Senior Nuclear Engineer — Advanced Reactors & SMRs

Discover International; Texas; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Discover International seeks a Senior Nuclear Engineer to support advanced reactor and SMR programs in the United States. You will work with reactor vendors, regulators, and industry partners to advance licensing, safety analyses, and project delivery.

You will collaborate across engineering, licensing and project teams to resolve complex technical challenges, prepare regulatory submissions, and ensure compliance with relevant standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in the commercial nuclear industry, reactor vendor, or regulatory body.
• Strong ability to communicate complex technical topics across engineering disciplines.
• Experience preparing, reviewing, or assessing technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise across reactor design, licensing, construction readiness or commissioning.
• Develop and review engineering documents, technical evaluations and regulatory submissions.
• Interpret applicable regulatory requirements, codes and standards.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to resolve technical issues and manage interfaces.
• Support design reviews, readiness assessments and responses to regulatory questions.
• Maintain traceable documentation of technical decisions and supporting evidence.

Skills

Nuclear licensing

Safety analysis

Instrumentation & controls

Nuclear quality assurance

Probabilistic risk assessment

Startup and commissioning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Senior Nuclear Engineer — Advanced Reactors & SMRs

Location: United States

Employment Type: Full-time

Discover International is connecting with experienced nuclear professionals for opportunities supporting small modular reactor (SMR) and advanced reactor programs.

We’re interested in engineers and technical specialists with reactor vendor experience, as well as former NRC professionals now working in industry. Relevant backgrounds include licensing, safety analysis, instrumentation & controls, quality assurance, probabilistic risk assessment and commissioning.

The Role

Depending on your technical discipline, you will support reactor development, regulatory approval or project delivery. You will work across engineering, licensing and project teams to resolve technical challenges and help move advanced reactor programs toward deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise within your specialist discipline across reactor design, licensing, construction readiness or commissioning.
• Develop and review engineering documentation, technical evaluations and regulatory submissions.
• Interpret applicable regulatory requirements, codes and standards.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to resolve technical issues and manage interfaces.
• Support design reviews, readiness assessments and responses to regulatory questions.
• Maintain clear, traceable documentation of technical decisions and supporting evidence.

Qualifications

• Experience within the commercial nuclear industry, a reactor vendor or a nuclear regulatory organization.
• Technical expertise in one or more of the following:
• Nuclear licensing and regulatory affairs
• Safety analysis and accident analysis
• Instrumentation & controls
• Nuclear quality assurance
• Probabilistic risk assessment
• Startup and commissioning
• Experience preparing, reviewing or assessing technical documentation.
• Ability to communicate complex technical matters clearly and work across engineering disciplines.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

Preferred Experience

• Direct involvement in an SMR, microreactor or advanced reactor program.
• Experience supporting NRC licensing activities or reviewing nuclear regulatory submissions.
• Previous NRC employment followed by industry experience.
• Experience taking nuclear projects through design, licensing, construction or operational readiness.

Applications will be considered for current and future opportunities matching your background. Any potential submission to a client will be discussed with you beforehand.