• performing fuel rod thermal-mechanical design analyses ensuring fuel rod mechanical integrity is maintained throughout the design lifetime • performing coupled heat transfer and finite element mechanical analyses for fuel rod pellet and cladding • collaboration with fuel mechanical design experts, material scientists, nuclear/thermal-hydraulic analysis engineers to ensure product performs within licensed and GNF performance expectations • establishing thermal mechanical operating limits for new and existing fuel product lines • assisting in the evaluation of fuel behavior for generic and plant specific transient analyses • supporting the fuel operations and addressing the customer issues related to fuel pellets and cladding • interpreting operational and test data and using the data to drive improvements in modeling and methodologies • maintaining and developing the fuel performance code • providing well written, well organized documented engineering analyses to assure design adequacy • maintaining and developing technical design procedures associated with fuel rod design/analysis activities • providing support in addressing nuclear industry needs and trends • presenting to internal/external customers and nuclear regulators on fuel performance • supporting the team technical leader and functional manager to plan, status and execute projects • performing work with high quality in accordance with NRC regulations, customer requirements, and business quality assurance standards • effectively communicating and collaborating activities with other team members on technical issues