Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Radiant Nuclear
+ Incentive Stock Plan
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Office located in El Segundo, CA
Making nuclear power portable
Open for applications
Making nuclear power portable
101-200 employees
Open for applications
+ Incentive Stock Plan
More information about location
Office located in El Segundo, CA
101-200 employees
Company mission
To bring one of the world's first factory-constructed microreactors to market.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
- 5+ years of experience with manufacturing of mechanical products in a production environment, preferably in high-tech or energy sectors
Desirable
- Experience with machining and ancillary operations such as milling, turning, grinding, EDM of materials
- Experience with interpreting engineering drawings and models, Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Experience with inspection systems including manual gauges and coordinate-measuring machine (CMM)
- Experience with non-destructive testing/non-destructive evaluation (e.g. fluorescent penetrant inspection, radiography, eddy current, etc.)
- Experience with custom machine design; electromechanical systems, motors, actuators, linear rails, bearings, lifting/rigging, etc
- Experience with design of multi-component assemblies in CAD (Solidworks or similar)
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Self-motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with design and operations teams
What the job involves
- Radiant is seeking the first dedicated and highly motivated senior manufacturing engineer responsible for the end-to-end manufacturing process of critical subcomponents, assemblies,and systems for the Kaleidos microreactor
- You will drive, define, and refine best manufacturing practices and processes that set the stage for mass-producing reactors
- You will ensure reliable, safe, quality, and delivery of the Kaleidos demonstration unit that will test in 2026 at the Idaho National Lab and be instrumental to testing the first new reactor design in over 50 years
- You will work closely with design engineers to innovate on the production of complex mechanisms and structures critical to our microreactor technology
- This role is based on-site full-time in El Segundo, CA
- Responsible for the manufacturing and inspection process for critical components and assemblies within the Kaleidos microreactor
- Partner with design engineers to develop innovative production methods for complex mechanisms and structures
- Develop, qualify, and refine manufacturing processes to meet all design and business requirements including safety, quality, efficiency, and delivery
- Develop and execute manufacturing specifications and fabrication instructions
- Manage manufacturing bill-of-materials (mBOM) for components and assemblies
- Identify and develop appropriate suppliers for component sourcing and fabrication
- Identify, plan, and execute capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades to meet evolving production requirements
- Drive initiatives for continuous improvement in manufacturing processes and product quality
Our take
To support the clean energy revolution, Radiant Nuclear is developing a portable, containerized nuclear microreactor. Once launched, it will have the potential to provide power to remote parts of the world or act as a backup supply to vital infrastructure such as hospitals and data centers.
Typically, these backup systems are powered by diesel generators - making them extremely bad for the environment. Radiant's microreactors could allow the replacement of these generators whilst supplying the same critical asset support, enabling a substantial reduction in carbon footprint.
Having completed the design phase of the project, Radiant has taken a step closer towards realizing its microreactor (known as Kaleidos). The company intends to test a prototype as early as mid-2026 and has secured considerable funding to support its work towards that goal.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Nov 2024
$100m
SERIES C
Dec 2023
$3.8m
GRANT
Total funding: $155.7m
Company benefits
- Equity: Substantial incentive stock plan for all salaried employees
- Medical: 100% up to base silver level plan for employee + 50% dependents, offers up to Platinum plans
- Vision: 100% coverage + 50% for dependents
- Dental: 100% coverage, orthodontia extra, 50% for dependent
- Flexible PTO policy
- Voluntary Life, Accident, Hospital, Critical Illness, Commuter and FSA are offered as employee contributed benefits
- Team-bonding company outings, happy hours and in-person camaraderie
- Beautiful El Segundo headquarters close to the Pacific Ocean
Company HQ
El Segundo, CA
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Leadership
Doug Bernauer
(CEO)Previously Senior Avionics Systems Engineer at Space Exploration Technologies and Applications Engineer at Rockwell Automation.
Victoria (Baggio) S.
(COO)Began at the company as Head of Operations before becoming COO. Previously a Consultant at Happy Returns by PayPal and Director of Customer Service at McMaster-Carr.
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