessment Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting REMOTE contract Principal Probabilistic Risk Assessment Engineer opportunity.

Job Responsibilities:

Contribute to PRA work performed inside and outside of the Company in coordination with plant design, deterministic and consequence safety analysis, and other disciplines.
Ensure that the PRA is appropriate and used for the reactor design and within regulatory requirements, guidance, and standards such as risk-informed performance-based technology guidance for Non-Light Water Reactors (NEI 18-04) and ASME/ANS Non-Light Water PRA standard.
Participate in the development of planning and scheduling for PRA-related activities.
Provide technical guidance to engineers and managers on reliability and various PRA-related topics.
Participate in PRA peer reviews.
Work on the development of event and fault trees, in-vessel radiological transport models, containment transport models, and mechanistic radiological release categories for PRA models.
Work with an interdisciplinary team of engineers to establish core and reactor SSC functional, reliability, performance, safety, and quality requirements, as well as support the overall design.
Establish and maintain documentation of model development and analysis results.
Perform engineering reviews of analyses and other engineering design media.
Develop fault trees and event trees to reflect the most up-to-date design using CAFTA and FRANX.
Group similar source terms for assignment to event sequence end states.
Perform risk integration using the PRA model to report risk metrics and importance measures.
Perform focused PRA analysis to support trade studies.
Perform hand calculations using first principles to assess and validate more complex models for system performance, containment performance, and radiological consequences.
Prepare topical reports describing PRA methods and analytical results for customers and regulators.
Deliver presentations for internal management and external customers, and regulators.

Job Qualifications:

B.S., or M.S. in nuclear, mechanical, electrical, or aerospace engineering (or similar).
Fifteen years or more of experience in Probabilistic Risk Assessment.
Knowledge and experience in External Events PRA are preferred.
Knowledgeable of PRA principles and familiar with the ASME/ANS Non-Light Water PRA standard.
Knowledge of risk-informed performance-based regulations and applications.
Knowledgeable of PRA fundamentals in data, human reliability, accident analysis, severe accidents, and source terms assessments.
Experience with PRA software: CAFTA and FRANX in particular; SAPHIRE, Risk Spectrum, or other similar software is still considered valuable.
Experience with performing assessments using codes such as GOTHIC, MELCOR, RADTRAD, or similar tools is a plus.
Demonstrated technical writing and communication skills.
Experience with sodium-cooled reactors or other advanced reactors preferred.
Fluent in spoken and written English.
A broad understanding of the various engineering disciplines and how they interrelate in the design of a Nuclear Power Plant.
High degree of trust, integrity, open communication, respect for others, and teamwork.

Job Details:

Job Type: Contract
Pay Rate Range: $84-$135/hr (Pay rates are approved based on candidate location, education, and experience.)
Location: 100% Remote Acceptable
Export control regulations require candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Legal Permanent Resident, or 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.
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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

Jeff Morgante

I have been working in technical staffing since 2010, specializing in recruiting hardware, software, electrical, and mechanical engineers. My recruiting style is personal, where I understand the technology and can communicate with engineers on all levels with an engineering background myself, I can relate and communicate using the same language.

Finding an excellent fit for engineers is why I love recruiting; I can help you achieve your career goals and job transitions and find the perfect fit for you. My philosophy is “never give up”. Outside of work, I like to put my energy into listening to vinyl records, hiking, and cooking. I have two dogs, Kaleb and Kayce, and two cats, Mika and Shiloh. I am originally from upstate New York, but I love living in the Pacific Northwest! I have a passion for cars, old and new, so finding common ground is easy for me. Let’s get started today!

jmorgante@protingent.com

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