Licensing / Safety Basis Engineer

Antares • Idaho Falls, ID

5d • Onsite

About The Position

At Antares, our long-term mission is to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt. We’re fueled by the belief that advanced nuclear energy can strengthen our military, solve the climate crisis, elevate global living standards, and expand humanity's presence in outer space. To achieve our mission, we’re building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors that can be used terrestrially, underwater, and in space. Formed in 2023, the Antares team hails from SpaceX, The White House, MIT, Rigetti Computing, The Air Force, General Atomics, Relativity Space, Ursa Major, and National Laboratories like Los Alamos, Idaho, and Oak Ridge. Antares has raised over $130M in venture capital from top-tier investors and has over $13M in government funding. About the Team As a key Licensing and Regulatory team member, you will provide senior-level licensing support critical to successful new reactor experiments and demonstrations leading to real-world microreactor operations. This opportunity to bring advanced reactors to reality will require you to work with our teams to ensure nuclear safety and licensing components are completed to further the development and deployment of Antares systems to meet the needs of our end-users. The ideal candidate will have a substantial regulatory background, ideally with DOE, NRC, or DOD, and a strong interest in bringing advanced reactors into reality.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering
• 3+ years of relevant licensing experience
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills for technical documents and presentations

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering
• Masters or PhD degree in Engineering
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for problem-solving, and desire to optimize modern nuclear design and operation
• Excellent written, visual, and verbal communication skills
• Excellent negotiation, conflict resolution, and leadership skills
• Must be a strong team player with the ability to develop effective relationships with internal and external customers
• Ability to work long hours and weekends as necessary to support critical milestones
• Ability to travel to regulatory locations as needed
• Ability to obtain a Q or Top Secret clearance is preferred

Responsibilities

• Prepare, edit, and review regulatory submittals in support of licensing efforts.
• Communicate and negotiate complex regulatory topics.
• Develop and manage inputs to regulatory applications and other legal processes for obtaining licenses and permits.
• Apply authoring, reviewing, editing, document planning, and organizational skills for preparation of large and complex nuclear license applications.
• Provide technical regulatory guidance to resolve licensing development, review, and implementation processes.
• Oversee and support licensing programs and schedules for various regulatory engagements and actions.
• Provide support for licensing & regulatory meetings.
• Develop and support submittal of project licensing documents and ensure that licensing documents are complete, accurate, and in compliance with the licensing strategy, commitments, and statutory requirements in all material respects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees