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« on: Mar 12, 2017, 05:03 »


Hello guys i will be graduating from Texas A&M in Bachelors in Nuclear Engineer this spring semester. I am a neutronics guy, have worked on MCNP-SERPENT, CASMO. for core optimization. I'm trying to find a job but i can't, i've been applying here and there. I applied for a couple of jobs and mistakenly applied for Entergy I&C technician, the good thing is they told me take a test. It's an EEI EXAM for technicians. I went and did the practice exams and they are very very easy. Now my question is should i go there and give the test, it's in new Orleans. It's for Waterford power plant technician job. What should i do, i still have a couple of months to go in order to graduate. Should i go and apply and work there after graduation? If i do will i be able to become an engineer that im qualified for? And how much do you think technicians get paid. and is it you get a more radiation dose because you're getting high paid as compared to a normal engineer.


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Re: Job question
« Reply #1 on: Mar 12, 2017, 12:33 »
Run in the other direction.  Join the Air Force as a military officer.  They'll even send you to AFIT or another approved university program (Purdue, SDSU, CSU, etc.) for an MS.  Become a environmental health physicist or a medical health physicist. Receive a ton of continuing education and experience and get out as a major. You'll then have your choice of $125-200k opportunities.  While the Navy and Army offer similar, it beats all the Navy travel requirements and the overall Army atmosphere.  And.. no "technician" time on your resume.

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Re: Job question
« Reply #2 on: Mar 12, 2017, 04:03 »


Hello guys i will be graduating from Texas A&M in Bachelors in Nuclear Engineer this spring semester. I am a neutronics guy, have worked on MCNP-SERPENT, CASMO. for core optimization. I'm trying to find a job but i can't, i've been applying here and there. I applied for a couple of jobs and mistakenly applied for Entergy I&C technician, the good thing is they told me take a test. It's an EEI EXAM for technicians. I went and did the practice exams and they are very very easy. Now my question is should i go there and give the test, it's in new Orleans. It's for Waterford power plant technician job. What should i do, i still have a couple of months to go in order to graduate. Should i go and apply and work there after graduation? If i do will i be able to become an engineer that im qualified for? And how much do you think technicians get paid. and is it you get a more radiation dose because you're getting high paid as compared to a normal engineer.


Please let me know,
Thank you.

Have you tried any of the National Labs?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Energy_national_laboratories#List_of_DOE_National_Laboratories_and_Technology_Centers

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Re: Job question
« Reply #3 on: Mar 12, 2017, 07:06 »
Completely agree with Marlin.  While the Federal DOE openings are frozen, the DOE Prime Contractor run labs presently have (ex: ORNL, LANL and Sandia) have outstanding nuclear/HP related openings.

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Re: Job question
« Reply #4 on: Mar 13, 2017, 07:21 »
mounder got it.
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« Reply #5 on: Mar 13, 2017, 06:00 »
Also look at NuScale (I think that's their name), they're out of Oregon working next gen reactors.

 


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