Senior Director, Cyber Engineering

The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing startup in the nuclear and energy space creating a never before seen fleet-scale approach to building nuclear reactors. Through its design-once, build-many approach and coalition building across communities, regulators, and financial stakeholders, The Nuclear Company is committed to delivering safe and reliable electricity at the lowest cost, while catalyzing the nuclear industry toward rapid development in America and globally.

Senior Director of Cyber Engineering

About the Role

As Senior Director of Cyber Engineering at The Nuclear Company, you will lead the development and execution of comprehensive cybersecurity programs that protect mission-critical nuclear infrastructure and digital systems. This executive leadership role combines strategic vision with hands-on technical expertise to build and manage world-class cybersecurity operations for Nuclear OS and fleet-scale nuclear power plant deployment. You'll work at the cutting edge of nuclear cybersecurity, partnering with industry leaders like Palantir and Pentera while interfacing directly with NRC, DoD, and DHS regulators to establish the cybersecurity standards that will define nuclear operations for decades to come.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Program Management

• Serve as Cybersecurity Program Sponsor with overall responsibility and accountability for the cybersecurity program, providing necessary resources for its development, implementation, and maintenance
• Oversee cybersecurity operations across all nuclear facilities and digital systems, ensuring compliance with 10 CFR 73.54 and NRC requirements
• Provide oversight and direction on all cybersecurity issues affecting nuclear plant operations and Nuclear OS platform
• Lead cybersecurity evaluations of digital systems and critical digital assets (CDAs)
• Maintain expert skill and knowledge in cybersecurity, staying current with emerging threats, technologies, and regulatory requirements

 Team Leadership & Development

Build and lead a world-class cybersecurity organization including cybersecurity specialists, incident response teams, and adversarial simulation experts

• Foster a culture of innovation, quality, and continuous improvement in cybersecurity practices
• Recruit, mentor, and develop cybersecurity talent with specialized expertise in nuclear systems and critical infrastructure protection
• Establish training programs for cybersecurity awareness, specialized technical training, and incident response
• Lead large, distributed cybersecurity teams across multiple nuclear sites and projects

Defense-in-Depth & Incident Response

• Implement and maintain defense-in-depth protective strategies to detect, prevent, respond to, and recover from cyberattacks on critical digital assets
• Oversee cybersecurity incident response teams and ensure rapid, effective response to cyber incidents
• Conduct sophisticated adversarial attack simulations to expose critical gaps and validate security controls
• Develop realistic threat models based on current threat intelligence and emerging attack vectors
• Lead tabletop exercises and live drills simulating cyber incidents to test response capabilities

Regulatory & Strategic Partnerships

• Work directly with NRC, DoD, and DHS officials, influencing national cybersecurity policy for nuclear facilities
• Validate system performance with NRC observers and DoD test partners under adversarial conditions
• Partner with industry leaders like Palantir and Pentera to leverage cutting-edge cybersecurity technologies
• Manage partnerships with major technology vendors to ensure Nuclear OS cybersecurity capabilities remain best-in-class
• Establish cybersecurity standards that will define nuclear operations for decades to come

 Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Lead cross-functional collaboration between cybersecurity, software engineering, nuclear engineering, and operations teams
• Partner with software engineering teams to implement defensive improvements and secure system architectures
• Communicate effectively with C-suite executives, te