Licensing Engineer III

About the company

Valar Atomics is a nuclear energy startup developing advanced small reactors and clusters of reactors to supply large-scale energy needs.

About this role

<p><strong>About Valar Atomics</strong></p> <p>At Valar Atomics, we're redefining what's possible in energy. Our mission is to make clean, high-temperature nuclear power scalable—unlocking abundant energy for industry, hydrogen, and next-generation manufacturing. We are a team of builders, engineers, and operators who believe nuclear energy should be fast to deploy, factory-made, and built for the real world. Our first pilot plant in Orangeville, Utah will demonstrate how advanced nuclear systems and fuel fabrication can power the future. Joining Valar Atomics means becoming part of a company where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">The Team</span></strong>&nbsp;</p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW85168766 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW85168766 BCX8">As part of the </span></span><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW85168766 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW85168766 BCX8">Regulations &amp; Safety</span></span></strong><span class="TextRun SCXW85168766 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW85168766 BCX8"> organization, Regulatory &amp; Licensing manages engagement with regulatory authorities and supports licensing activities for Valar's technologies and facilities. The team ensures regulatory compliance while advancing strategic business objectives. </span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW85168766 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">The Role</span></strong>&nbsp;</p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW77811343 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW77811343 BCX8">The Licensing Engineer 3 is a senior licensing engineer who develops assigned portions of license applications and safety basis documents and owns assigned chapters or topic areas end-to-end: planning inputs, authoring, coordinating subject-matter-expert (SME) review, and resolving regulator comments to closure. Senior engineers set the standard for document development and mentor other licensing staff.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW77811343 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Key Responsibilities</span></strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Author assigned application and safety&nbsp;basis&nbsp;content following the structure and order of the governing regulations, standards, and guidance.</span> </li> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1">Build and maintain compliance matrices and regulatory conformance descriptions for assigned requirements, including graded-approach positions. </li> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1">Populate content derived from source documents and annotate it with the source document identifier and revision, then route it to the cognizant SME to verify the source and confirm correctness, minimizing SME authoring burden. </li> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1">Identify the specific SME inputs required for assigned scope; coordinate active SME review and approval within defined swim lanes. </li> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1">Prepare responses to regulator requests and comments for assigned scope; track resolution to closure. </li> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1">Maintain assigned chapter care packages: reference sets, current inputs, and approved baselines. </li> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1">Mentor other licensing engineers and review their work products.<span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Basic Qualifications</span></strong><span data-contrast="none">&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="21" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Bachelor's degree in engineering or&nbsp;a related&nbsp;science field.</span> </li> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="Aptos" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="21" data-aria-level="1">Ten (10) or more years of experie