The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing startup in the nuclear and energy space creating a never before seen fleet-scale approach to building nuclear reactors. Through its design-once, build-many approach and coalition building across communities, regulators, and financial stakeholders, The Nuclear Company is committed to delivering safe and reliable electricity at the lowest cost, while catalyzing the nuclear industry toward rapid development in America and globally.

About the role
The Nuclear Company is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Sr. Licensing Engineer to join our Regulatory team in Columbia, South Carolina. This role will be responsible for supporting the development, implementation, and maintenance of licensing strategies and documents to ensure compliance with all applicable nuclear regulatory requirements.

The Sr. Licensing Engineer will play a crucial role in navigating the complex regulatory landscape of the nuclear energy industry. Reporting to the Director of Licensing, this position will involve interpreting regulations, preparing licensing submittals, interacting with regulatory agencies, and ensuring the company's activities are conducted in accordance with all applicable licenses, permits, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Licensing Document Development & Maintenance:
  • Prepare, review, and revise licensing documents, including license applications, amendments, technical specifications, safety analysis reports, environmental reports, and other regulatory submittals.
  • Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and technical adequacy of all licensing documents.
  • Maintain a thorough understanding of current licensing bases and regulatory commitments.
• Regulatory Interpretation & Analysis:
  • Interpret and analyze federal, state, and local regulations related to nuclear energy.
  • Assess the impact of new and revised regulations on the company's operations and licensing basis.
  • Provide guidance to internal stakeholders on regulatory requirements and licensing strategies.
• Regulatory Agency Interaction:
  • Prepare responses to regulatory inquiries and requests for additional information.
  • Participate in meetings and teleconferences with regulatory agencies (e.g., NRC).
  • Support regulatory inspections and audits.
  • Maintain positive and effective working relationships with regulatory personnel.
• Compliance Assurance:
  • Assist in the development and implementation of programs and procedures to ensure ongoing regulatory compliance.
  • Support internal audits and assessments to verify adherence to licensing commitments.
  • Track and manage regulatory commitments and action items.
• Technical Support:
  • Provide technical support to engineering, operations, and other departments on licensing-related matters.
  • Participate in the review of design changes and operational procedures to ensure consistency with the licensing basis.
  • Contribute to the development of technical justifications for licensing positions.
• Training & Awareness:
  • Assist in the development and delivery of training materials related to licensing requirements.
  • Promote a culture of regulatory awareness and compliance within the organization.

Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Nuclear, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, etc.) or a related scientific discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in engineering or a related technical field within the nuclear energy industry.
• Familiarity with nuclear regulations, licensing processes, and regulatory guidance documents (e.g., NRC regulations, NUREGs).
• Experience in preparing or reviewing licensing documents is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical information clearly and concisely.
• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on accuracy and completeness.
• Ability to interpret and apply regulations and technical standards.
• Ability to working independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Valued but not required:
  • Advanced degree in Engineering or a related field.
  • Specific experience interacting with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
  • Familiarity with probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) and its application to licensing.
  • Knowledge of reactor systems, safety analysis, or environmental regulations related to nuclear energy.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages
• 401k with company match
• Medical, dental, vision plans
• Generous vacation policy, plus holidays

Estimated Starting Salary Range
The estimated starting salary range for this role is $150,000 - $173,000 annually less applicable withholdings and deductions, paid on a bi-weekly basis. The actual salary offered may vary based on relevant factors as determined in the Company’s discretion, which may include experience, qualifications, tenure, skill set, availability of qualified candidates, geographic location, certifications held, and other criteria deemed pertinent to the particular role.

EEO Statement
The Nuclear Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an environment of inclusion in the workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We prohibit discrimination in all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, and termination.

Export Control
Certain positions at The Nuclear Company may involve access to information and technology subject to export controls under U.S. law. Compliance with these export controls may result in The Nuclear Company limiting its consideration of certain applicants.

💼What You'll Do

• Test Planning & Design
  • Develop, document, and execute comprehensive test plans, procedures, and reports across the full T&E lifecycle.
  • Translate operational requirements into clear, measurable, and traceable test objectives.
  • Apply structured methodologies to ensure test coverage, technical rigor, and alignment with program requirements.
• Modeling, Simulation & Predictive Analysis
  • Use modeling and simulation tools to forecast system performance, reliability, and effectiveness under diverse operational conditions.
  • Leverage simulation results to refine test strategies, identify risk areas, and inform decision‑making.
• Ground & Fire Control Testing
  • Conduct detailed component‑ and subsystem‑level testing to verify compliance with technical specifications.
  • Evaluate performance of Ground and Fire Control elements to ensure readiness for integrated system testing.

