Senior Safety V&V Engineer

Job Description

Position Title: Senior Safety V&V Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Senior Safety V&V Engineer opportunity.


Job Responsibilities:

• Perform work as a safety verification and validation engineer to develop assessment bases (benchmark, identify applicable tests, etc.), identify uncertainties in experimental data, develop benchmark models, and assess the evaluation model (EM) following the guidance in NRC's RG1.203.
• Perform and coordinate safety computer code verification and validation test programs, including SETs and IETs, inside and outside Company.
• Support and review the scaling analysis as needed.
• Prepare the code benchmark documents and code applicability determination.

Job Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in nuclear safety software verification and validation activities and system transient analysis computer code benchmark.
• Familiarity with EMDAP and Regulatory Guide 1.203 is required.
• Knowledgeable of nuclear systems thermal-hydraulic fundamentals as well as reactor dynamics and transient phenomena.
• Significant experience with safety analysis software such as RELAP5-3D, TRACE, MELCOR, SAS4A/SASSYS-1, SAM or other nuclear system analysis software.
• Familiarity with nuclear design, regulatory requirements, and risk-informed performance-based technology guidance for Non-Light Water Reactors is required.
• Experience with SFR safety methods is highly desirable. Experience with other reactor designs, such as Light Water Reactors (LWRs), can be considered when differentiating candidates.
• Travel Required: 0-5%.

Job Details:

• Job Type: Contract
• Pay Rate Range: $56-$95/hr (*Pay rates are approved based on candidate location, education and experience*)
• Location: 100% Remote Acceptable or Bellevue, WA.
• Export control regulations require candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Legal Permanent Resident, or of a protected person status

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.
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About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation - from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies . We're passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.


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