Associate Buyer

The role

You will support the sourcing and acquisition of components, materials, and services for micro-reactor systems. You will work with supplier development, engineering, quality assurance, and operations teams.

What you will do

• Manage day-to-day PO tracking and expediting for assigned commodities.
• Serve as a point of contact for lower-complexity supplier relationships.
• Analyze supplier quotes and cost data to surface savings opportunities.
• Support risk assessments using mechanical engineering background.
• Help track procurement metrics and contribute to supplier scorecards.
• Support supplier identification and evaluation on cost, quality, reliability, and capacity.
• Assist with negotiation prep for pricing, lead times, and terms.
• Help draft and review MSAs, NDAs, and PO terms.
• Collaborate with SDEs, Engineering, and Quality to translate technical requirements into sourcing criteria.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Mechanical Engineering (or closely related engineering field)
• 1–3 years of relevant experience
• Strong technical aptitude
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable with ERP/MRP systems and standard office software (or willing to learn).
• Occasional travel to supplier locations (up to 30%).
• Must work 100% onsite at El Segundo HQ.

Nice to have

• manufacturing, hardware, or hands-on engineering project experience
• Interest in nuclear energy or willingness to learn nuclear codes/standards (NQA-1, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, ASME BPVC Section III & VIII)
• Exposure to supplier audits or inspections
• Coursework or interest in quality systems (ISO 9001, AS9100)

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

• Job offer contingent upon 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.