Thermal Analyst

The Thermal Analyst will conduct mechanical design and analysis of spent nuclear fuel storage and transportation casks, high-density spent nuclear fuel storage racks, Small Modular Reactor (SMR) thermal-hydraulic evaluations, and heat exchangers.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct thermal performance evaluations of spent fuel casks and spent fuel pools;
• Conduct Multiphysics simulations, integrating CFD results with structural mechanics and nuclear departments;
• Conduct design and performance evaluations of heat exchangers;
• Prepare and review licensing reports, calculation reports, and computer code validations;
• Build 3D thermal models of various dry storage systems; and
• Participate in meetings with clients and government regulators.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a closely related field;
• Experience with/demonstrated knowledge of Fluid mechanics and heat transfer;
• Experience with/demonstrated knowledge of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD);
• Experience with/demonstrated knowledge of Thermal systems design analysis;
• Experience with/demonstrated knowledge of Leading or contributing to projects involving conjugate heat transfer, multiphase flow, or transient simulations using technical tools CFD, analytical modeling, experimental validation;
• Direct, hands-on experience developing, or applying turbulence models to engineering problems;
• Experience with/demonstrated knowledge of MATLAB, Python, SolidWorks, ANSYS FLUENT, Workbench, and FORTRAN; and
• Experience with/demonstrated knowledge of Multi-phase flows.
• Employer will accept any level of experience, knowledge, or proficiency in the skills listed. Knowledge may be gained through course work/research projects. 

Compensation: Base annual salary $120,390 with standard company benefits.