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Systems Engineer

PDS Tech Commercial
Charlottesville, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/13/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/10/2025

Job Description

Job Description

Seeking a Systems Engineer for an aerospace company!

Job Title : Staff Systems Engineer – Micro Reactor Control

Locations : Charlottesville, VA or Sykesville, MD

Job Type : Full-Time

Due to Government Regulations, this position is only open to US Citizens

Join Our Dynamic, Cutting-Edge Design Team!

Looking for a Staff Systems Engineer to lead our new Micro Reactor Control efforts at our Charlottesville, Virginia or Sykesville, Maryland locations. This exciting role offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation in nuclear energy, where you'll help develop and characterize reactor and power conversion system behaviors, ensuring capabilities, constraints, and interactions with other systems are fully understood and optimized.

As a key member of our team, you’ll have the chance to lead the steady-state and transient analyses of nuclear reactors and power conversion cycles. If you have a deep understanding of reactivity controls and experience in MATLAB / Simulink development for nuclear power plant applications, this is the ideal role for you. Your nuclear operational plant experience will be essential as you collaborate with a team of experts to push the boundaries of what's possible in the energy sector.

What You’ll Get to Do :

Lead Analysis Workflows : Collaborate with Discipline Leads and Systems Engineers to develop robust analysis workflows and document them in an analysis plan according to the Quality Assurance (QA) program.

Modeling and Simulation : Establish and perform plant modeling using MATLAB / Simulink . Your models will support key areas such as component sizing, operating range studies, design-by-analysis, performance verification, and accident analyses.

Propose Innovative Solutions : Offer design / control solutions to system engineers based on insights drawn from your analyses.

Document Your Work : Prepare clear and concise reports documenting your models and analysis findings.

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM-related field (e.g., Nuclear, Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering) with 12 years of experience , or a Master’s degree with 10 years of experience , or a PhD with 8 years of experience .

U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance .

Strong knowledge of reactivity control in nuclear systems.

Proven experience working with or for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or in commercial nuclear operations .

Preferred Qualifications :

Active Secret Clearance .

Advanced degree in Nuclear, Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering .

MATLAB / Simulink development experience, with the ability to create and modify models for complex nuclear and power systems.

Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C#, C , Python, VisualBasic , or MATLAB.

Knowledge of industrial process control and control theory .

Practical experience with power systems , thermal energy equipment , or industrial plants .

Familiarity with NQA-1 Quality Requirements and regulatory compliance.

Pay Details : 117.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https : / / www.pdstech.com / candidate -privacy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and / or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable :

  • The California Fair Chance Act
  • Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
  • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
  • San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Company Description

Since 1977, the PDS family of companies has become among the largest and most respected staffing companies in the United States. A vital part of the PDS family, PDS Tech Commercial connects highly skilled employees with Fortune 500 clients’ needs for project support such as contingent labor, statement of work / offload engineering projects, and permanent placements.

PDS Tech Commercial has staffing partnerships with leading organizations based in the United States and globally. We hire jobseekers daily for openings across skill categories, including Engineering, IT, Business Professional, Administrative, Accounting / Finance, Skilled Trades and Industrial.

We offer eligible associates an ala carte benefits package, that can include direct deposit, free career counseling, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonuses, and an affordable medical coverage plan.

Now part of The Adecco Group, our shared synergies combined with the investment Adecco continues to make in PDS offers significant advantages to both clients and associates alike. We share Adecco’s dedication to unlocking our Associates’ potential by unleashing the Future@Work and to the importance of human and labor rights, diversity and inclusion, environmental responsibility, and more.

Company Description

Since 1977, the PDS family of companies has become among the largest and most respected staffing companies in the United States. A vital part of the PDS family, PDS Tech Commercial connects highly skilled employees with Fortune 500 clients’ needs for project support such as contingent labor, statement of work / offload engineering projects, and permanent placements. PDS Tech Commercial has staffing partnerships with leading organizations based in the United States and globally. We hire jobseekers daily for openings across skill categories, including Engineering, IT, Business Professional, Administrative, Accounting / Finance, Skilled Trades and Industrial. We offer eligible associates an ala carte benefits package, that can include direct deposit, free career counseling, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonuses, and an affordable medical coverage plan. Now part of The Adecco Group, our shared synergies combined with the investment Adecco continues to make in PDS offers significant advantages to both clients and associates alike. We share Adecco’s dedication to unlocking our Associates’ potential by unleashing the Future@Work and to the importance of human and labor rights, diversity and inclusion, environmental responsibility, and more.

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