Neutronics Engineer
Core
Develop technologies for breeding blankets, first-wall structures, shielding, and divertor systems for a stellarator fusion power plant.
Role type
Nuclear & Neutronics Engineer
Builds
Critical components for a future stellarator based fusion power plant
Domain
Fusion energy / Nuclear engineering
Required skills
Monte Carlo neutronics tools (OpenMC, MCNP, PHITS), CAD to CSG conversion, unstructured meshing, variance reduction methods, Python scripting, Linux, 3D CAD modelling, 3-D meshing
Preferred skills
HPC environments, multiphysics coupling (COMSOL, MOOSE), depletion/activation/dose rate calculations, fusion materials knowledge, tritium transport modelling
Technologies
OpenMC, MCNP, PHITS, Python, Jupyter Notebooks, NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, SciPy, FreeCAD, Linux, COMSOL, MOOSE
Responsibilities
Develop technologies for breeding blankets, first-wall structures, shielding, and divertor systems; Perform detailed neutronics analyses for stellarator fusion systems; Design, run, and optimize Monte Carlo simulations; Scale and refine neutronics simulations for HPC environments; Collaborate with thermal, mechanical, and materials engineers for multiphysics analyses; Automate simulation workflows using Python scripting.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC