Valar Atomics
The Safety Basis and Unreviewed Safety Question (USQ) Coordinator
$118K–$168K
Torrance, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years; relevant experience may be in nuclear or another high-consequence regulated industry.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering or a physical science (preferred).
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).
About the job
Coordinates and maintains the safety case for an operating reactor facility, including change screening, USQ evaluations, regulator submissions, and support for new reactor designs.
What you'll do
- Coordinate plant safety analysis and technical safety requirements as designs and operations evolve.
- Run the USQ process, including screenings, determinations, approvals, records, deadlines, and regulator submittals.
- Lead evaluations of discovered conditions that may challenge the safety analysis and ensure design changes are screened before implementation.
What they ask for
- 4+ years in safety analysis, licensing, safety basis, change control, or safety engineering in nuclear or another high-consequence regulated industry.
- Understanding of how a safety case is built, approved, maintained, and changed.
- Ability to run a controlled, deadline-driven process and coordinate across engineering teams with minimal supervision.
- Sound judgment under schedule pressure, plus strong technical writing and communication skills.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering or a physical science.
- Experience with nuclear safety analysis, USQ evaluation, regulators, change control, new-facility licensing documents, or requirements and lifecycle management tools.
Pay
$118,000 — $168,000 USD base salary
Tools
Polarion, DOORS, Jama
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