Senior Nuclear Training Specialist

The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing AI tech-enabled startup in the nuclear and energy space, pioneering a fleet-scale approach to building the next generation of nuclear reactors. Through our design-once, build-many model, we're accelerating the deployment of safe, reliable, and affordable nuclear energy. We operate with an AI-first mindset. Every employee is expected to leverage AI, technology, and the Nuclear Operating System (NOS) as integral components of their role to improve the quality, speed, and impact of their work. We expect every team member to continuously identify opportunities to automate workflows, enhance decision-making, improve processes, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of NOS as a strategic operating capability that enables The Nuclear Company to scale with excellence. We hire people who are driven by purpose, thrive in ambiguity, and are energized by building what has never been built before. Our team combines intellectual curiosity with high agency, embraces candid feedback and continuous learning, and holds themselves and others to exceptional standards. Our values— Transparency, Responsibility, Unity, Scrappiness, and Tenacity —guide how we hire, collaborate, and make decisions every day. They are not words on a wall; they are the standard by which we operate. TRUST is the foundation of our safety culture, fostering intellectual honesty, accountability, and open communication, while our values challenge every team member to execute with urgency, humility, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to our mission. About the role The Nuclear Company is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Senior Nuclear Training Specialist to join our Regulatory Affairs & Training team in Columbia, South Carolina. The Senior Nuclear Training Specialist designs, develops, and delivers performance-based training and qualification programs across TNC’s training organization — spanning internal compliance and technical qualification, project and site support, leadership and onboarding, and client-facing services delivery. The role applies the Systematic Approach to Training (SAT) to build programs that satisfy regulatory and industry standards while scaling to fleet deployment, and contributes directly to TNC’s commercial training offerings for domestic and international clients. This is a builder’s role. You will create qualification standards, curricula, examinations, and program infrastructure where none exists — and you will do it at startup speed with nuclear-grade rigor. Responsibilities Program design and development Design and develop training programs using the Systematic Approach to Training (analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation) consistent with ANSI/ANS 3.1, 10 CFR 50.120, and INPO ACAD guidance. Conduct training needs analyses; develop qualification standards, qualification cards, job performance measures, lesson plans, and written/practical examinations for professional, technical, and craft positions. Develop pre-qualification and selection assessment instruments with defensible, behaviorally anchored scoring for safety-significant roles. Leverage TNC’s AI-accelerated content development toolset to produce fleet-consistent training materials at pace. Compliance and regulatory alignment Maintain and execute against the training requirements matrix; support compliance training delivery, NANTeL reciprocity, and training records that meet NQA-1 quality requirements. Support licensed operator training and requalification program design consistent with 10 CFR Part 55 and NUREG-1021, including continuing training cycle tracking and evaluation. Maintain export-control (10 CFR Part 810) awareness in the development and transfer of design-specific technical content. Qualification tracking and program administration Administer qualification and requalification tracking tools and records architecture; monitor cycle compliance and report program health to leadership. Support the 9…