Senior Nuclear Systems Engineer

Strive Solutions; North Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Strive Solutions is seeking a Senior Nuclear Surety Systems Engineer to lead nuclear surety and safety analysis, design, and assessment for strategic defense systems. You will drive architectures and ensure compliance with stringent defense directives.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, perform hazard analyses, model system behavior, and mentor junior staff to advance surety capabilities across projects.

Qualifications

• Strong background in nuclear surety, safety, and risk/hazard analysis.
• Proficiency in system modeling and behavior analysis.
• Thorough understanding of relevant nuclear surety standards and defense requirements.
• Ability to lead technical work and drive complex problem-solving.
• Strong communication skills for cross-disciplinary collaboration and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate nuclear surety architectures for defense systems.
• Perform hazard and risk analyses and assess system safety implications.
• Model and analyze system behavior to support surety and safety decisions.
• Ensure compliance with nuclear surety standards and defense directives.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to address complex defense and aerospace challenges.
• Mentor and guide junior staff on surety-related technical work.

Skills

Nuclear surety

Safety analysis

Hazard analysis

System modeling

Defense standards

Job description

Senior Nuclear Surety Systems Engineer to lead nuclear surety and safety analysis, design, and assessment for strategic defense systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate nuclear surety architectures for defense systems.
• Perform hazard and risk analyses and assess system safety implications.
• Model and analyze system behavior to support surety and safety decisions.
• Ensure compliance with nuclear surety standards and applicable defense directives.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to address complex defense and aerospace challenges.
• Mentor and guide junior staff on surety-related technical work.

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong background in nuclear surety, safety, and risk/hazard analysis.
• Proficiency in system modeling and behavior analysis.
• Thorough understanding of relevant nuclear surety standards and defense requirements.
• Ability to lead technical work and drive complex problem-solving.
• Strong communication skills for cross-disciplinary collaboration and mentoring.