Senior Nuclear Safety Analyst - IMSR Advanced Reactor

Terrestrial Energy; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended Healthcare Plan (Medical, etc

Vacation policy

Wellness Subsidy

EAP Programs

Annual Performance Review

Volunteer Days

Job summary

Terrestrial Energy seeks a Safety Analysis Engineer to demonstrate IMSR safety characteristics and support licensing activities. You will perform deterministic and probabilistic analyses, develop accident scenarios, and contribute to safety case documentation for regulatory compliance.

The role involves collaboration with Physics, Thermal-Hydraulics, Systems Engineering, and design teams, with responsibilities spanning regulatory support, modeling, and reporting for an advanced reactor project.

Qualifications

• MSc/PhD in nuclear engineering or related field or a BSc/BE with significant nuclear safety experience.
• Minimum 3 years of nuclear safety analysis experience and familiarity with safety codes.
• Experience with regulatory licensing and design analyses for nuclear facilities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare safety analysis chapters for licensing documentation (PSAR/FSAR).
• Develop DOE-required safety analyses (PDSA/DSA) per DOE-STD-3009.
• Highlight SSC safety decisions and safety system responses in analyses.
• Define SSC classifications and apply defense-in-depth concepts.
• Perform dose consequence analyses for limiting events.
• Document methodologies and results, including visuals and reports.

Skills

Deterministic SA

Probabilistic SA

Thermal-hydraulic codes

Neutronics codes

Regulatory knowledge

Technical writing

Python/MATLAB

Project management

Education

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

B.Sc./B.Eng. with 5 yrs experience

Tools

MCNP/Serpent/SCALE

Job description

Terrestrial Energy seeks a Safety Analysis Engineer to demonstrate IMSR safety characteristics and support licensing activities. You will perform deterministic and probabilistic analyses, develop accident scenarios, and contribute to safety case documentation for regulatory compliance.

The role involves collaboration with Physics, Thermal-Hydraulics, Systems Engineering, and design teams, with responsibilities spanning regulatory support, modeling, and reporting for an advanced reactor project.