Thermodynamics Engineer
Company
Arabelle Solutions offers a broad portfolio of turbine island technologies and services that are used in more than a third of nuclear power plants globally – helping customers across the world deliver reliable power as they transition to a lower-carbon future. The Arabelle steam turbine is the most advanced of its kind and the company provides turbine island lifecycle support solutions for all nuclear reactor types – improving power output, reducing environmental footprint, and lowering operational cost. Arabelle Solutions has around 3,300 employees across 16 countries and is a subsidiary of EDF Group.
At Arabelle Solutions, we’re proud to design services and solutions that are generating power not just for today and tomorrow but for generations to come. You’ll work alongside passionate bright minds. We offer a broad range of opportunities for those eager to build tomorrow’s world. We believe a supportive culture is key to reach common goals. Diversity and an inclusive mindset makes us and our business stronger.
Position
We are currently seeking a Thermodynamics Engineer to join our growing team here at Rugby. Within this role you will be a part of the performance team and will be responsible for the initial design of steam turbines and also predicting their performance. You will create a cycle models of the turbiens consistent with the requirements of the project and interface
Other Key responsibilities of the role
- Design the turbine and optimize the water/steam cycle of the plant.
- Create a cycle model and a model of the steam turbine consistent with the requirements of the project and the interfaces between the components of the plant.
- Calculate guaranteed performance to be passed on to the customer, taking into account Arabelle Solutions’ feedback.
- Calculate thermodynamic balances under nominal, partial or special conditions (malfunction of a component), as well as correction curves (influence of a deviation on an external parameter, for example the cooling water temperature) . These documents may be required for internal purposes or by the client.
- Dialogue with the offers department to define these requirements and interfaces upstream of the projects.
- Take into account cost and industrial standardization imperatives
- Provide support to other GE business centers for decision support and project progress
- Apply and enforce internal rules, standards, processes and tools of GE
- Ensure the improvement and updating of the standards used for thermodynamic calculations.
- Support the development process of new products and participate in the corresponding reviews (design reviews and gate reviews).
Profile
Qualifications and Experience
- Mechanical Design Degree or Equivalent demonstrable experience
- Demonstratable experience within a in a mechanical design office specifically applying the laws of thermodynamics (energy, petroleum, aeronautics, special machines) or experience in thermodynamic studies would also be experienced.
- Experience in carrying out mechanical studies and calculations
- The ability to use Catia V5 or similar design package would be beneficial but not essential
- Fluent in English
Desired skills and characteristics:
- Detail orientated with the ability to work to deadlines, follow date reviews and processes
- Able to work well autonomously and as part of a team
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate in a variety of formats
- Use of common IT tools: Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook
- Excellent attention to detail and high organised
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