Senior Nuclear Systems Engineer – Design & Safety (Austin)

Aalo Atomics; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Gym membership

Job summary

Aalo Atomics is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the Aalo-X reactor. You will oversee safety-related reactor systems, manage requirements, and collaborate across teams to ensure compliance with nuclear safety standards.

The role emphasizes design, documentation, and lifecycle support. Based in the United States, the position requires on-site work at our Austin headquarters and offers competitive compensation with standard health benefits and PTO.

Qualifications

• Familiar with INCOSE/NASA/DoD lifecycle frameworks.
• Experience with requirement management tools such as DOORS, DOORS Next Gen, or Jama Connect.
• Ability to assess and improve engineering processes and implement continuous improvements.
• BS in System, Nuclear, Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• 5–8 years relevant experience, or MS + 3–6 years.
• Experience with safety-related reactor systems in a nuclear power environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop requirements management processes for the design team.
• Maintain design requirements for completeness, correctness, verifiability, and traceability.
• Oversee and recommend design improvements for advanced micro-reactor demonstrators.
• Ensure all systems meet national consensus safety standards (codes/regulations).
• Perform engineering calculations, specifications, system analyses, and testing.
• Maintain change and configuration management and design documentation.
• Collaborate with program managers and lead engineers to ensure nuclear safety compliance.
• Support the authoring of system and equipment design documents (P&ID, SCDs).

Skills

Systems lifecycle

Requirement management

PLM/ALM tools

Databases & version control

DOORS/Jama

Education

BS in engineering

MS in engineering

Tools

DOORS

Jama Connect

PLM/ALM tools

Job description

Aalo Atomics is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the Aalo-X reactor. You will oversee safety-related reactor systems, manage requirements, and collaborate across teams to ensure compliance with nuclear safety standards.

The role emphasizes design, documentation, and lifecycle support. Based in the United States, the position requires on-site work at our Austin headquarters and offers competitive compensation with standard health benefits and PTO.