🧠What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• 5+ years’ experience with Model Based System Engineering MBSE with Cruise Missile Test and Evaluation.
• 10+ years’ experience in Missile design, Fire Control system integration hardware in a loop, Nuclear Surety, Navy SSP and testing with preference for experience with Cruise Missile Test and Evaluation Design.
• An active DoD or DoE Security Clearance at the SECRET level or above or have held an active clearance in the past 2 years
• Strong understanding of missile system architecture, including guidance, navigation, control, and communication subsystems.
• Experience applying statistical methods and Design of Experiments (DoE) to develop efficient, high‑impact test designs.
• Familiarity with the DoD acquisition lifecycle and the role of Test & Evaluation in program decision‑making.

⭐Bonus Points

• Active DoD TOP SECRET security clearance.
• Master's Degree in a related field.
• Experience with weapon system acquisition programs.

💼What You'll Do

• Support the integration of a cruise missile air vehicle with the Submarine Launcher, System Fire Control, and Nuclear Warhead
• Coordinate and integrate efforts for Air Vehicle integration across multiple Government and Contractor organizations
• Coordinating between the system level design activities within Navy SSP, the Air Vehicle design activities occurring with NAVAIR, and ship integration activities primarily executed by TEAMSUB
• Support multiple, cross-team working groups to ensuring design engineering teams within each of the subsystem design organizations are working to integrate designs, study and trade-off cross sub-system design implications, and coordinate interfaces including the mechanical, electrical, shock, hydrodynamic, temperature and pressure environments the system will traverse
• Drive technical planning, scheduling, and execution of critical design, integration, testing, and verification activities throughout the development and integration processes
• Provide support for multidisciplinary study teams and perform study planning, coordination of modeling and simulation tasks, evaluation of study results, evaluation of contractor detailed designs, data extraction and analysis, and briefing to senior program leadership
• Provide support for the development of system requirements, specifications, and architecture.

🧠What You Bring to the Table

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Physical Science, or other STEM field
• 10+ years’ experience in Systems Engineering and design activities
• Experience in Missile design and testing
• Experience applying Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to system design activities.
• An active DoD or DoE security clearance at the SECRET level (or have held an active clearance within the past 2 years)
• Experience with data analytics (e.g. descriptive statistics, predictive modeling, data visualization), and this can include significant academic projects
• Knowledge/course work of aeronautical engineering, mechanical engineering, control theory, and/or physics
• Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams to coordinate system design activities
• Proven ability to prioritize and execute workload to meet requirements and deadlines and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment conducting analysis with uncertainties or incomplete data
• Must be capable of breaking down complex issues into simplified problem statements and laying out objective approaches to identify and compare the merits of competing solution.

⭐Bonus Points

• An Active DoD TOP SECRET security clearance.
• A master's degree in a related field
• Experience with Cruise Missile Design.
• Experience with NAVAIR Systems Engineering processes.
• Experience with weapon system acquisition programs.
• Experience working with PyCharm, Git, BitBucket, Jira, and Confluence.

About the Position

Dexis is currently seeking a Force Development Full Dimension Protection Division (FDB) Staff Synchronization Officer (SSO) for a contract to support the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS) G-8. The purpose of this effort is to provide the DCS G-8, Force Development Directorates with dedicated analytic subject matter expertise and programmatic support in force development processes, analysis, integration, information and tactical data systems, force modernization, and the equipment fielding process needed to support the Army's mission.

Dexis is looking for a highly qualified Force Development Full Dimension Protection (FDB) Staff Synchronization Officer (SSO) to support the Assured Mobility and Force Protection programs. The FDB SSO will leveraged their tactical and operational experience with Army equipment to provide analysis, reviews, and recommendations in support of validation, prioritization, and approval of future war fighter requirements and Operational Needs Statements. He/she will support the development of investment and resourcing strategies; plan, program and budget for programs; monitor requirements and capability developments, attend meetings and decision briefings; and develop recommendations.

This position is based in the NCR at a client location. The position is subject to client approval and contract award.

