Lead Systems Engineer

Blue Energy is a company that aims to unlock energy abundance, energy affordability, energy security, and turn-key decarbonization by developing the fastest path to deploying new nuclear MWs at scale. The company is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to drive the architecture and integration of complex, multi-domain systems for the world's first gas-to-nuclear conversion projects.

Requirements

• Define and maintain the systems architecture and Concept of Operations (ConOps) for nuclear and gas-to-nuclear projects, and product development.
• Capture stakeholder expectations and cascade them into needs, goals, objectives, and functional/non-functional requirements, including safety functions.
• Allocate requirements to systems and subsystems, manage interfaces, and control configuration across the lifecycle.
• Establish and monitor Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs), Measures of Performance (MOPs), Technical Performance Measures (TPMs), and other KPIs.
• Link functions to systems and products, ensuring traceability through a robust requirements management system.
• Develop and maintain the Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) and embed a scalable Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) strategy as the organization grows.
• Champion digital thread integration across lifecycle phases to enable traceability and data-driven decision-making.
• Influence technical authority processes and ensure systems engineering rigor in design reviews and decision-making.
• Collaborate with operations to create and execute a Verification & Validation (V&V) plan.
• Support the engineering design authority by contributing to Front-End Engineering design reports and promote exemplary systems engineering practices to navigate Concept Maturity Levels (CML) and Front-End Loading (FEL) stages, including navigating system design trade-offs.
• Interface with licensing and regulatory teams to ensure timely delivery of documentation supporting regulatory applications.
• Support an engineering basis of design by ensuring a complete Decision Management System is maintained
• Drive concurrent systems engineering practices, manage contractors and consultants
• Build, expand and lead the systems engineering team as needed.
• Provide leadership, clear communication, and cross-functional collaboration to align engineering, quality, operations, and project management.
• Manage stakeholders across regulatory, financial, and technical communities.