Nuclear Export Compliance Manager

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About Aalo Atomics
Aalo Atomics is pioneering a new era in clean energy with factory-fabricated microreactors designed to deliver affordable, scalable, and reliable nuclear power. Our mission is to make nuclear energy globally accessible, starting with the Aalo-1, a 10 MWe reactor leveraging cutting-edge safety, modularity, and efficiency. Based in Austin, TX, we’re rapidly growing as we work to deploy the world’s first fleet of advanced microreactors. Join us and help revolutionize energy for a sustainable future.

About the role
Aalo Atomics is seeking a Nuclear Export Compliance Manager to lead and own the company’s compliance program under the U.S. Department of Energy’s assistance-to-foreign-atomic-energy-activities regulations at 10 C.F.R. Part 810, and related U.S. trade controls. This is a newly created, senior individual-contributor/leadership role reporting to the General Counsel. As Aalo scales its advanced reactor technology across multiple U.S. sites, this person will build the policies, procedures, training, and controls that keep Export Controlled Information ("ECI") protected and the company’s disclosures and personnel-access decisions properly authorized.
This is a build-and-operate role: you will stand up a program, not inherit a mature one. You will have real authority — including the ability to suspend a disclosure or an individual’s access to ECI pending review — and the organizational backing to use it.
What you'll do

• Serve as Aalo’s designated, accountable decision-maker for all Part 810 matters company-wide, with authority to approve, pause, or suspend disclosures of ECI and to suspend individual access to ECI pending review. The General Counsel serves as backup decision-maker.
• Own authorization of ECI releases: review and approve what information may leave the company and to whom, in coordination with Engineering, which performs the underlying technical ECI determinations. No reliance on email signature disclaimers.
• Establish and own document-marking standards and release-approval workflows, documenting who reviews, approves, and marks information before any external transfer.
• Serve as the company’s single, coordinated point of contact for all communications and reporting to DOE/NNSA. Build the internal reporting process so that required report information (e.g., individual’s name, address, and initial date of ECI access) is captured and routed to you — ending the current practice of employees independently contacting or self-reporting to NNSA.
• Build and run the export-control training program: onboarding and annual refresher training for all employees, executives, interns, consultants, and contractors within Aalo’s control; department-specific guidance (procurement, engineering, marketing); documented completion tracking; and recurring document-review "office hours" for non-urgent questions.
• Design and enforce the visitor and site-security program across Austin, Georgetown, and Idaho Falls faciliti

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gal, and to translate technical determinations into clear release decisions.

• Experience interfacing with federal regulators (DOE/NNSA preferred) and preparing or supporting regulatory reporting and disclosures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to train non-specialists and build a culture of compliance.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree, JD, or relevant technical/nuclear background a plus.
• Willingness to travel among Aalo’s Austin, Georgetown, and Idaho Falls facilities.

Requirements

• Based in the United States
• Willing to work on-site in Austin, TX

What We Offer

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Corporate Gym Membership

Additional Information

Aalo Atomics provides a collaborative and supportive work environment, opportunities for professional growth, intellectually challenging careers, and competitive compensation. Aalo Atomics is an equal opportunity employer and considers all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Certain positions at Aalo Atomics require access to technology subject to U.S. export controls, including 10 CFR Part 810. An applicant may be asked to confirm and provide documentation showing their status as (1) a U.S. person (U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, or other protected individual under the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act) or, (2) if not a U.S. person, as a Foreign National, including their countries of citizenship and permanent residency. Based on the business needs for a particular position, Aalo may not consider a Foreign National from certain countries if it is impracticable to obtain timely approval for that export from the U.S. Government.
Direct applicants only. No recruiters or staffing agencies, please.