Responsibilities

• Provide analysis, reviews, and recommendations in support of validation, prioritization, and approval of future war fighter and Operational Needs Statements (ONS).
• Develop investment and resourcing strategies for Army and Joint programs.
• Plan, program, and budget for programs; provide recommendations for funding of approved requirements; monitor contracts and programs.
• Develop annual funding strategies for assigned systems with regards to funding levels.
• Present findings, recommendations, and other deliverables to leadership.
• Monitor requirement and capability developments.
• Develop recommendations for development and fielding of new equipment and systems.
• Prepare and develop program documentation to proceed thru Army ACIDS.
• Review and monitor G-3/5/7 priorities and provide recommendations in support of resourcing capabilities.
• Develop and monitor non-theater distribution plans.
• Coordinate with ASA (ALT), PM, DCS G-3/5/7, DCS G-4, and Army Commands (ACOMs)/Joint staffs and agencies.
• Analyze and develop findings, conclusions, and recommendations relative to changes in doctrine; tactics, techniques, and procedures; training; sustainment; and threat capabilities and work.
• Assess impacts of changing resource levels.
• Review and resolve equipment shortfalls with stakeholders.
• Prepare necessary briefing products and brief results.
• Update allocation plans during monthly AE2S updates.
• Assist in the development of budget justification documents, strategic communication plans, and maintain and update leader smart books.
• Understand the latest modernization priorities/strategies and capability gaps and assist in applying these strategies to equipping, resourcing, and modernization efforts.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree(s) in: operations research, applied mathematics, statistics, engineering (Systems or Industrial), and/or computer science
• At least 8 years of relevant experience
• Proven experience collecting and organizing information from a variety of sources.
• Demonstrated understanding of tactical and operational experience in Army units with the following types of equipment:
  • Engineer (Tactical Bridging, Construction, Mines and Munitions, Counter Explosive Hazard, Engineer Support Construction, Engineer Command and Control, Sets/Kits/Outfits).
  • Military Police (MP).
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), and
  • Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN).
• Active Secret Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Previous military experience.
• Experience with Army acquisition.

The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing startup in the nuclear and energy space creating a never before seen fleet-scale approach to building nuclear reactors. Through its design-once, build-many approach and coalition building across communities, regulators, and financial stakeholders, The Nuclear Company is committed to delivering safe and reliable electricity at the lowest cost, while catalyzing the nuclear industry toward rapid development in America and globally.

About The Role

The Senior Technical Nuclear Expert is a highly specialized technical leadership role responsible for providing deep nuclear engineering expertise across reactor systems, safety analysis, regulatory compliance, and nuclear facility design and operations. This position requires extensive knowledge of nuclear physics, reactor theory, safety systems, and NRC regulations to support TNC's fleet-scale nuclear deployment. You'll serve as a subject matter expert and technical authority on nuclear engineering matters, ensuring that all aspects of nuclear facility design, construction, and operations meet the highest standards of safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

Nuclear Technical Leadership & Expertise

• Serve as subject matter expert on nuclear reactor systems, safety analysis, and nuclear engineering principles
• Provide advanced technical expertise on nuclear regulatory requirements including 10 CFR Part 50, 10 CFR Part 52, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, and ASME NQA-1 standards
• Lead technical reviews of design and construction processes associated with nuclear facilities
• Coordinate technical reviews of facility nuclear safety features
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of nuclear technology, reactor operations, and large-scale engineering systems
• Provide technical guidance to engineering teams on nuclear safety systems and reactor design

Reactor Systems & Safety Analysis

• Perform safety evaluations to verify that nuclear systems meet requirements and will perform as needed to afford reasonable assurance of plant safety
• Analyze nuclear safety systems including reactor protection, emergency core cooling, and containment systems
• Conduct reactor physics analyses including criticality, neutron flux distribution, and fuel burnup calculations
• Evaluate reactor control systems and instrumentation for safety-related functions
• Perform thermal-hydraulic analysis of reactor core and cooling systems
• Assess accident scenarios and develop mitigation strategies
• Review passive and active safety systems for defense-in-depth capability

Regulatory Compliance & Licensing

• Support NRC licensing activities including design certification, combined license (COL), and operating license applications
• Lead ITAAC (Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria) development and closure to demonstrate compliance with design commitments
• Prepare and review safety analysis reports (SAR/FSAR) for NRC submission
• Support NRC inspections and respond to regulatory questions and requests for additional information (RAIs)
• Ensure compliance with 10 CFR 52.103(g) requirements for fuel load authorization
• Coordinate with NRC staff on technical issues and regulatory positions
• Track and implement regulatory guidance including Standard Review Plans (NUREG-0800), Regulatory Guides, and industry standards

Nuclear Design & Engineering

• Review and approve nuclear system designs for safety, reliability, and performance
• Evaluate equipment qualification for nuclear service including seismic, environmental, and radiation qualification
• Assess nuclear fuel design including enrichment, burnup, and reload strategies
• Review reactor core design including fuel assembly configuration and control rod patterns
• Evaluate radiation protection and shielding design for personnel safety
• Support nuclear island layout and arrangement optimization
• Review nuclear-grade component specifications and procurement requirements

