Nuclear Engineer - Core Design
Cranberry Township, NC · HybridJob$58–73K/yrPosted 6 days agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Core Design Engineer improves the arrangement and performance of fuel assemblies in nuclear reactor cores, supporting safe operation, regulatory compliance, and power output goals. The role involves calculations, simulations, and collaboration to assess fuel use, thermal limits, and core behavior. It is a mobile/hybrid role based in Cranberry, Pennsylvania, reporting to the Manager Nuclear Design.
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Full job description
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.
About the role:
As a Core Design Engineer, you will improve the arrangement and performance of fuel assemblies within a nuclear reactor core. Their work ensures the reactor operates safely while meeting regulatory requirements and power output goals. This involves complex calculations, simulations, and collaboration with other engineers to assess fuel use, thermal limits, and overall core behavior during different operating conditions.
You will report to the Manager Nuclear Design and work a mobile/hybrid role based in Cranberry, PA.
Key Responsibilities:
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Core Neutronics Analysis: Develop core physics models (lattice and nodal) for steady-state operation and transient evaluations.
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Reload Design: Perform core reload calculations and design fuel loading patterns for operational cycles.
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Safety & Compliance: Help prepare licensing documents for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and conduct benchmarking against industry standards. After generating calculations to support the startup of a new cycle of a reactor.
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Collaboration: Interface with thermal-hydraulics, fuel rod design, safety analysis, and licensing teams to meet operational goals.
Qualifications:
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Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering
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0+ years experience
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Previous Westinghouse internship helpful
We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $58,400 to $73,000 per year.
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Why Westinghouse?
Our benefits package is tailored to meet the diverse needs of our employees, while also promoting wellness and career growth. The following are representative of what we offer:
• Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options
• Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members
• 401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement
• Paid Vacations and Company Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance
• Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers
• Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service
• Employee Referral Program
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
While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.
Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities
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How this job compares
Set against the 567 open Nuclear Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$58–73K/yr
- North Carolina median$86–164K/yr23 salary ranges
- US median$100–153K/yr464 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $66K, is 47% below the North Carolina median midpoint ($125K) — in the lowest quarter of Nuclear Engineer salary ranges in North Carolina.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 35 open Nuclear Engineer jobs in North Carolina and 567 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in North Carolina
- Sargent & Lundy12 open
- GE Vernova8 open
- Duke Energy6 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Nuclear Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 499 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 401 of the 567 open Nuclear Engineer jobs (71%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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