ALDO Group is hiring a Senior Human Factors Engineer to support the design, development, and licensing of the SMR-300 small modular reactor. In this role, you will lead HFE activities, ensure regulatory compliance, and integrate human factors requirements across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
What You'll Do
- Develop and implement Human Factors Engineering activities in support of new nuclear plant design, development, and licensing.
- Derive, manage, and maintain HFE requirements in alignment with nuclear regulatory guidance and industry standards.
- Conduct task analysis and human error analysis to support safety and licensing activities, staffing strategies, and human-system integration.
- Support the design and review of Human-System Interfaces, including control rooms, digital systems, and local control stations.
- Participate in multidisciplinary design and maintenance reviews to ensure HFE requirements are effectively integrated across plant systems.
- Plan and execute HFE Verification and Validation, including Integrated System Validation.
- Prepare HFE assessments and licensing documentation to demonstrate regulatory compliance.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and present technical findings to internal stakeholders and nuclear regulators.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Factors Engineering, Ergonomics, or a related engineering, psychology, or human-centered design discipline from an ABET-accredited institution.
- 10–15 years of relevant Human Factors Engineering experience in nuclear or other regulated safety-critical industries.
- Recognized subject matter expert in HFE, including task analysis, human error analysis, HSI design, and Verification and Validation.
- Demonstrated experience leading Human Factors programs aligned with nuclear regulatory guidance and industry standards.
- Authors, reviews, and approves key HFE technical documents, methodologies, licensing submittals, and program plans.
- Communicates persuasively and effectively across all levels of the organization, with clients, and with nuclear regulators.
- Exercises exceptional judgment in complex technical, regulatory, and project decisions.
- Provides vision, leadership, and direction for large, complex projects.
- Leads multidisciplinary teams and ensures integration of human factors requirements across plant design, safety analysis, and licensing activities.
- Mentors and develops junior and mid-level engineers.
- Demonstrates strong planning, prioritization, and organizational skills.
Nice to Have
- Master’s degree strongly preferred, Ph.D. or equivalent recognized technical expertise highly desirable.
- Demonstrated HFE leadership experience in nuclear.
- Extensive experience leading elements of an HFE program consistent with NRC guidance and supporting regulatory audits or inspections.
- Proven leadership in Integrated System Validation, control room modernization, or digital HSI implementation programs.
- Demonstrated experience integrating HFE program outputs into plant design, safety and licensing documentation, and verification and validation activities.
- Direct experience supporting regulatory interactions, including preparation of responses to Requests for Additional Information.
- Deep familiarity with applicable nuclear regulations, regulatory guidance, and industry standards.
- Proven ability to guide client relationships, strategic technical decisions, and multidisciplinary engineering teams in complex regulatory environments.
Team & Environment
You will join a multidisciplinary team of designers and engineers.
ALDO Group is an equal opportunity employer with a long-standing commitment to social equity and environmental justice.
