Head of Nuclear Engineering & Safety

Overall Purpose

The Head of Nuclear Engineering & Safety is responsible for building and leading Blykalla’s nuclear engineering organization. The role ensures that all nuclear safety cases, licensing activities, and core nuclear analyses are performed to the highest international standards, in close collaboration with external partners, universities, and the regulator. This role works closely with the CTO to align nuclear development with safety and licensing requirements, and plays a key part in positioning Blykalla as a world leader in lead-cooled SMR technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Development & Leadership
  
  

  • Build and lead a high-performing Nuclear Engineering & Safety team.
    
    

  • Define roles, responsibilities, and long-term capabilities within nuclear safety, licensing, and analysis.
    
    

  • Mentor and empower team members, ensuring professional growth and delivery capacity.
    
    

• Licensing & Regulatory Interface
  
  

  • Own and coordinate all nuclear engineering work related to licensing.
    
    

  • Act as the main technical counterpart towards the regulator.
    
    

  • Oversee safety analysis reports (SAR), safety classification, QA, and technical submissions.
    
    

• Nuclear Safety & Safety Basis
  
  

  • Set frameworks for deterministic and probabilistic safety analyses (DBA, DEC, PSA).
    
    

  • Ensure methodologies for risk assessments, FMEA, and safety case development.
    
    

  • Define and maintain the overall safety basis of the reactor design.
    
    

• Nuclear Analysis & Design Authority
  
  

  • Oversee reactor physics calculations, core simulations, and nuclear safety margins performed by the team and external partners.
    
    

  • Provide design authority for the nuclear scope (fuel, core design, reactivity control, nuclear safety systems).
    
    

  • Lead nuclear design reviews and approvals, ensuring compliance and integration with overall plant design.
    
    

• Partnerships & Networks
  
  

  • Collaborate with industrial partners, universities, and research institutes to accelerate nuclear development.
    
    

  • Represent Blykalla in international nuclear safety forums and networks.
    
    

  • Build strong external collaborations to support the development of a world-leading nuclear engineering capability.

Who you are

• Senior leader with extensive experience in nuclear safety, licensing, and engineering.

• Proven track record of working with regulators and delivering safety cases.

• Deep knowledge of safety analysis methodologies (deterministic and probabilistic), reactor physics, and nuclear systems.

• Strong leadership skills – you inspire, coach, and grow high-performing teams.

• Collaborative and strategic, able to navigate the interface between technology development and regulatory requirements.

• Fluent in English; Swedish is a plus.
  
  

Why Blykalla?

You will join Sweden’s only SMR developer at a pivotal stage of growth. Our vision is to make safe, clean, and scalable nuclear power a reality – and safety is at the very heart of this mission. At Blykalla, you will shape the nuclear safety function from the ground up, lead regulatory dialogue, and ensure that our technology sets new standards in the industry.