Engineer specializing in nuclear fusion technology (f/m/d)

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) – The Research University in the Helmholtz Association creates and imparts knowledge for the society and the environment. It is our goal to make significant contributions to mastering the global challenges of mankind in the fields of energy, mobility, and information. For this, about 9.800 employees of KIT cooperate in a broad range of disciplines in research, academic education, and innovation.

We are looking for the Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology (INR) as soon as possible limited up to December 31, 2027 for an

Engineer specializing in nuclear fusion technology (f/m/d)

Contributions to the work for the safety case of the European Fusion demon­stra­tion Power Plant (DEMO), as well as to a national project: “Regulation of Fusion Power Plants in Germany”, in particular to the following tasks that are being carried out at KIT:

• Update of the Generic Site Safety Report (GSSR) regarding the safety-relevant description of the systems, performed accident analyses and available safety codes:
  • GSSR Vol. 2: Overview of Design and Safety Features: Work on system des­crip­tions and associated safety issues, functions and requirements.
  • GSSR Vol. 7: Analysis of accidental scenarios within design basis and design extension conditions: living deliverable updated annually based on the performed accidental events.
  • GSSR Vol. 10: Documentation of validation and verification of safety codes: living deliverable updated annually completing code description for safety.
  • Safety analyses for DEMO HCPB (Helium Cooled Pebble Blanket) blanket concept with numerical simulation of the thermal hydraulic performance.
• Report on safety issues for the national project based on the EU DEMO devel­op­ment with published material for fusion perspective and regulation in Germany (legal as well as technical):
• Status quo and gap analysis with regard to Nuclear Waste disposal
  • Fusion-specific radioactive waste identified in EU DEMO
  • Quantification of DEMO nuclear Waste from maintenance / decomm­issio­ning
  • Regulatory requirements for fusion-specific waste for classification, manage­ment and material recycling.
• DEMO safety with regard to the current technical
  • Safety requirements
  • Hazard potential
  • Verification and validation of the simulation codes
• The preparation of scientific and technical reports and their publication at national and international levels are an indispensable part of the work.

Personal qualification

• University degree (Master) in the field of Nuclear (Fusion) engineering or a PhD degree
• Experiences in Nuclear Fusion technology and reactor safety are preferred
• Very good knowledge of PC and proficiency in Microsoft Word
• Other software techniques, such as system code Matlab and LINUX are preferred
• Very good language skills in spoken and written English and German

Become a member of staff of the only German University of Excellence that conducts large-scale research on the national level. Work under excellent working conditions in an interna-tional environment and be active in research and academic education for our future. Benefit from specific training when starting your job and from a wide range of further qualification offers. Use our flexible working time models (flexitime, work from home), our sports and leisure offers, as well as our child and holiday care services. We also pay a share of EUR 25/month in the Job Ticket Baden-Württemberg. Enjoy a large variety of dishes, snacks, and beverages at our canteens.

We prefer to balance the number of employees (f/m/d). Therefore we kindly ask female applicants to apply for this job.

Recognized severely disabled persons will be preferred if they are equally qualified.

Please apply online until June 23, 2024 using the vacancy number 279/2024 to Ms Ratzel, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Human Resources, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany. For further information, please contact Dr. Jingyuan Xu, phone: +49 721 608-222998.

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