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At AREVA NP Inc., our employees primarily engage in the diverse technical fields that produce nuclear power, plants and fuel. Even if you have never worked in the nuclear energy industry, or are searching for a sustainable, flexible nuclear energy career option, AREVA NP Inc. technical careers allow you the chance to work toward the future of a reliable, economical energy source that provides emission-free, low production cost power across the United States and even worldwide. You’ll work on meaningful projects that will impact energy and the environment for the next century and beyond. To have responsibilities that truly affect the world, the future and the lasting environmental legacy of energy production, consider one of the following exciting technical career paths at AREVA NP Inc.

Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineers should have knowledge of heat transfer, fluid flow, thermodynamics, water technology, mass transfer and reaction kinetics. Chemical engineers focus on energy production, power plant chemistry and process development for equipment design.

Civil Engineering

Civil engineers perform design and analysis of steel and concrete structures often using finite element tools. Seismic and dynamic qualification of equipment and components, evaluation of suspended systems (piping, cable tray, electrical raceway, etc) and development of design packages for nuclear plant modifications are common assignments.

Computer Science/Computer Engineering: Software engineers are responsible for software design, development, troubleshooting, and maintenance. Knowledge of the following development environments is preferred: Visual C++, Visual C++.Net, PLC Programming, VHDL, Visual Basic, Visual Basic.NET, Python, C, Java, ASP, ASP.NET, SQL, C#, and .NET.

Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineers design specialty products that include nondestructive testing technology, instrumentation and control systems, digital and analog control components, and robotic kinematics. They are also instrumental in designing simulation software programs.

Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering

By developing methods and processes to meet new product requirements, manufacturing and industrial engineers minimize costs and improve quality while planning and controlling the flow of work to meet schedules.

Materials and Metallurgical Engineering

Materials engineers examine service-related problems encountered in maintaining the safe operating condition of pressurized water reactors and apply the principles of metallurgical engineering to provide solutions. Expertise in corrosion science and fracture mechanics is desirable.
 

Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

Mechanical engineers design and analyze complex vessels and equipment to meet rigorous design specifications and industry safety codes. Projects involving fluid systems, heat transfer, fluid flow, thermodynamics, and stress analysis are overseen by mechanical engineers.

Nuclear Engineering

Nuclear engineers participate in nuclear reactor core design and analysis, thermal-hydraulic analysis, safety analysis, and probabilistic risk assessment. They also develop fuel management plans with the objective of maximizing energy production while ensuring core output is within safe power-peaking limits.

Welding Engineering

Welding engineers develop sophisticated welding processes for component repair. They also prepare complex manufacturing procedures in conformance with industry specifications. They interface with designers, tooling engineers, and field implementation teams during component replacements and repairs.