US Nuclear Safety & Licensing Lead

Blykalla; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Blykalla in the US seeks a Nuclear Safety Lead to head the US nuclear engineering and safety activities, aligning with Sweden to develop licensing docs for DOE/NRC and ensure on-site safety leadership at deployed sites.

The role drives the US design basis, leads a growing team, navigates regulatory interfaces, and represents the company with regulators, clients, and investors to advance safe, lead-cooled SMR technology.

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing teams in nuclear engineering, safety or licensing.
• Knowledge of nuclear safety analysis methodologies (deterministic and probabilistic), reactor physics, or nuclear systems.
• Strong leadership skills; you inspire, coach, and grow high-performing teams.
• Proven track record of regulatory interaction and delivery of nuclear safety cases.
• Collaborative and strategic mindset enabling navigation between technology development and regulatory requirements.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of Swedish or other Scandinavian languages is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a US team within nuclear engineering, safety, radiation protection, and nuclear waste planning with clear roles and responsibilities.
• Coordinate technical work related to nuclear safety licensing in the US, in close cooperation with the Swedish organization.
• Coordinate and facilitate nuclear safety and radiation protection audits at US sites.
• Lead and develop the local US nuclear engineering and safety team to ensure coherence and quality of the global safety case and US design basis.
• Represent Blykalla in interaction with local regulators, potential clients and investors.

Skills

Team leadership

Nuclear safety analysis

Regulatory interaction

Strategic mindset

English fluency

Job description

Blykalla in the US seeks a Nuclear Safety Lead to head the US nuclear engineering and safety activities, aligning with Sweden to develop licensing docs for DOE/NRC and ensure on-site safety leadership at deployed sites.

The role drives the US design basis, leads a growing team, navigates regulatory interfaces, and represents the company with regulators, clients, and investors to advance safe, lead-cooled SMR technology.