Engineering Manager

Job Position: Engineering Manager - Regulatory Systems
Location: El Segundo, CA
Duration: Full time
Salary: $180K-250K/year




Overview:
Client is seeking an experienced Manager, Regulatory Engineering who loves to think outside the box and challenge convention; in this role you will lead the authorization process for reactor deployment with our military partners. You will be responsible for regulatory submissions and timelines, collaborating across technical teams to create and deliver a formal application. You will lead interactions between regulators and the engineering team to obtain clarity and answers on regulation as well as manage and provide mentorship to junior members of the team. This is an opportunity to bring advanced nuclear technologies to market while also influencing the federal government and modernizing regulations.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Manage the customer relationship, coordinating interactions and meetings, tracking deliverables, submission and acceptance, and compliance to contracts.
• Own end to end licensing execution efforts required to fulfill an application deliverable, ranging from detailed safety analysis to a physical protection plan.
• Partner closely with internal stakeholders and external regulatory bodies to drive efficient project execution and authorization.
• Oversee 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.
• Proactively review approaches and decisions as they relate to regulatory efforts to ensure adherence to Client's novel and efficient licensing paths.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Comfortable working in uncertainty on first-of-a-kind projects.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering (nuclear, mechanical, electrical, computer science, or similar) from an accredited institution.
• 5 years experience in a regulated industry, preferably nuclear programs regulated by the NRC or DOE.
• Experience directly interfacing, interpreting and implementing regulatory requirements, with a focus on streamlining and right-sizing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and negotiation abilities; ability to navigate regulatory conversations effectively and write technical documentation.

Desired Qualifications and Skills:

• Thorough understanding of the engineering design process in a fast paced or agile hardware development environment.
• Experience in emergency preparedness, fire protection, safety analysis, radiation protection or other related regulatory subjects.
• Strong engineering fundamentals with an ability to understand and translate applicable portions of system design into a license application.