Nuclear Safety Engineer

Job description

Shape the Safety Backbone of a Next‑Gen SMR Programme

If you’re a PSA engineer who wants your work actually to influence design decisions, this is one of those rare roles worth pausing for.

We’re supporting a confidential organisation at the forefront of advanced nuclear and Small Modular Reactor (SMR) development in the UK. They’re expanding their Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) capability and are open to talent from strong mid‑level through to senior specialists.

Why this role stands out

You won’t be maintaining legacy models or working in a silo. You’ll be embedded at the intersection of safety, licensing, and risk‑informed design, shaping decisions that matter.

Depending on your experience, you could:

• Build and refine PSA models with guidance from seasoned experts
• Take ownership of the PSA strategy and mentor others
• Influence how risk insights drive licensing and design choices

What you’ll work on

• Fault trees, event trees, and sensitivity studies
• Integration of PSA with deterministic safety analysis
• Collaboration across multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Real contributions to a live SMR programme, not isolated studies

Who this suits

Engineers who want:

• More impact
• More technical depth
• More ownership
• A long‑term programme environment rather than piecemeal projects

If you have practical PSA experience and are considering your next step (whether that’s growing technically or stepping into greater influence), we’d welcome a confidential conversation.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Greater Bristol Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

25-01-2026

Profession type

Teaching / Instructors / Guides

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English