X-Energy Hiring For Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analyst at Rockville, MD Full Time

About X-energy

X-energy is an entrepreneurial Gen IV nuclear power plant and fuel design company that recently signed an award winning $2,500,000,000.00/ 7 year agreement with the US Department of Energy to complete the design, licensing and construction of its compellingly safe and revolutionary design.  We are aggressively staffing up with the world’s most ambitious and devoted talent who share our vision of providing carbon-free, safe energy to prevent destructive global warming.  This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to work for a company intent upon dominating the free market by compelling its selection as the premier nuclear energy power plant of choice around the world for the 21st Century!

Position Description

The Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analyst will be responsible for developing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models and conducting analyses of various high temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) configurations and associated systems. The position requires interaction with other disciplines such as neutronics, structural mechanics, materials, system analysis, instrumentation and control, and other general engineering disciplines to understand the interfaces, dependencies, and influence of those subsystems on the reactor’s thermo-fluids behaviors and thermodynamic design.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for development, testing and verification of CFD models to support design of X- energy developed HTGRs and support analysis that will form part of the reactor licensing basis (steady state and transient conditions, design basis events, anomalies, ).
• Develop verification and validation (V&V) plans for any CFD software code and user coding developed by X-energy, in accordance with NQA1
• Define the types and scope of physical tests that would be required to support the V&V effort, at the time when X-energy must perform reactor heat transfer validation
• Develop best practice guides and procedures for performing CFD
• Manage the configuration of alternatives/solution evaluated to ensure traceability; accomplish the appropriate documentation and archiving of the CFD models and solutions developed to ensure other analysts, regulators, management, and other industry partners are able to access, review, and understand the models developed and analyses performed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters or Doctoral degree in mechanical and/or nuclear engineering with an emphasis on thermodynamics, thermo-fluids, mechanical design, and/or heat
• Minimum of 2-5 years relevant work experience.

Minimum Experience/ Knowledge

• In-depth knowledge of the fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.

• Experience with STAR-CCM+ CFD analysis tool.
• Strong knowledge of and direct experience in general mechanical and thermodynamic analysis and related engineering disciplines.
• The ability to interface with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and scientist.

• Experience with CAD cleanup (preferably with KeyCreator)

• Excellent computer skills, some Java and C++ experience.
• Minimum of two years previous CFD analysis experience in using code STAR-CCM+. Experience with OpenFoam and Nek5000 (Preferred not required).
• Experience the nuclear field will be advantageous, particularly under NRC regulatory environment. (Preferred not required).

X Energy, LLC is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. We welcome the employment of women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities in our workforce. If you are in need of special assistance, please contact our Human Resources Department. X Energy, LLC participates in eVerify.