About CORE POWER

CORE POWER is the global frontrunner in the development of advanced nuclear technologies for heavy industry and transport. We work with many of the largest and most influential stakeholders in both the nuclear and maritime industries to bring exciting new applications with game-changing enhancements to the market.

Trust is the cornerstone of CORE POWER. We are committed to building and maintaining the trust of our investors, partners, and employees. We believe in doing what is right, even when faced with challenges, operating with unwavering integrity is a non-negotiable value for us. Reliability is at the CORE of who we are. We understand the importance of delivering on promises, meeting deadlines, and providing high-quality products that are durable, reliable, and maintainable. We communicate with clarity and precision, ensuring that our messages are easily understood by all. Rigorous analysis and logical thinking are integral to our decision-making process. Whether it's problem solving, strategic planning or market analysis, we rely on data- driven insights to make informed choices that drive our brand forward and develop new markets and products. We pride ourselves on these values and look for the same in all employees we hire.

Headquartered in London and with offices in Washington DC and Tokyo, we are a fast-growing organisation providing employees with a dynamic work environment and value-based culture as well as career fulfilment.

Job description:

You will be part of our multidisciplinary product department, consisting of nuclear, mechanical and marine engineering teams that are developing and integrating advanced nuclear technology for marine applications. We work closely with nuclear vendors, co-developing and integrating GenIV reactor technologies such as fast molten salt reactors and heat pipe microreactors.

Key Responsibilities:

Your key responsibilities will be to own the development, testing and validation of reactor kinetics models, shielding and dose models for advanced reactors such as liquid fuelled reactors and heat pipe reactors. The models will be used to inform the development of Gen IV reactor technologies as well as their integration in marine applications.

You will also be responsible for presenting your models and results, both internally and externally, as well as contributing to scientific publications, attending technical conferences and events.

Educational Requirements:

Master's level degree in Nuclear Engineering or Physics, having taken modules in reactor physics, particle physics and radiation transport.

Required Skills/ Experience:

At least 3 years of experience working with reactor physics and shielding models.
Experienced with setting up Monte Carlo simulations for particle transport, data post processing and visualisation, V&V.
Experienced with presenting results in technical reports and presentations.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Ability to present work clearly to a non-nuclear audience.
Ability to manage information based on strict confidentiality and non-disclosure standards

Technical Competencies:

Solid knowledge of nuclear physics, reactor kinetics and radiation transport.
Preferred software and OS experience: OpenMC, MOOSE tools, Python, GitHub, SOLIDWORKS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Windows, Linux

Benefits:

Competitive salary.
Performance-based bonuses.
Health and wellness benefits.
Pension plan.
Opportunity to travel in Europe and United States, for technical meetings with our international partners, trainings, conferences and more. Total time away projected to be less than 10% of total working hours, is voluntary but encouraged.
Professional development opportunities.
A highly committed, dynamic, and challenging environment.

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