Senior Engineer, Nuclear Systems Code Development

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🏄 California – Remote

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💵 $133.9k - $157.5k / year

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Kairos Power

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Engineering • Nuclear • Nuclear Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Reactor

201 - 500 employees

⚡ Energy

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Description

• Kairos Power is seeking a highly motivated Senior Engineer supporting KP-SAM Code Development. • Reporting to the Manager of Systems Code Development and Methods, the KP-SAM Code Developer Engineer performs development of radioactive source term models into KP-SAM. • The candidate must be capable to lead thermal hydraulics or source term models development into KP-SAM code and perform verification and validation. • The candidate must have expert level of knowledge of high-level coding languages such as C++ and Python, as well as general knowledge in nuclear reactor systems, numerical methods, thermal hydraulics, and thermodynamics. • The new position will lead KP-SAM IET validation work, and lead selected model development projects.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or M.S in nuclear engineering, mechanical engineering, mathematics, computer science, or related engineering field • 10+ years of work and/or academic experience developing a nuclear reactor systems code • Deep knowledge of nuclear thermal hydraulics and wide knowledge of nuclear reactor systems • Having capability to independently create new TH models, implement models into actual systems code, and perform verification & validation • Experience with any systems analysis codes such as SAM or RELAP is highly preferred • Experience with model development with DOE MOOSE framework, is highly preferred • Capability to develop complex systems models for real problems • Proven capability to perform strict verification and validation; past experiences in IET validation is highly desired • Knowledge and experiences in numerical methods, such as JFNK method, high order methods in time or space (finite volume or finite element method) • Experience in software development and coding skills, such as C++ and Python programming • Familiar with scientific computational environment and tools such as version control software such as Git, Github, latex, Linux or Mac OS environment

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages • Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents • Paid Vacation • 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)