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GE Vernova Nuclear Engineer - Stability Analysis 1

GE Vernova

Wilmington, NCJob$70–120K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$70–120K/yr
Location
Wilmington, NC
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

As a contributing member of GE Vernova’s Stability Analysis Team, the engineer performs safety analyses supporting reload applications for operating and planned Boiling Water Reactor plants. The work covers thermal-hydraulic stability, plant noise, PRNM stability interfaces, and related analyses. The role also supports fuel projects, prepares and presents technical data, and contributes to process improvements while meeting regulatory, customer, and quality standards.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

BWR Stability AnalysisThermal-Hydraulic AnalysisPlant Noise AnalysisPRNM Stability InterfaceStability Setpoints MethodologyFrequency-Domain MethodologiesTime-Domain MethodologiesThermal-Hydraulic ModelingBWR TechnologyReactor LicensingBWR Simulator3-D Neutron KineticsTRACGRELAPTRACEC#FORTRANPythonCommunicationTeamworkProblem SolvingAttention to DetailAccountabilityIntegrity

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or SimilarMaster's in Nuclear Engineering

Benefits

Relocation Assistance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Parental Leave
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Job Description Summary

As a contributing member of the Stability Analysis Team, you will perform safety analysis for plant thermal-hydraulic stability, plant noise, PRNM stability interface, and other analyses supporting reload applications for Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) plants, including currently operating BWR plants as well as new plants (BWRX-300) operating or planned worldwide.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Perform plant thermal-hydraulic stability analyses, plant noise analyses, PRNM stability interface, and other safety analyses with general expertise in two-phase thermal hydraulic analysis techniques.

  • Support fuel projects including reload analyses, methods implementation, new fuel introductions, and safety analysis support for emergent fuel issues.

  • Prepare, document and present technical data to internal/external customers.

  • Contribute to team process improvements to drive speed and simplification.

  • Ensure work is performed with high quality in accordance with NRC rules and regulations, customer requirements, and business quality assurance standards.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Discipline (Nuclear, Mechanical, Chemical, or similar) from an accredited college or university

Desired Characteristics

  • Experience in BWR plant thermal hydraulic stability safety analysis & methods

  • Experience in Stability analyses, plant noise analyses, PRNM stability interface, stability setpoints methodology, and frequency and time domain methodologies

  • M.S. Degree in Nuclear Engineering with experience in T/H modeling as applied to nuclear reactor systems

  • Experience with BWR technology and BWR Stability analysis to support applicable regulatory requirements

  • Knowledge of plant operational support in the Stability area

  • Knowledge of reactor licensing requirements

  • Experience with BWR simulator and use of 3-D neutron kinetics (e.g., PANAC)

  • Experience with BWR/PWR T/H systems codes such as TRACG, RELAP, & TRACE

  • Programming experience such as C#, FORTRAN, or PYTHON

  • Demonstrated high energy and the ability to energize others

  • Honest and straightforward with a high level of personal integrity

  • Work easily and communicate effectively within a team environment

  • Seeks simple solutions to complex problems

  • Detail oriented and accountable for completion of work and assignments

  • Clearly and confidently communicates based on deep understanding

  • Communicates in an open, candid, clear, and consistent manner

  • Legacy of delivering on commitments; tenacious, with a proven track record of overcoming obstacles. Ability to achieve stretch targets

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $69,600.00 and $120,200.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on November 04, 2026.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

How this job compares

Set against the 566 open Nuclear Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$70–120K/yr
  • North Carolina median$86–164K/yr25 salary ranges
  • US median$100–154K/yr458 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $95K, is 24% below the North Carolina median midpoint ($125K) — in the lowest quarter of Nuclear Engineer salary ranges in North Carolina.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 38 open Nuclear Engineer jobs in North Carolina and 566 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in North Carolina
Experience
Nuclear Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 10 years (496 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 409 of the 566 open Nuclear Engineer jobs (72%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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