Senior Licensing Engineer

General Information

Name:
Senior Licensing Engineer

#: 15303

Posting Date:
Monday, July 27, 2026

Country:
United States

Region:
Tennessee

City:
Oak Ridge (TN)

Business Unit (BU): CE

Type of Employment:
Permanent/Regular

Desired Starting Date: 01-09-2026

Work Schedule:

Full time

Remote Work:
In office

Job: TA - STUDIES & DESIGN

Join our team to help meet current and future challenges to build the clean energy world of tomorrow. By joining the Orano Group, you will be a part of a leading international player in the nuclear industry.

Our strengths? Across the entire fuel cycle, we have extensive expertise in cutting-edge technologies, safe, high value-added products and services, and a strong capacity for innovation. Step into a career-defining opportunity with Orano USA
, a global leader in nuclear innovation, as we launch Project IKE, a cutting-edge uranium enrichment facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

We are seeking a skilled Senior Licensing Engineer to join our innovative team on Project IKE
. As the Senior Licensing Engineer
, you'll work on complex engineering assignments in electrical power, instrumentation, and controls. You'll contribute to developing network architecture and design, developing software interfaces, and providing crucial project operations support.

The Licensing organization plays a critical role throughout the life of the project, from licensing strategy and regulatory engagement, through construction and commissioning, and ultimately into facility operations. The organization is responsible for maintaining a strong relationship with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), ensuring regulatory compliance, and developing the project's licensing basis as the design matures and the facility transitions into operation.

The Senior Licensing Engineer serves as the deputy to the Licensing Manager and is a senior member of the Project IKE Licensing organization. The successful candidate will play a leadership role in all licensing and regulatory activities throughout the project lifecycle. This position requires strong technical judgment, systems thinking, and the ability to integrate information across a broad range of engineering disciplines while effectively interacting with regulators, executive leadership, project management, and technical organizations.

During the NRC review period, the Senior Licensing Engineer will support the Licensing Manager in leading all regulatory interactions associated with the review of the License Application.

Responsibilities include:

• Serve as one of the primary technical interfaces between Project IKE and the NRC.
• Coordinate preparation and execution of NRC technical meetings, management meetings, audits, inspections, and public meetings.
• Lead preparation of Requests for Additional Information (RAI) responses.
• Coordinate technical inputs from engineering organizations to ensure responses are technically sound, complete, and consistent.
• Track NRC review activities, action items, commitments, and correspondence.
• Develop executive briefing materials for project leadership.
• Ensure regulatory commitments are accurately captured and communicated across the project.
• Support preparation of licensing supplements and updates requested by the NRC.
• Monitor licensing schedule performance and identify regulatory risks requiring management attention.

Following NRC approval of the License Application, the Senior Licensing Engineer will continue supporting the project through detailed design, construction, commissioning, startup, and transition to operations.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintain and develop the approved licensing basis throughout the project lifecycle.
• Evaluate proposed design changes for licensing impacts.
• Coordinate licensing evaluations supporting engineering change packages.
• Ensure design evolution remains consistent with NRC-approved commitments.

• Prepare and coordinate license amendment requests.
• Support NRC review of amendments and associated technical documentation.
• Coordinate responses to NRC…