Systems Engineer — Nuclear Reactor Systems

Terrestrial Energy; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended Healthcare Plan

Vacation policy supporting work‑life

EAP Programs available to you and your

Wellness Subsidy

Annual Performance Review

Paid Volunteer Days

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Terrestrial Energy, a U.S. developer of advanced nuclear reactors, seeks a Systems Engineer at our Charlotte, NC headquarters. You will develop system requirements, architecture, and verification plans to support IMSR technology across multidisciplinary teams.

Role emphasizes requirements management, interface coordination, and rigorous documentation in a highly regulated nuclear environment. Bachelor’s in engineering and 4+ years’ experience are required; MS is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline is required.
• Minimum of 4 years of engineering experience in design, analysis, or systems integration.
• Experience applying systems engineering principles in multidisciplinary projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage system requirements with cross‑functional teams.
• Perform requirements decomposition, allocation, and traceability across levels.
• Develop and maintain system descriptions, functional breakdowns, and architecture docs.
• Identify, document, and track assumptions, constraints, and design decisions.
• Support configuration management and change impact assessments from a systems view.
• Identify, assess, and track interfaces and develop ICDs for system integration.
• Coordinate verification planning and maintain verification matrices.

Skills

Systems thinking

Requirements analysis

Technical documentation

Interface coordination

Verification planning

Configuration management

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Project coordination

Quality and compliance

Adaptability to change

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related

Master’s degree is considered an asset

Tools

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio)

MBSE approaches

Modeling tools (SysML)

Requirements management tools (Codebeamer, DOORS, Jama, Polarion, Innoslate)

Job description

Terrestrial Energy, a U.S. developer of advanced nuclear reactors, seeks a Systems Engineer at our Charlotte, NC headquarters. You will develop system requirements, architecture, and verification plans to support IMSR technology across multidisciplinary teams.

Role emphasizes requirements management, interface coordination, and rigorous documentation in a highly regulated nuclear environment. Bachelor’s in engineering and 4+ years’ experience are required; MS is a plus.