Nuclear Safety Analysis Lead

terrestrialenergy; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended Healthcare Plan

Vacation Policy

EAP Programs

Wellness Subsidy

Annual Performance Review

Volunteer Days

Job summary

Terrestrial Energy is developing and deploying IMSR technology at our Charlotte, North Carolina headquarters. We are building a world-class safety analysis organization to support regulatory licensing and design approvals for the IMSR reactor.

The Safety Manager will recruit, develop, and lead a team of engineers and analysts, ensuring rigorous deterministic and probabilistic analyses, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with licensing teams to meet project milestones.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in nuclear safety analysis.
• Minimum 3 years of leadership or management experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading safety analysis programs for nuclear facilities.
• Experience with regulatory licensing processes (NRC, CNSC, or DOE).
• Proven track record of successful regulatory interactions and licensing document preparation.
• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Safety Analysis Engineers, Analysts, and Specialists.
• Establish priorities, allocate resources, and manage workload across multiple projects.
• Conduct performance evaluations and support professional development of team members.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, safety consciousness, and continuous improvement.
• Recruit and build a high-performing safety analysis team.
• Establish safety analysis standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Manage departmental budget and resource planning.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Regulatory licensing

Nuclear safety analysis

Project management

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

M.Sc./Ph.D. in Nuclear/Mechanical/Chemical Eng

Tools

Flownex

REPLAP5

MCNP

SCALE

Serpent

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Terrestrial Energy is developing and deploying IMSR technology at our Charlotte, North Carolina headquarters. We are building a world-class safety analysis organization to support regulatory licensing and design approvals for the IMSR reactor.

The Safety Manager will recruit, develop, and lead a team of engineers and analysts, ensuring rigorous deterministic and probabilistic analyses, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with licensing teams to meet project milestones.