Nuclear Safety Engineer for energy sector, Espoo

About the role In this position, you will play a key role in nuclear safety, regulatory dialogue, and owner's engineering. As the domain is actively developing, much of the work involves navigating new terrain - meaning you won't just follow established rules, but actively help shape them. You will join a collaborative team of 12 professionals that is expanding to meet future demands. You won't be left alone: onboarding and strong team support will ensure you get up to speed smoothly while leaving room for your creative technical problem-solving. Due to the nature of the nuclear sector, a security clearance (background check) and drug testing will be conducted for the selected candidate prior to employment. You are offered

• Strong Support & Mentorship: A supportive 12-person team where knowledge sharing is key, backed by thorough onboarding.
• Shape the Future: A unique chance to work on newbuild projects and contribute to building frameworks in a rapidly evolving sector.
• Growth Potential: As the team expands, you will have ample opportunities to deepen your technical expertise and broaden your scope of responsibilities over time.

Work tasks

• Nuclear Newbuild Projects: Evaluating plant concepts, leading or contributing to dialogue with regulators (in Finland and Sweden), and writing licensing documentation.
• Owner's Engineering: Supporting utilities and internal/external partners in new build projects.
• Safety Cases & Compliance: Investigating how plant concepts fulfill authority requirements and evaluating safety cases.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Actively working with internal cross-functional teams, plant suppliers, and external authority bodies.

We are looking for

• University-level study background in Energy Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Knowledge and practical experience in nuclear safety, preferably related to newbuild projects or power plant operations.
• Ability to think creatively while maintaining high technical rigor and precision, especially when working in areas where established frameworks are still being defined.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English is required.

It is meritorious if you have

• Proficiency in Finnish or Swedish.
• Prior experience in nuclear power plant operations, maintenance outages, or trainee programs.

To succeed in the role, your personal skills are:

• Change oriented
• Optimistic
• Responsible
• Intellectually curious
• Respectful

Our recruitment process This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work and it is our clients wish that all questions regarding the position is directed to Academic Work. Our selection process is continuous and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the next phase. The process includes two tests: one personality test and one cognitive test. The tests are tools to find the right talent for the right position, to enable equality, diversity, and a fair process.