Indirect Procurement Associate

The role

This person will support sourcing and procurement of indirect goods and services including Facilities, IT, Professional Services, MRO, consumables, and R&D collaborations. You will work alongside Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Production to evaluate supplier capability and manage procurement tasks.

What you will do

• Support sourcing efforts for indirect categories by gathering technical requirements and evaluating supplier capability
• Assist with drafting and reviewing SOWs, NDAs, and PO terms
• Help prepare negotiation positions for MSAs and licensing agreements
• Help manage facilities/MRO procurement tasks
• Track purchase orders through the procure-to-pay cycle
• Act as a day-to-day point of contact for select, lower-complexity suppliers
• Contribute technical judgment to cost and quality trade-off discussions
• Help identify supply chain risks from an engineering/technical perspective
• Support process documentation and improvement efforts

Required qualifications

• 1–3 years of relevant experience
• Strong technical/mechanical aptitude
• Good analytical and organizational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable with ERP/MRP systems and standard office software
• Occasional travel to supplier locations (up to 20%)
• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as necessary
• Must work 100% onsite at El Segundo HQ

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (or closely related engineering field)
• Supply Chain or similar degrees
• Prior procurement/sourcing experience
• Exposure to Facilities, MRO, IT, or Professional Services sourcing
• Coursework or interest in quality systems (ISO 9001, AS9100)
• Interest in the energy/nuclear sector

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
• Daily catered lunch
• Free snacks and drinks
• Flexible PTO policy

Before you apply

• Any job offer 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.