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Consulting Engineer- Nuclear

at Jensen Hughes (View all jobs)

Rockville, Maryland, United States

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At Jensen Hughes, we lead with our Purpose + Principles and value our people. Across our global partnership of experts, clients, and communities, we are recognized worldwide for our leadership in fire protection engineering, a legacy of responsibility we have advanced with pride since 1939. Today, our expertise extends broadly across closely related risk management fields — from accessibility consulting, risk and hazard analysis, process safety and forensic investigations to security risk consulting, emergency management and digital innovation. As we champion best practices, set industry standards and support communities with innovative solutions, we are making the world a better place.

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Job Overview

Jensen Hughes is seeking a Consulting Engineer located between Philadelphia, PA and Annapolis, MD to support local clients. 25% travel to client sites in Maryland will be required for this role. The position joins the Risk Informed Services division of Jensen Hughes and will work with experienced professionals including probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) engineers on the Energy & Utilities team which provides premium nuclear safety and reliability consulting services. This is a dynamic, technically rewarding position that offers both a team and an independent work environment, including substantial onsite client interface.

Responsibilities

The consulting engineer's functions as part of a corporate risk management team that interfaces with multiple nuclear plant departments to implement the risk management (PRA) program. This includes providing technical consulting on a wide range of engineering and regulatory projects in addition to supporting day-to-day nuclear power plant operations. Specific work tasks include:

• Execute a robust process of development risk analyses, and communication of risk insights to support optimization of systems and component design for safety and reliability

• Identification and quantification of inputs for all modes and hazards probabilistic risk evaluations, development and communication of insights for selection of alternate system designs, and implementation of final plant designs into rigorous probabilistic risk models in support of licensing activities.

• Contributes to the overall strategy and manage complex issues that concern the application of Risk and Reliability methodologies to existing nuclear plants and next generation reactors.

• Develops and maintains PRA models of nuclear plant design and operational capabilities by logic and sequential modeling of fault scenarios, executing PRA fundamental skills in Data, Human Reliability Analysis, Accident Analysis, Severe Accidents, and Source Term assessments, and using PRA tools and methods to quantify and evaluate accident sequences.

• Interfaces with other disciplines to advance risk-informed designs, developing insights and conclusions from analyses with the ability to clearly communicate findings to peers, management and customers.

• Analyzes regulatory-driven requirements to develop risk-informed solutions that drive safety and reliability into nuclear plant design and provide internal and external customers with cost savings

• Uses integrated nuclear plant knowledge to assist in developing digital applications such as data processing, condition monitoring, and data analytics to improve customer plant performance and reduce costs

• Interprets simple internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services

• Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others' options on particular topics

• Prepare topical reports describing PRA methods and analytical results for customers and regulators.

• Deliver presentations for internal management and external customers and regulators.

Requirements and Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in Nuclear, Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical engineering and at least 2+ years of experience in Navy nuclear or commercial nuclear power plants. Specific requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering

• 2 years related experience

• Experience in nuclear, Navy or utilities is also desired.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Financial incentives may be considered for someone relocating for the position.

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