Nuclear Safety Analyst​/Engineer

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.

We are seeking a Nuclear Safety Analyst/Engineer to support the development, maintenance, and implementation of nuclear safety programs at the Aalo-X campus. Reporting to the Nuclear Safety Manager, this role is responsible for performing nuclear safety analyses, supporting the safety basis for Aalo’s nuclear facilities, and ensuring compliance with DOE nuclear safety requirements across facility design, construction, and operations.

The Nuclear Safety Analyst/Engineer will contribute to safety basis documentation, unreviewed safety question evaluations, hazard analyses, and the integration of nuclear safety requirements into day-to-day operations. You will work closely with engineering, operations, and regulatory teams to ensure that safety considerations are effectively addressed throughout the facility lifecycle. This role offers the opportunity to make a direct impact on the safe deployment of a first-of-a-kind microreactor.

• Support the development, review, and maintenance of safety basis documents, including Documented Safety Analyses, Technical Safety Requirements, and supporting hazard and accident analyses.
• Perform and document Unreviewed Safety Question screenings and evaluations for proposed changes to the facility, procedures, and operations in accordance with 10 CFR 830.
• Conduct hazard identification, categorization, and analysis activities for nuclear facilities, including consequence and likelihood assessments.
• Support the classification and functional requirements definition for safety-class and safety-significant structures, systems, and components.
• Assist in the identification and evaluation of Potential Inadequacies in the Safety Analysis and the development of compensatory measures.
• Participate in facility walkdowns, design reviews, and operational assessments to verify implementation of safety basis requirements.
• Support the integration of nuclear safety requirements into facility design, construction, commissioning, and operations.
• Prepare technical reports, safety evaluations, and presentations for internal stakeholders and DOE oversight organizations.
• Contribute to the Integrated Safety Management System, including hazard identification and mitigation activities across facility operations.
• Support readiness assessments, operational readiness reviews, and other startup authorization activities as assigned.
• Maintain nuclear safety procedures and support training and qualification activities for safety basis personnel.
• Monitor and implement changes stemming from evolving DOE requirements, industry standards, and lessons learned from across the DOE complex.
• Support the safety system oversight program, including surveillance, testing, and documentation of safety-related systems.
• Coordinate with criticality safety, radiation protection, and other safety disciplines to ensure comprehensive hazard management.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or a closely related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of nuclear safety experience in DOE nuclear facilities, including involvement in safety basis development, review, or implementation.
• Working knowledge of safety basis processes, including DSA/TSR development, hazard analysis methodologies, and accident…