Principal Core Design Engineer

ENEC Operations

UAE

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Ref: PP000-24142

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Job description / Role

Job Type
Full Time

Job Location
UAE

Nationality
Any Nationality

Salary
Not Specified

Gender
Not Specified

Arabic Fluency
Not Specified

Job Function
Engineering - Mechanical & Aeronautical

Company Industry
Water, Power & Utilities

Job purpose

Lead core design activities across BNPP units, implementing established methodologies and contributing to the development of alternative solutions to support alignment with core safety requirements, design standards, and plant operational needs.

Key activities, responsibility & accountability

Lead core design and reload analysis activities

Responsibilities and accountabilities:

Lead and oversee core design calculations and analyses to support BNPP fleet, ensuring compliance with FANR and ENEC procedures.

Ensure the development of safe, efficient, and economical core designs that meet safety, licensing, and operational criteria.

Lead the preparation, review, and updates of FSAR chapters (including chapters 4, 6, and 15), technical specifications, and licensing documents.

Lead the development design methodology, calculations, and licensing documents to be used for establishing ENEC capabilities. These may include first-of-a-kind activities.

Support of core design plant support activities

Responsibilities and accountabilities:

Oversee the incorporation of fuel and design changes into setpoint analyses to ensure safe and flexible operation.

Lead support for plant operation requests from ENEC Operations, including resolution of fuel failure events, transient scenarios, and FOAK operational issues.

Support and guide operational testing phases including low-power physics testing (LPPT), COLSS/CPCS testing, and power ascension testing (PAT).

Lead strategic projects

Responsibilities and accountabilities:

Lead and support strategic projects that advance department objectives, ensuring alignment with operational, safety, and regulatory requirements.

Provide support in projects related to fuel design evolution, qualification of new fuel vendors, and integration of advanced methodologies.

Lead initiatives aimed at developing vendor-independent design capabilities to support the UAEu2019s long-term nuclear self-sufficiency goals.

Lead discussions with internal and external stakeholders to ensure project outcomes are delivered with high quality, on schedule, and aligned with strategic priorities.

Knowledge transfer and training

Responsibilities and accountabilities:

Lead knowledge dissemination/sharing in a way that assists with building internal capabilities where applicable and maximize their effective performance in core design area.

Support the conduction of required training, qualification, and on the job training (OJT) by providing appropriate feedback on results to ensure the delivery of quality staff training.

Provide mentorship to engineers in the nuclear fuel management department to achieve high level of safety and performance in core design area.

Professional certifications

Qualifications

Bacheloru2019s degree in nuclear or mechanical engineering.

Preferred: Masteru2019s degree in nuclear or mechanical engineering.

Experience

Minimum: 6 to 7 years of relevant experience.

Preferred: 8+ years of relevant experience.

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