Nuclear Engineer IV (2945)

Location: Remote, US
Travel: Possible site visits to Wilmington NC, possible international travel
Openings: 2
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 1 Year
Rate: $90-103/hour W2 + benefits
Hours: 40 hours/week (9am - 5pm, no preference on timezone)
Project: Nuclear 
Interview Process: Virtual, 1 round

Essential Responsibilities

• Knowledge of nuclear plant operations and nuclear regulatory processes.
• Knowledge of the human factors engineering process.
• Ability to analyze requirements for plant control.
• Ability to review, test and validate human-system interfaces using a simulator and plant operating, surveillance, and emergency procedures.
• Ability to incorporate design requirements into analyses and design documents.
• Support the development of normal, abnormal, emergency operating procedures, alarm response procedures, surveillance procedures and operator training programs.
• Provide plant operation input to the Reliability Availability Maintainability program.
• Develop proceed/hold acceptance criteria & pre-requisites for Pre-operational, Startup and selected Construction tests.
• Support GEH quality requirements, including participation in design reviews and the initiation of and responding to Corrective Actions.
• Provide on-time, quality delivery of engineering documentation in accordance with contract requirements, business procedures, and regulatory agency guidelines

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field. Possesses a Reactor Operator (RO) license.
• Minimum 5 years as a reactor operator and 2 years of human factors experience.

Additional Desired Characteristics

• M.S. Degree in Engineering or HFE related Discipline or equivalent.
• Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) certification at a commercial nuclear facility.
• Operating experience or outage experience in positions requiring SRO or RO certification or license.
• Documented delivery of high-quality procedures for mission critical facilities.
• Nuclear plant emergency procedure experience.
• Experience with procedure writing, training, or surveillance test execution.
• Experience with NRC and INPO Operator Training Guidelines.
• Experience with NRC Regulatory Guide 0711 or 0711 site implementation and reviews.
• Strong oral and written communication skills; communicates messages clearly and concisely.
• Solid technical writing skills with focus on requirements, design, and description documents.
• Clear and demonstrated understanding of nuclear industry.
• PPA Procedure Writer’s Certification