Quality Assurance & Standards

• Ensure compliance with ASME NQA-1 quality assurance requirements for nuclear facilities
• Review quality assurance programs for design, procurement, construction, and operations
• Support 10 CFR 50 Appendix B implementation and compliance verification
• Evaluate supplier quality programs for nuclear-grade components
• Review inspection and test procedures for nuclear systems and components
• Ensure traceability of nuclear safety-related items throughout the supply chain
• Support corrective action programs for nuclear quality issues

Technical Documentation & Analysis

• Prepare technical reports and white papers on nuclear engineering topics
• Develop design basis documents and technical specifications
• Review and approve calculations, analyses, and technical evaluations
• Create technical training materials for nuclear engineering staff
• Document lessons learned from nuclear projects and operations
• Maintain technical basis documents for design decisions and regulatory commitments

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Interface with NRC staff on technical and regulatory matters
• Collaborate with reactor vendors and nuclear steam supply system (NSSS) suppliers
• Engage with industry organizations (NEI, EPRI, ANS) on nuclear standards and best practices
• Present technical information to executives, board members, and external stakeholders
• Support public outreach on nuclear safety and technology
• Mentor junior engineers and technical staff on nuclear engineering principles

Nuclear OS Integration

• Provide nuclear technical expertise to Nuclear OS development teams
• Ensure Nuclear OS features align with nuclear safety requirements and regulatory expectations
• Review AI/ML applications for nuclear safety implications
• Support digital twin development with nuclear system modeling expertise
• Validate automated compliance tracking for nuclear regulatory requirements
• Ensure technical accuracy of nuclear engineering data in Nuclear OS

Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering (Master's or Ph.D. strongly preferred)
• 15+ years of experience in nuclear engineering, reactor design, or nuclear operations
• 10+ years working with commercial nuclear power plants or advanced reactor designs
• 5+ years in technical leadership or subject matter expert roles
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred

Nuclear Technical Expertise

• Expert knowledge of nuclear reactor physics, thermal-hydraulics, and safety analysis
• Deep understanding of reactor systems including primary coolant, emergency core cooling, containment, and auxiliary systems
• Proficiency in nuclear safety analysis codes (RELAP, TRACE, PARCS, MCNP, or similar)
• Strong knowledge of reactor core design, fuel management, and criticality safety
• Experience with probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) and deterministic safety analysis
• Understanding of radiation protection, shielding design, and ALARA principles
• Knowledge of nuclear materials, corrosion, and aging management

Regulatory & Standards Knowledge

• Expert knowledge of NRC regulations (10 CFR Parts 50, 52, 100) and regulatory processes
• Strong understanding of ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Section III (nuclear components)
• Familiarity with IEEE standards for nuclear power plant instrumentation and control
• Knowledge of ANSI/ANS standards for nuclear facilities
• Experience with NRC licensing processes including design certification and COL
• Understanding of ITAAC development, performance, and closure processes

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in nuclear analysis software and computational tools
• Strong analytical skills with ability to solve complex technical problems
• Experience with technical writing and preparation of regulatory documents
• Knowledge of engineering design processes and configuration management
• Understanding of digital instrumentation and control systems for nuclear applications
• Familiarity with quality assurance and quality control principles

Preferred Experience

• Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering or related field
• Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) license or equivalent operational experience
• Experience with advanced reactor designs (SMRs, Gen IV reactors)
• Background in nuclear construction or commissioning
• Experience with digital I&C systems and software-based safety systems
• Knowledge of international nuclear standards (IAEA, WENRA)
• Publications in peer-reviewed nuclear engineering journals
• Active participation in ANS, ASME, or other professional societies
• Experience with NRC or international regulatory agencies
• Background in nuclear fuel cycle or waste management

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages
• 401k with company match
• Medical, dental, vision plans
• Generous vacation policy, plus holidays

Estimated Starting Salary Range
The estimated starting salary range for this role is $121,000 - $143,000 annually less applicable withholdings and deductions, paid on a bi-weekly basis. The actual salary offered may vary based on relevant factors as determined in the Company’s discretion, which may include experience, qualifications, tenure, skill set, availability of qualified candidates, geographic location, certifications held, and other criteria deemed pertinent to the particular role. 

EEO Statement
The Nuclear Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an environment of inclusion in the workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We prohibit discrimination in all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, and termination.