Safety Basis and Unreviewed Safety Question (USQ) Coordinator

The role

The Safety Basis and Unreviewed Safety Question (USQ) Coordinator coordinates the safety case for the operating reactor facility. This person runs the Unreviewed Safety Question process and interfaces with design, licensing, and safety analysis teams.

What you will do

• Coordinate the plant safety analysis and technical safety requirements with design, licensing, and safety analysis teams
• Run the Unreviewed Safety Question process including screenings, determinations, approvals, records, deadlines, and regulator submittals
• Lead the evaluation and reporting of discovered conditions that may challenge the safety analysis
• Ensure every design change is screened for safety basis impact before implementation
• Support the safety case for new reactor designs and its traceability to design requirements
• Qualify and train USQ evaluators and build a team
• Be the technical point of contact to the regulator on safety basis matters
• Improve the safety basis process

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in safety analysis, licensing, safety basis, change control, or safety engineering in nuclear or another high consequence regulated industry such as aerospace, defense, chemical
• Understanding of how a safety case is built, approved, maintained, and changed
• Ability to run a controlled, deadline driven process and coordinate across engineering teams with minimal supervision
• Sound judgment and the confidence to make conservative calls under schedule pressure
• Strong technical writing and communication skills

Nice to have

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering or a physical science
• Experience with nuclear safety analysis, Unreviewed Safety Question evaluation, or an equivalent change evaluation process
• Experience working with a regulator or authorization authority
• Experience with change control or configuration management in a regulated environment
• Experience preparing safety or licensing documents for a new facility
• Experience with requirements and lifecycle management tools (Polarion, DOORS, Jama, etc.)

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced energy company
• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Unlimited PTO
• Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite
• Generous PPE stipend
• High-impact startup environment with significant ownership and autonomy
• Opportunities for rapid career growth and internal advancement
• Direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders
• The opportunity to help build and scale transformative energy technology from the ground up

Before you apply

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder)

About the company

Valar Atomics aims to make clean, high-temperature nuclear power scalable. The company is a team of builders, engineers, and operators working on advanced nuclear systems and fuel fabrication.