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Probabilistic Safety Analysis Engineer II- New Nuclear

Job Category: Safety Engineer
Posted on: 09/02/2026, expires on 11/01/2026 (58 days)

Location

Columbia

Columbia, WA (US-Region IV - West)
Facility Street Address: North Power Plant Loop Road
Facility Zip Code: 99352

Compensation

Unspecified

No Per Diem

Employment Type

Long Term

About Columbia

GSA Per Diem (government area reference rate, FY 2026)

$130

Lodging/Night

$86

M&IE/Day

$216

Total/Day

State Unemployment (WA max benefit, US DOL)

$1,152

Max Weekly

26 wk

Max Duration

$29,952

Max Total

View Columbia Facility Details (Richland, WA)

Job description
Perform various complex Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA) tasks requiring specialized skills and broad experience in the areas of probabilistic risk assessment methods, consequence and hazard analysis, defense-in-depth, use of available Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) standards and regulatory guidance, and other related PSA activities.

•        Provide technical direction and leadership routinely to other engineers; serve as a mentor. Provide training to others.
•        Identify need and initiate development of new policies, programs, plans, and procedures to meet strategic objectives.
•        Assure compliance with regulatory and industry guidance. Provide interpretation of industry guidance for application.
•        Identify potential problems in design, quality, or operation and initiate corrective action in accordance with plant Condition Report (CR) process

Principal Accountabilities
•        Perform highly complex engineering analyses and designs in support of operations, systems, programs, audit inspections, and assessments requiring skills and experience gained through application of engineering methods and analysis, codes, standards, and regulatory requirements
o        Work with minimal supervision
o        Serve as an advisor providing advice and counsel on assignments concerned with specialized or unique engineering requirements. Solutions provided involve unconventional or innovative program solving techniques. Provide technical leadership and training on highly complex or extended projects
•        Tasks typically involve highly complex problem-solving techniques and require advanced application of practices and methodologies. Provide leadership of small groups to resolve complex issues. Available guidance generally does not exist to fit problems encountered and advanced technological skills are required to provide solutions.
•        Provide technical direction and leadership routinely to other engineers; serve as a mentor. Provide training to others.
•        Identify need and initiate development of new policies, programs, plans, and procedures to meet strategic objectives.
•        Assure compliance with regulatory and industry guidance. Provide interpretation of industry guidance for application.
•        Identify potential problems in design, quality, or operation and initiate corrective action in accordance with plant Condition Report (CR) process

Description of ideal candidate
Engineer II - New Nuclear Requires a Bachelors degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university and three years of discipline specific engineering experience; OR a high school diploma or GED and PE license obtained by an accredited examination and five years of discipline specific engineering experience.

Required Education and Experience:

Desired KSAs-
•        Knowledge of advanced nuclear reactor/plant design (i.e., High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor Design)
•        Experience with large construction projects
•        Knowledge in industry consensus standards for Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA), including ASME/ANS RA-S-1.4. Skill in PRA model development, plant operating state definition, initiating event analysis, event sequence analysis, and performance of quantitative uncertainty analyses and sensitivity analyses
•        Knowledge of transient and accident analyses and radioactive source term analyses
•        Ability to correctly interpret and apply results of PSA codes
•        Familiarity with Seismic and Fire PRA
•        Familiarity with NEI 18-04

Other requirements

Degree
Unspecified

Experience
3+ years

Security Clearance
Unspecified

Qualifications
Unspecified

Contact information

Mark Wagner Champion Specialty Services LLC
mwagner@championssc.com
Street Address: 5975 Shiloh Road Suite 105 ,Alpharetta , GA 30005 - US-Region II (South East)
Phone: 609 618 0384

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