Talent Acquisition Specialist – U.S

What we do at Blykalla

Blykalla is developing the next generation of nuclear technology with our Small Modular Reactor (SMR) based on innovative fuel, materials, and reactor designs. As the only lead‑cooled SMR developer entering the U.S. market, we are on a mission to decarbonize industries and enable safe, scalable, and sustainable energy solutions. Our technology uses uranium nitride fuel and lead coolant, creating novel challenges and opportunities for the fuel cycle and supporting systems.

Blykalla is expanding to the United States to bring our lead‑cooled small modular reactor technology to the American market. We're looking for our first U.S.

-based Talent Acquisition Specialist to build the team that will shape the future of clean energy. Blykalla is opening its first U.S. office in New York City, and we need someone who can help us find and hire the people who will make our American ambitions a reality. As our first dedicated recruiter in the U.S., you won't just fill roles, you'll be part of building something from the ground up.

You’ll own the full recruitment process for our U.S. entity, sourcing and hiring around 15 specialized professionals this year across nuclear engineering, licensing, quality assurance, supply chain, and commercial functions. You’ll work closely with our Chief People & Culture Officer and U.S.

-based executive team to deliver a hiring plan that is critical to our business plan and regulatory commitments. This is a role for someone who is energized by the challenge of building a team from scratch in a competitive, specialized talent market and who wants to be part of a mission that genuinely matters.

Own U.S. recruitment end-to-end

• Partner with hiring managers — including C‑suite executives — to define role requirements, sourcing strategies, and hiring priorities across engineering, regulatory, commercial, and corporate functions.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from intake through offer, for roles spanning nuclear engineers, NQA‑1 quality specialists, DOE licensing professionals, supply chain managers, and more.
• Proactively source and headhunt passive candidates through Linked In Recruiter, industry networks, professional associations (ANS, ASME), national laboratory alumni pipelines, and university partnerships.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for hard‑to‑fill roles, particularly in nuclear quality assurance, reactor engineering, and DOE regulatory affairs.
• Ensure an outstanding candidate experience that reflects who we are — innovative, mission‑driven, and genuinely respectful of people’s time.

Build our U.S. employer brand

• Help us establish our presence as a serious, exciting employer in a space dominated by legacy players and well‑funded startups.
• Develop and execute employer‑branding initiatives: careers page content, Linked In presence, conference participation, and university outreach.
• Represent Blykalla at industry events, career fairs, and professional association meetings.

Shape How We Recruit As We Scale

• Manage our ATS and recruitment tooling for U.S. operations.
• Evolve recruitment processes, interview frameworks, and scorecard systems in collaboration with the People & Culture team.
• Track and report on recruitment metrics (time‑to‑fill, pipeline health, offer acceptance rates) to ensure we stay on plan.
• Coordinate with our PEO partner on employment documentation and onboarding logistics.

You are a resourceful, driven recruiter who gets energy from hunting down great people and convincing them to join something meaningful. You’re comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy, and you take pride in delivering results, not just activity. You genuinely enjoy the human side of recruiting — understanding what motivates people, building relationships, and creating an experience that candidates remember.

The Talent Acquisition Specialist sits in the People & Culture Team within Blykalla and reports to the Chief People & Culture Officer. We are a diverse team that is passionate about our work and Blykalla.

• 5+ years of full‑cycle recruiting experience in the U.S. market, including…