Regulatory Engineer

Jobtailor; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a regulatory licensing engineer to prepare, review, and maintain licensing documentation while performing regulatory research and guidance analysis. You will support interactions with internal and external regulatory activities and interface with engineering teams to review technical material.

The role emphasizes developing approaches to regulations, delivering well‑written technical reports, and contributing to complex licensing strategies within a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in a technical field (e.g., nuclear, mechanical, civil engineering, physics).
• Experience in a technical field is expected, not just nuclear engineering.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and maintain licensing documentation (e.g. Final Safety Analysis Report).
• Plan, organize, and perform complex assignments in a team environment.
• Perform regulatory research on regulatory requirements, precedent, and guidance.
• Develop approaches to addressing regulations and guidance.
• Support or manage interactions on internal and external regulatory activities.
• Interface with engineering, including reviewing technical material.
• Perform design engineering work: provide technical feedback on regulatory topics and document work with modern tools.
• Support or lead resolution of key strategic licensing issues.

Skills

Regulatory research

Technical reporting

Documentation techniques

Engineering analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in technical field

Tools

Modern Documentation Tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and maintain licensing documentation (e.g. Final Safety Analysis Report)
• Plan, organize, and perform complex assignments in a team environment
• Perform regulatory research on regulatory requirements, precedent, and guidance
• Develop approaches to addressing regulations and guidance
• Support or manage interactions on a variety of internal and external regulatory activities
• Interface with technical engineering, including reviewing technical material
• Perform design engineering work: provide technical feedback on topics of regulatory interest to quick-iterating design teams; document work using modern tools and techniques; and develop well‑written, thoughtful, technical reports
• Support or lead resolution of key strategic licensing issue

Requirements

• Bachelor's, Master’s, or PhD in technical field (e.g., nuclear engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, physics)
• Experience in a technical field is expected, not just nuclear engineering

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in regulatory research and documentation, with a strong ability to interface with engineering teams and develop technical reports. Proficient in managing regulatory activities and addressing complex licensing issues in a collaborative environment.

Hard Skills

• Regulatory Requirements
• Technical Feedback
• Documentation Techniques
• Complex Assignments
• Engineering Analysis

Soft Skills

• Organizational Skills
• Communication Skills
• Problem‑Solving Skills

Industry Keywords

• Nuclear Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Physics
• Safety Analysis Report

Tools & Technologies

• Modern Documentation Tools