Nuclear Engineer jobs in Maryland

X-energy is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join our nuclear design team.  This position is responsible for implementing the requests of code users into the codebase in a clean and well-organized fashion; refactoring existing code to bring it up to modern standards; identifying and resolving code issues by debugging and analyzing code logic and performance; and improving software performance.   

Responsibilities: 

• Implement new C# code to support ongoing development of the XSTERM suite of codes.
• Revise existing code and refactor as necessary to bring it up to modern standards.
• Optimize the code to improve its performance and reduce system requirements.
• Identify and resolve code issues, improve robustness of the code.
• Dive into code to provide insights as necessary to help disposition questions from the users.
• Be cognizant of related work being performed in the international engineering community.
• Perform all work under a quality assurance program that conforms to nuclear regulatory requirements.
• Write and critically review technical reports.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.
  

Minimum Qualifications/Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Nuclear Engineering, Computer Science or Applied Mathematics from a US accredited university or equivalent years’ experience.
• 3-4 years of experience with modern C# and .NET Framework programming.
• Able to write clean and well-maintainable code following established software development best practices.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Visual Studio and its various development supporting tools highly recommended (routine use of debugger, profilers, code analyzers).
• Experience with numerical analysis for engineering – numerical solution of PDE’s and ODE’s, numerical methods for solving algebraic systems of equations, impacts of finite-precision arithmetic, is highly recommended.
• Experience with version control systems (preferably Gitlab) desired.
• Experience with Windows Forms GUI programming is preferred.
• Knowledge of asynchronous programming in C# is preferred.
• Experience with working with large codebases and refactoring legacy codes is desirable.
• Familiarity with high temperature gas cooled reactor technology is desirable.
• Familiarity with codes with source term calculation capabilities, such as MELCOR, MACCS or RADTRAN is beneficial.
• Knowledge of software development parts of nuclear regulatory quality-assurance standards ASME NQA-1, CSA N286.7, CNSC REGDOC 2.4.1 (in particular the sections related to software development and documentation) would also be beneficial.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.   

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