Principal Thermal Hydraulic Methods Engineer - Pittsburgh, PA

Principal Thermal Hydraulic Methods Engineer - Pittsburgh, PA

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About the role: As a Principal Thermal Hydraulic Methods Engineer, you will apply advanced modeling and simulation to support product and process design optimization, safety analysis and licensing activities. You will report to the Nuclear Fuel Engineering Manager of Reactor Technology and Methods. The position is located at our Global Headquarters in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. This is a hybrid role - a mix of on-site and remote days, typically within the same week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with experimental teams to correlate simulation results with test data
• Implement new modeling tools and techniques to enhance capabilities
• Lead work of other engineers and provide periodic performance feedback to them
• Coordinate and integrate complex technical projects that encompass multi-teams; achieve established budget and schedule requirements
• Develop and deliver presentations to communicate status, problem resolution or promote related business products

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of applicable experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Nuclear, Mechanical or Materials Engineering
• Experience leading the development and application of advanced thermal-hydraulics models for complex systems
• Hands-on experience with multi-physics simulations, including heat transfer, fluid flow, structural mechanics and neutronics
• Experience working with High Performance Computing environments with Linux-based systems
• Proficiency in using system and sub-channel thermal-hydraulics codes
• Experience with Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification methods
• Experience with Python scripting for automation, model working and workflow enhancement
• Experience in statistical analysis of simulation and experimental data
• Prepare technical documents for products/services
• Experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics using commercial CFD codes such as ANSYS Fluent/CFX and Siemens STAR-CCM+
• Familiarity with Machine Learning modeling techniques applied to engineering problems
• Experience in Fluid Structure Interaction modeling and analysis
• Experience with Generative Design and Topology Optimization

Why Westinghouse? Westinghouse offers great benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer: Great compensation package, Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits, Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members, 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match, Paid Vacations and Holidays, Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements, Educational Reimbursement Program, Employee Referral Program. Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system: Safety and Quality, Integrity and Trust, Customer Focus and Innovation, Speed and Passion to Win, Teamwork and Accountability. While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Employment opportunities may require access to information which is subject to the export control regulations of the United States. Hiring decisions for such positions are required by law to be made in compliance with these regulations. Applicants for employment opportunities in other countries must be able to meet the comparable export control requirements of that country and of the United States.