Nuclear Safety Programs Engineer: Build Reliable Safety Systems

General Matter; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

General Matter in California is seeking a Nuclear Safety Programs Engineer to own the programs that keep a nuclear facility reliable. You will manage configuration, maintenance, training, procedures, and quality assurance across engineering and operations to align with safety requirements.

You will lead audits, corrective actions, and records to ensure ISA and safety basis stay current, while collaborating with licensing and teams to embed measures in daily work.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals.
• Ability to perform trade studies and make clear recommendations using first principles and engineering fundamentals even with partial information.
• Strong knowledge of management measure disciplines — configuration management, maintenance/reliability, quality assurance, training, procedures, or auditing — in a regulated or safety‑critical environment.
• Familiarity with 10 CFR Part 70 and the Integrated Safety Analysis (ISA).
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information to diverse audiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team‑oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain the facility's management measures programs required under 10 CFR Part 70, spanning configuration management, maintenance, training, procedures, quality assurance, audits, corrective action, and records.
• Establish and maintain a configuration management program to preserve the facility's design basis, safety basis, and controlled documentation.
• Define and oversee maintenance, functional testing, calibration, and surveillance programs for safety-related and mission-critical equipment.
• Develop and maintain procedures, training, and qualification requirements across operations and safety functions.
• Establish and administer the quality assurance program (e.g., consistent with ASME NQA-1) and its supporting processes.
• Conduct audits, assessments, and reviews to verify program effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead corrective action and incident investigation processes, developing and tracking actions to closure.
• Ensure management measures keep the facility's safety controls available and reliable and keep the Integrated Safety Analysis (ISA) and safety basis current.
• Establish and maintain records management to support audits and regulatory reviews.
• Coordinate across engineering, operations, and licensing teams to integrate management measures into day-to-day work.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

First principles trade studies

Analytical problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, a physical science, or a related field

Job description

General Matter in California is seeking a Nuclear Safety Programs Engineer to own the programs that keep a nuclear facility reliable. You will manage configuration, maintenance, training, procedures, and quality assurance across engineering and operations to align with safety requirements.

You will lead audits, corrective actions, and records to ensure ISA and safety basis stay current, while collaborating with licensing and teams to embed measures in daily work.