Senior Systems Architect – Nuclear & Gas-to-Nuclear Projects

Blue Energy; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Energy is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to act as the technical authority for systems engineering within the engineering department, driving the architecture and integration of complex, multi-domain systems for the world’s first gas-to-nuclear conversion projects.

This role is pivotal in shaping how advanced nuclear plants are conceived, designed, and delivered—balancing innovation with regulatory compliance and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with MBSE (Model-Based Systems Engineering).
• Experience with requirements management and regulatory alignment.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain systems architecture and ConOps for nuclear/gas-to-nuclear projects.
• Capture stakeholder needs and cascade to requirements including safety functions.
• Allocate requirements across systems and manage interfaces.
• Develop and maintain MBSE strategy and SEMP.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering

Tools

JAMA/DOORS

Enterprise Architect

Capella

Simulink

Rhapsody

Job description

Blue Energy is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to act as the technical authority for systems engineering within the engineering department, driving the architecture and integration of complex, multi-domain systems for the world’s first gas-to-nuclear conversion projects.

This role is pivotal in shaping how advanced nuclear plants are conceived, designed, and delivered—balancing innovation with regulatory compliance and operational excellence.