Senior Mechanical Engineer, Structures

The role

You will design and develop critical structures within Kaleidos. This includes performing trade studies, material selection, structural analysis, assembly, integration, and testing.

What you will do

• Ownership of critical structures such as mass-efficient transportable shielding systems, container system, and high temperature graphite and metallic systems.
• Conduct trade studies and develop designs to meet program requirements.
• Perform detailed thermomechanical analysis and dynamic analysis to determine structural integrity using hand calculations and finite element tools.
• Develop and execute manufacturing/assembly instructions and test plans.
• Create and manage a Bill-Of-Materials (BOM).
• Find and develop suppliers for components.
• Own subassembly design, manufacturing, and test schedules.
• Own risk analysis (FMEA) for subsystems.
• Collect requirements and provide expertise to engineers in other functional areas.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Mechanical, Aeronautical, Civil or Structural Engineering.
• 6+ years of experience designing structures.
• 4+ years of experience performing stress analysis using both hand calculations and finite element tools (Abaqus, Ansys, FEMAP, or similar).
• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as necessary to accomplish our mission.
• Must work 100% onsite at El Segundo HQ.

Nice to have

• Experience with design of multi-component assemblies in CAD (NX or similar).
• Experience designing hardware that was manufactured, deployed, and iteratively improved.
• Experience resolving thermal expansion issues in designs.
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams.
• Solid understanding and application of GD&T.
• Proficiency with both “hand calc” analytical methods and higher fidelity finite element-based analysis methods.
• Ability to derive free-body diagrams for systems with which one was not previously familiar.
• Self-motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills.
• Experience with using text-based software development tools.

Benefits

• Substantial incentive stock plan for all full-time employees.
• Medical: 100% up to base silver level plan for employee + 50% dependents, offers up to Platinum plans.
• One Medical: Sponsored memberships for employees and their dependents.
• Vision: 100% top tier plan coverage + 50% for dependents.
• Dental: 100% top tier plan coverage, orthodontia extra, 50% for dependents.
• Voluntary life, accident, hospital, critical illness, commuter and FSA/HSA are offered as employee contributed benefits.
• 8-weeks of paid parental leave for all parents.
• Additional paid pregnancy leave for CA employees.
• Nuclear Engineering Certificate Program: 100% covered educational program with Penn State University, for eligible employees.
• Daily catered lunch.
• Free snacks and drinks.
• Flexible PTO policy.

Before you apply

• Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls.

About the company

Radiant is an El Segundo, CA-based company building the world's only mass-produced, transportable nuclear microreactors. Founded in 2020, Radiant is under contract to deliver power to the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force.