Senior Regulatory Engineer (Nuclear)

Location: El Segundo, California, United States; 100% onsite at the El Segundo headquarters.

Salary: $133,500–$190,050 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is developing mass-produced, transportable nuclear microreactors, including the 1 MW Kaleidos reactor, for military, infrastructure, data center, hospital, remote-site, and commercial applications.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end licensing execution for application deliverables, including detailed safety analysis and physical protection plans.
• Lead collaboration between engineering teams and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to clarify regulatory requirements and obtain decisions.
• Oversee design reviews, regulatory and quality documentation, data products, reports, and resolution of regulatory concerns.
• Review regulatory approaches and decisions for alignment with hirify.global’s licensing strategy.
• Ensure licensing and regulatory submissions are complete, timely, and high quality.
• Write software scripts to automate data analysis and documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in nuclear, mechanical, or electrical engineering, computer science, or a similar technical field.
• 5+ years of experience certifying, regulating, qualifying, or auditing hardware that was manufactured, deployed, and iteratively improved.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and negotiation skills, including the ability to navigate regulatory discussions and write technical documentation.
• Applied understanding of requirements derivation, negotiation, and verification, or experience defining systems, interfaces, and specifications within the product design process.
• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.
• Must work 100% onsite at the El Segundo headquarters.

Nice to have

• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment with strict regulatory oversight.
• Experience with a nuclear project subject to DOE or NRC regulation.
• Experience tailoring or implementing NQA-1, ISO 9001, AS9100, or other industrial standards.
• Experience owning, designing, building, or testing hardware that reached production.
• Ability to apply fundamental engineering principles to regulatory efforts.
• Ability to lead ambiguous or uncertain issues through resolution.
• Project management experience and the ability to drive schedules forward.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment includes an incentive stock plan, comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and dependent coverage options.
• Paid parental leave, including eight weeks for all parents and additional paid pregnancy leave for California employees.
• Fully covered Nuclear Engineering Certificate Program through Penn State University for eligible employees.
• Flexible PTO, a remote workday allocation, catered lunch, snacks, drinks, and team events.
• Work is primarily conducted onsite at the El Segundo headquarters.

Hiring process

• Compensation and level are determined through evaluation of interview performance, experience, education, and qualifications.
• Applicants may contact recruiting@hirify.globalnuclear.com directly for immediate opportunities.
• Any offer is contingent on the applicant’s ability to comply with U.S. export controls because the role involves access to controlled technology.