Nuclear Core Design Engineer - Entry Level

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

If this sounds like an environment you would thrive in, we have an exciting opportunity! Westinghouse Core Engineering is looking for new graduate/early career Nuclear Core Designers to join the Nuclear Design groups.

This position is hybrid in nature requiring 2 days/week on-site at the Westinghouse Global Headquarters facility in Cranberry Woods, PA in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. No relocation will be provided for this position. We are able to entertain all candidates authorized to work without sponsorship now and in the future as we are unable to sponsor Visa's for this opportunity.

Your Day-to-Day:

Participate in introductory nuclear design specific training and education that will lead to a Westinghouse Nuclear Design (ND) qualification.

Embrace the nuclear culture - Understand what makes Nuclear special and implement human performance tools and operating experience to produce high quality error free customer deliverables.

Perform nuclear core design reload calculations by using the internal and external nuclear core design simulation coeds, following internal methodology and design manuals, and consulting with experienced peer and mentor engineers.

Participants will interpret the results and work with independent engineering verifiers and to produce and deliver quality calculations to operating PWR plants.

Participate in engineering learning seminars to maintain qualification and learn and apply lessons learned and operational experience in core design.

Become a member of a core reload team and interact regularly with the nuclear plant customer to provide high quality analyses on a core reload schedule.

Candidate will be required to interface with functional groups within Core Engineering (Thermal Hydraulics, Fuel Rod Design, Project Management) and groups outside CE (Safety Analysis and Licensing).

Examples of the type of nuclear design calculations may include the following for Westinghouse PWR plant designs:

Bounding Nuclear Core Calculations, Core Accident Scenarios, Core Loading Pattern Designs

Best Estimate Core Models and Core Monitoring Input

Core Startup Calculations and Low Power Physics Testing Requirements

Economical Models, Estimates, and Engineering Technical Descriptions

Who You Are:

As a successful candidate, you will bring the following to the team:

Bachelor's Nuclear Engineering Required (not open to other engineering disciplines).

Minimum 3.0 GPA strongly preferred

Applicable experience preferred

Interest in Core Neutronics and Nuclear Fuel Design

Computer simulation experience preferred, but not strictly required

We are able to consider all candidates authorized to work without sponsorship now and in the future as we are unable to sponsor Visa's for this opportunity.

Why Westinghouse?

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

Westinghouse offers competitive 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:

Competitive Salary

Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits

401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match

Paid Vacations and Holidays

Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements

Educational Reimbursement Program

Employee Referral Program

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting

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