Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA) Specialist

Location: Bristol, UK
Holtec International seeks qualified applicants in its Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA) discipline. The PSA specialist will join a multidisciplinary team of engineers engaged in designing Holtec’s flagship nuclear reactor SMR-300 managed by SMR LLC, which is a subsidiary of Holtec International. Holtec International a global turnkey supplier of equipment and systems for nuclear, solar, geothermal, and fossil power generation sectors of the energy industry.
The PSA specialist will be responsible for supporting internal and external events probabilistic safety analysis evaluations of the SMR-300 plant throughout its design and construction phases. The PSA Specialist will be called upon to employ event tree and fault tree modeling methods for characterizing the nuclear plant’s safety metrics and will actively participate in requirements development, detailed development, engineering analysis and technical documentation.
Minimum required qualifications include:

• MS degree in Nuclear Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or closely related field of engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in PSA modeling; strong analytical, problem-solving, effective communication and interpersonal and computer skills.

Additional desirable qualifications include:

• Experience in commercial nuclear or naval nuclear design and/or operation.
• Experience in safety analysis of Pressurized Water-type reactors (PWR);
• Experience with using CAFTA, MELCOR, RELAP, RADTRAD, GOTHIC and/or other conventional computer codes for NPP model development and risk quantification and experience with Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis and/or Component Reliability Analysis and/or Human Reliability Analysis.
• Other desirable experience includes familiarity with the CAFTA suite of computer codes and ability to perform system level and plant level quantification, uncertainty analysis, and sensitivity analysis.
• Experience with cut set reviews, Internal Flood PSA development, Low Power and Shutdown PSA development, Fire PSA development, Seismic Margins analysis, High Winds or External Flood analysis is also desirable.

Specific Areas of Responsibility:
Execute key PSA activities as a member of the multinational PSA team, including engineering analyses and technical documentation; Interact with team members from other disciplines and vendors to help identify and recommend potential SMR-300 design and operational improvements using PSA risk insights; develop and implement PSA methodologies for internal and external events; and  perform system level and plant level quantification, uncertainty analysis, and sensitivity analysis.
As a technology trailblazer and a prominent innovator in clean energy (nuclear and solar) industry, Holtec strives to foster a meritocratic work environment conducive to continuous learning   and professional growth of its associates.
Holtec is an equal opportunity employer with a long-standing commitment to social equity and environmental justice. The company gives special preference to disabled veterans as a part of its recruitment policy.  Detailed information on the Company can be obtained by consulting the website: Holtecinternational.com. Candidates interested in considering a career at the Company should submit their resume' along with at least three references.