R&D Nuclear Engineer

Job Summary

As a senior technical authority, the full-time R&D Nuclear Engineer specializing in Computational Materials will advance high fidelity, multiphysics simulations for nuclear fuel systems, either remotely or on-site at the BWXT Innovation Campus in Lynchburg, VA.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the development and application of advanced multiphysics models for nuclear fuel performance
• Develop and implement constitutive models for fuel material behavior and degradation mechanisms
• Conduct high fidelity analyses of nuclear fuel systems under various operating conditions

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Physics
• Minimum of seven years of relevant experience; an advanced degree may substitute for experience
• Demonstrated experience with multiphysics modeling and computational materials science tools
• In-depth understanding of nuclear fuel materials behavior and chemical interactions
• Proficiency in scientific programming languages such as FORTRAN, Python, C, or C++