Licensing Lead: Senior Nuclear Regulatory Engineer

Radiant Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock option plan

Comprehensive medical plan

One Medical membership

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

Life and disability benefits

Parental leave

Educational program

Lunch and snacks

Flexible PTO

Team events

Onsite HQ near Pacific Ocean

Job summary

Radiant is seeking a Senior Regulatory Engineer to lead NRC licensing activities for its portable nuclear microreactor program. You will serve as the regulatory SME, coordinating with engineering teams to inform design, build and test campaigns and drive the license application timeline.

The role requires a strong background in nuclear engineering or related fields, 5+ years in regulatory work, and excellent communication to write compliant documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar.
• 5+ years of experience certifying, regulating, qualifying or auditing hardware that was manufactured, deployed, and iteratively improved.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and negotiation abilities; ability to navigate regulatory conversations effectively and write technical documentation.
• Applied understanding of requirement derivation, negotiation and verification or experience with the product design process especially as it relates to defining systems, interfaces and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Own end to end licensing execution efforts required to fulfill an application deliverable, ranging from detailed safety analysis to a physical protection plan.
• Facilitate collaborative and cohesive partnerships with internal stakeholders and external regulatory bodies (NRC) to drive desirable results using streamlined, modern regulatory approaches.
• Oversee execution by technical teams including design reviews and regulatory and quality documentation; organize their inputs into data products and reports; raise regulatory concerns and see through timely and successful resolution.
• Proactively review approaches and decisions as they relate to regulatory efforts to ensure adherence to Radiant’s novel and efficient licensing paths.
• Ensure completeness, timeliness, and quality of licensing and regulatory submissions.
• Write software scripts to automate and produce data analysis and documentation.

Skills

Regulatory affairs

Regulatory strategy

Stakeholder collaboration

Technical documentation

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science

Tools

Python scripting

Job description

Radiant is seeking a Senior Regulatory Engineer to lead NRC licensing activities for its portable nuclear microreactor program. You will serve as the regulatory SME, coordinating with engineering teams to inform design, build and test campaigns and drive the license application timeline.

The role requires a strong background in nuclear engineering or related fields, 5+ years in regulatory work, and excellent communication to write compliant documentation.