Licensing Engineer, Energy

Posted 23hrs ago

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Remote Licensing Engineer preparing 10 CFR Part 70 applications for AtkinsRéalis’ nuclear engineering business. Coordinating safety analyses, regulatory inputs, and NRC responses for fuel-cycle facilities.

Responsibilities:

  • Author assigned application sections and supporting evaluations based on regulatory approaches and assumptions established by senior licensing staff
  • Collaborate with engineering disciplines and other contractors to gather inputs and develop toward independent ownership of application content
  • Prepare assigned sections of 10 CFR Part 70 license applications, potentially covering radiation protection, waste management, emergency preparedness, decommissioning, environmental protection, and management measures
  • Perform licensing evaluations and applicability determinations using approved bounding assumptions
  • Coordinate design, process, and operational inputs from clients and contractors, documenting assumptions for immature inputs
  • Review interfacing application content for consistency and completeness and raise gaps, conflicts, and open items
  • Identify and record licensing commitments in the commitments register, maintaining traceability to source sections and regulatory bases
  • Maintain traceability between assigned content and applicable NRC requirements and guidance
  • Support responses to NRC requests for additional information
  • Prepare licensing presentations and supporting materials for internal and external audiences
  • Work to assigned schedules and ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness
  • Receive direction from senior licensing staff and perform other assigned duties

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Health Physics, or a related engineering or technical discipline
  • 3 years of relevant nuclear industry experience, preferably in licensing and regulatory affairs
  • Experience drafting and reviewing licensing applications, submittals, or comparable regulatory documentation
  • Experience working with designers and engineers to develop safety analysis or licensing basis documentation
  • Prior interaction with the NRC or another regulatory authority is desirable
  • Demonstrated understanding of 10 CFR and associated regulatory and industry guidance
  • Working knowledge of the licensing framework for facilities possessing and using special nuclear material, including 10 CFR Part 70
  • Familiarity with NRC guidance applicable to fuel cycle facility license applications, including NUREG-1520
  • Ability to prepare licensing documentation from conceptual and evolving design information using documented assumptions
  • Strong technical writing skills, with attention to accuracy, consistency, and traceability
  • Ability to work effectively with engineering disciplines and other contractors
  • Ability to manage assigned work against fixed submittal dates and raise issues promptly
  • Familiarity with fuel cycle facility processes, uranium chemistry, material forms, and radiological and chemical hazards is desirable
  • Experience with facilities licensed under 10 CFR Part 70, or comparable NRC licensing processes, preferred
  • Familiarity with the integrated safety analysis process, items relied on for safety, and management measures preferred
  • Experience with fuel fabrication, conversion, deconversion, enrichment, or other fuel cycle operations preferred
  • Familiarity with material control and accountability under 10 CFR Part 74, physical protection under 10 CFR Part 73, or transportation under 10 CFR Part 71 preferred
  • Familiarity with Environmental Reports under 10 CFR Part 51, or advanced reactor fuel supply chain projects, preferred
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license or other relevant nuclear industry qualifications are desirable
  • Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible to work under 10 CFR Part 810 without specific authorization

Benefits:

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability benefits
  • Employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • Leaves of absence options
  • Flexible work options
  • Recognition and employee satisfaction programs
  • Employee assistance program
  • Voluntary benefits
  • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities