Manager, Nuclear Design

NOTE: THIS POSITION IS ELIGIBLE FOR REMOTE WORK WITHIN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES WITH TRAVEL AS REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS NEEDS.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Manager, Nuclear Design leads the Nuclear Design team within the Nuclear Fuels organization as the primary technical delivery engine for fuel design scope across active customer programs. Nuclear Design is specifically oriented toward deployment of existing, licensed design capabilities, executing core design, neutronics, fuel design, and associated analyses against customer and product commitments using established methods and qualified tools, maintaining the overall ownership of the design, validation, and licensing basis in primary technical areas. Manager, Nuclear Design responsibilities also include overseeing interfaces of these areas to adjacent disciplines including safety analysis, radiological, NSSS design and analysis, licensing, and plant operations. Responsibility also includes maintaining the overall ownership of the design and licensing basis in primary technical areas. The Manager, Nuclear Analysis uses expertise to support Nuclear Fuels with fuel cycle management, economics analysis, and reload strategy development, and provides input to or interacts with customers in these areas. The role requires deep fluency in nuclear fuel and core design, the regulatory framework underpinning the licensed design and methods, working familiarity with the analytical methods and codes used in reload design and safety analysis, and the organizational judgement to balance concurrent project demands across a multi-project portfolio. The Manager will spend approximately 25% of the time performing supervisor and administrative duties, and 75% of the time on the performance of technical work.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide technical direction and day-to-day management for engineering staff performing core design, neutronics analysis, fuel design, CRA and NSA design, fuel thermal-mechanical analysis, and start-up physics testing activities.

Maintain and enforce design basis discipline across all group work products, ensuring analyses and design outputs are consistent with the licensed design basis, applicable design criteria, and NRC-approved methods.

Manage ongoing maintenance and configuration control of the core design basis, fuel design specifications, and associated licensing commitments across the product line; support the internal review and approval process for design basis changes; identify changes with potential licensing significance and coordinate with licensing staff on appropriate handling strategies.

Provide technical oversight of supplier relationships within area of responsibility, such as with the fuel fabricator and software vendors. Develop technical statements of work.

Oversee integration of fuel and related components with interfacing design artifacts; maintain updated design and requirement documentation and communicate and coordinate cross-functionally to ensure design basis consistency.

Develop and maintain group-level schedules and resource plans, coordinate with the Senior Manager, peer group managers, and program engineers to align capacity against program priorities and identify constraints or gaps.

Provide technical interface with external parties including fuel fabricators, regulators, and customers.

Leads peer reviews and technical audits to ensure conformance to requirements.

Review and approve engineering specifications, calculations, reports and other documentation that communicate the design and technical aspects of the fuel product.

Provides technical and advisory assistance to other projects and offices.

Participates in developing and updating company technical standards and practices.

Interface and coordinate with internal and external clients as required for successful project execution. Prepare estimates, schedules, man-hour, manpower, and material forecasts.

Understand and apply sound approaches and standards for solving technical problems in applicable discipline and lead cross‐functional projects within areas of responsibility.

Perform administrative functions such as reviewing and writing reports, approving timecards, enforcing rules, and making decisions about the purchase of materials or services.

Evaluate performance, administer coaching, and conduct periodic performance reviews. Develop team capabilities supporting individual career goals and team objectives. Develop training material in areas of expertise.

Perform other duties as assigned.

CORE COMPETENCIES: To perform the job successfully, the individual should demonstrate competencies in performing the essential functions of this position by performing satisfactorily in each of these competencies.

Business Acumen: A strategic thinker with good business perspective and an understanding of the company’s business.  Able to function comfortably in political interactions. Capable of developing strong interpersonal networks within the organization.…