BaRupOn LLC
Thermal-Hydraulics / Safety Analysis Lead (SMR / MMR Programs)
Irvine, CA
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 121 days ago
Project ManagementMechanical DesignLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingPE License
About the role
- This is a senior technical leadership role within BaRupOn's engineering organization.
- Evaluate safety margins across the full range of operating, transient, and postulated accident conditions, ensuring all regulatory limits and acceptance criteria are met.
- Respond to NRC requests for additional information (RAIs) on thermal-hydraulic and safety analysis matters.
Responsibilities
- Thermal-Hydraulic Modeling & Safety Analysis Lead thermal-hydraulic modeling and comprehensive reactor safety analyses for BaRupOn's SMR and advanced reactor designs throughout all phases of development.
- Perform accident and transient analyses in accordance with NRC guidance, including design basis accident (DBA) analyses and beyond-design-basis evaluations, in compliance with 10 CFR Part 50 and Part 52.
- Develop, validate, and maintain thermal-hydraulic codes and computational models using RELAP5, TRACE, CATHARE, STAR-CCM+, or equivalent system-level codes.
- Identify potential thermal-hydraulic risks in proposed designs and recommend engineering or procedural mitigations.
- Licensing Support & Regulatory Documentation Prepare, review, and defend safety analysis reports (SAR/FSAR), licensing documentation, and technical submittals to the NRC related to thermal-hydraulics and safety analysis.
- Support probabilistic risk assessments (PRA), uncertainty quantification studies, and verification and validation (V&V) efforts for analytical methods and codes.
- Provide thermal-hydraulic input to the licensing team to support NRC pre-application engagement and formal design certification activities.
- Partner with project management to identify schedule dependencies, technical risks, and resource needs tied to safety analysis milestones.
- Establish and maintain team methodologies, code validation protocols, and quality assurance processes for all safety analysis work products.
- Proven experience performing transient, accident, and safety margin analyses for light-water reactors (LWRs) or advanced reactor designs.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of NRC regulatory requirements and licensing processes, including 10 CFR Part 50 and Part 52 safety analysis requirements.
- Experience with SMRs, advanced reactors, or non-light water reactor concepts such as molten salt or gas-cooled designs.
- Hands-on experience with experimental thermal-hydraulic facilities or separate-effects testing programs.
Nice to have
- Preferred Skills & Certifications Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Nuclear or Mechanical Engineering - preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits, including potential equity participation tied to program milestones.
Equal opportunity
- Statement BaRupOn LLC is an equal opportunity employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
- Equal Opportunity Statement BaRupOn LLC is an
- equal opportunity employer.
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