Chief Engineer, Product Engineering

About Aalo Atomics

Aalo Atomics is pioneering a new era in clean energy with factory-fabricated microreactors designed to deliver affordable, scalable, and reliable nuclear power. Our mission is to make nuclear energy globally accessible, starting with the Aalo-1, a 10 MWe reactor leveraging cutting-edge safety, modularity, and efficiency. Based in Austin, TX, we’re rapidly growing as we work to deploy the world’s first fleet of advanced microreactors.

Join us and help revolutionize energy for a sustainable future.

The Chief Engineer of Product Engineering is the senior-most technical leader for every module that leaves the Austin factory floor. The role exists at the point where designs become hardware. From the close of Preliminary Design through Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and shipment to the site, the Chief Engineer is accountable for every reactor module that Aalo delivers, every drawing released for manufacturing, and the technical content of the FSAR (NRC) or DSA (DOE) safety submittal that closes Final Design.

• End-to-End Lifecycle :
  The engineering process from Preliminary Design exit gate through Final Design closure.
• Technical Matrix :
  Leadership of all Module Owners and their teams across the seven reactor product lines.
• Configuration Control :
  The drawing release system, strictly enforcing the rule that drawings must be fully released to authorize manufacturing.
• Manufacturing Package :
  The integrated Bill of Materials (BOM), work instructions, fixturing, and assembly plans for every module.
• Factory Verification :
  Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) protocols, execution, and pass/fail criteria.
• Logistics Engineering :
  Module transportation plans from Austin to the project site.
• Commissioning Handover :
  Technical commissioning test plans handed over to the site deployment team.
• Safety Submittals :
  Technical authorship and defense of the FSAR or DSA submittal at Final Design closure.
• Regulatory Compliance :
  Engineering input to the safety basis, licensing submittals, and regulator interactions in close partnership with Regulatory Affairs.

• Talent Management :
  Lead, develop, and hold accountable the Heads of all reactor Product Lines.
• Team Scaling :
  Recruit, mentor, and retain the elite engineering leaders required to scale from a first-of-a-kind (FOAK) reactor to a fleet of factory-built reactors.
• Culture Carrier :
  Drive an organizational culture of extreme ownership and first-principles thinking across all engineering teams.
• First-principles Execution :
  Enforce a rigid design philosophy: delete before optimize, optimize before accelerate, and accelerate before automate.

• Lifecycle Governance :
  Set and enforce the engineering process, cadence, and phase gates for all product development cycles.
• Schedule Defense :
  Own the integrated schedule for Product Engineering deliverables and defend it to the company, the customer, and the regulator.
• Requirement Scrubbing :
  Question every requirement placed on our designs and processes—including those handed down from senior leadership—and ruthlessly remove those that do not earn their place.

• Gemba Leadership :
  Walk the factory floor daily, resolve technical issues directly at the workpiece, and keep the cycle time between question and answer measured in hours, not weeks.
• Design Approval :
  Serve as the final approval authority for all module-level designs, manufacturing drawings, and Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) results.
• Gate Sign-off :
  Sign the Final Design exit gate package, certifying FSAR or DSA submittal readiness.

• Cross-Functional Partnership :
  Align with Programs and Operations on manufacturing readiness, Supply Chain on long-lead procurement, Research on design basis handoffs, and Regulatory Affairs on safety integration and licensing.
• External Representation :
  Represent Aalo Engineering to investors, customers, regulators, and the public when called upon.

• Education :
  Bachelor's degree in mechanical, nuclear, aerospace, electrical, or a related engineering discipline; advanced…