Nuclear Safety Engineer

Munich

Full-time

Permanent employee

About the role

In the framework of the development of the future Fusion Power Plant, we are looking for a Senior Safety Engineer to take care of the overall coordination of the nuclear safety activities and licensing process.

In particular, she/he shall develop constant and efficient collaboration with the Gauss Fusion units.

She/he will be in charge of the safety engineering activities in consistency with the global objective and strategy of Gauss Fusion company.

The holder of this post must liaise and report to the Director of Engineering.

Main responsibilities

Define the nuclear safety activities in support of the design development.
Support the designers in implementing the safety requirements in conceptual design, engineering basis and in the procurement/construction phase.
Prepare with the Engineering Director/CSO the safety policy to be applied to Gauss Fusion fusion power plant.
Participate to the site selection process by establishing site safety requirement.
Prepare the set of licensing documentation and anticipate any interaction with the future regulator.
Prepare the required studies (accidental studies, radiological calculations) in support of safety analyses and demonstration related to hazardous mate
Undertake safety assessments of components/systems in the power plant to inform their development and design.
Support the Gauss Fusion management to coordinate the R&D and study for technology development on safety (confinement, radiation protection, waste) and for the relevant nuclear validation when needed.
Propose a nuclear safety culture program to the Engineering Director/CSO.

Qualification and educational requirements

University degree in a relevant Engineering / technical discipline.
Minimum 10 years of experience in nuclear safety roles.

Competences and preferred skills

Broad understanding of nuclear facility design, qualification, manufacturing, testing and inspection processes and related codes and standards and industry best practice.
Experience in licensing process and successful interaction with regulator and authorities
Ability to communicate with public.
Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Good interpersonal skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills in English,

About us

Gauss Fusion is a European fusion company focused on industrialising stellarator fusion and developing a modular power plant architecture, critical technologies and industrial capabilities required for scaling fusion power plants in the future.

The start-up was founded in 2022 by Frank Laukien together with European high-tech companies with capabilities in magnetic-confinement fusion and component production for Fusion experiments like ITER. Gauss Fusion combines fusion science and systems engineering with industrial engineering and manufacturing expertise. Its peer-reviewed GIGA™ power-plant platform provides the technologically most promising system-level architecture to build cost-efficient stellarator power plants at scale.

Within this architecture, Gauss Fusion is advancing critical technologies in areas including demountable magnet systems, tritium breeding, fuel-cycle technologies, and plasma exhaust. Working with industrial partners, technology providers and leading research institutions across Europe, the company is building the engineering, technologies and supply-chain capabilities required to progress stellarator fusion towards industrial deployment.

Join us on our journey to revolutionize the energy landscape and make fusion power a reality.

The time is now!