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The U.S. grid is under growing strain, with power demand accelerating, driving higher utility costs, rising carbon emissions, and interconnection backlogs. Radiant has a solution, transportable, on-site power. Our first reactor, Kaleidos, is 1 megawatt: small enough to be factory-built, transported by land, sea, or air, and deployed wherever power is needed. 1 MW can power 1000 homes for five years. Ship it back and we refuel for a 20 year operating life. We made energy a product that can be used for critical infrastructure like military bases, data centers, hospitals, and remote sites, as well as the commercial main street businesses that keep America running. Founded in 2020, Radiant is under contract to deliver power to the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force and has signed pre-order agreements with Equinix, with deployments beginning in 2028.\nAbout the Role\nRadiant is seeking a driven Staff Regulatory Engineer who loves to think outside the box and challenge convention; in this role you will support the license application approval process with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This role is critical to bringing the world’s first portable nuclear microreactor to commercialization in a timely manner. You will be a go to subject matter expert for the regulatory process and collaborate across technical teams to inform design, build and test campaigns. You will lead interactions between regulators and the engineering team to obtain clarity and answers on regulation. You will integrate analysis and test results from the design teams with supporting justifications and own the deliverables that make up a full license application. This is an exciting opportunity for systems engineers who enjoy both technical work and operational execution. You will have direct ownership of modernize regulatory strategy to bring the safest microreactor to market in the shortest timeline.\nResponsibilities & Duties:\nOwn end to end licensing execution efforts required to fulfill an application deliverable, ranging from detailed safety analysis to a physical protection plan.\n\nFacilitate collaborative and cohesive partnerships with internal stakeholders and external regulatory bodies (NRC) to drive desirable results using streamlined, modern regulatory approaches.\n\nOversee execution by technical teams including design reviews and regulatory and quality documentation; organize their inputs into data products and reports; raise regulatory concerns and see through timely and successful resolution.\n\nProactively review approaches and decisions as they relate to regulatory efforts to ensure adherence to Radiant’s novel and efficient licensing paths.\n\nEnsure completeness, timeliness, and quality of licensing and regulatory submissions.\n\nWrite software scripts to automate and produce data analysis and documentation.\n\nRequired Qualification & Skills:\nBachelor’s degree in one of the following disciplines: nuclear engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar technical field from an accredited institution.\n\n10+ years of experience certifying, regulating, qualifying or auditing hardware that was manufactured, deployed, and iteratively improved.\n\nExcellent verbal and written communication and negotiation abilities; ability to navigate regulatory conversations effectively and write technical documentation.\n\nApplied understanding of requirement derivation, negotiation and verification or experience with the product design process especially as it relates to defining systems, interfaces and specifications.\n\nDesired Qualifications & Skills:\n10+ years of experience working in a manufacturing environment with strict regulatory oversight.\n\nExperience working on a nuclear project with DOE or NRC regulation.\n\nExperience tailoring or implementing NQA-1, ISO9001, AS9100, or other industrial standards.\n\nExperience owning, designing, building, or testing hardware that has seen production.\n\nAbility to apply fundamental engineering principles to regulatory efforts.\n\nStrong ability to lead issues through resolution that may be ambiguous or uncertain in nature.\n\nExcellent project management skills and experience in driving schedules forward.\n\nAdditional Requirements:\nMust be willing to work extended hours and weekends as necessary to accomplish our mission\n\nMust work 100% onsite at El Segundo HQ.\n\nBenefits and Perks\nStock: Substantial incentive stock plan for all full-time employees.\n\nMedical: 100% up to base silver level plan for employee + 50% dependents, offers up to Platinum plans.\n\nOne Medical: Sponsored memberships for employees and their dependents.\n\nVision: 100% top tier plan coverage + 50% for dependents.\n\nDental: 100% top tier plan coverage, orthodontia extra, 50% for dependents.\n\nVoluntary life, accident, hospital, critical illness, commuter and FSA/HSA are offered as employee contributed benefits.\n\n8-weeks of paid parental leave for all parents. Additional paid pregnancy leave for CA employees.\n\nNuclear Engineering Certificate Program: 100% covered educational program with Penn State University, for eligible employees, to rapidly upscale into nuclear.\n\nDaily catered lunch. Free snacks and drinks.\n\nFlexible PTO policy. Remote workday allocation.\n\nCompany and team-bonding events, happy hours and in-person camaraderie.\n\nBeautiful El Segundo headquarters close to the Pacific Ocean.\n\nTotal Compensation and Benefits\nRadiant compensates people for impact and invests in those who continue to raise the bar. Radiant’s new hire compensation package includes base salary, substantial equity grants, and comprehensive health benefits. Total compensation and level are determined through a rigorous evaluation of interview performance, experience, education, and qualifications, and are designed to support continued growth as scope, responsibility, and impact expand at Radiant.\nThe best of today’s advanced reactor builders don’t wait for job postings. They join the winning team. If that’s you, contact us directly for immediate opportunities: .\nWe are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.\nThis position involves access to technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. 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