Systems Engineer

The role

The Systems Engineer will develop, maintain, and govern engineering design standards, requirements, and verification methodologies for the mass production of nuclear reactors. This role bridges systems engineering, design, analysis, manufacturing, and operations to ensure hardware and concepts of operation meet requirements.

What you will do

• Develop, own, and continuously improve design criteria, standards, and requirements for reactor core, structures, fluid systems, electronics, and shielding.
• Provide critical peer review and approval of hardware designs during design reviews.
• Confirm acceptance and qualification test campaigns.
• Engage with Engineering to drive optimized designs through the design review process, verification testing, and part release.
• Guide engineers through the Radiant design process.
• Ensure design criteria/requirements are being followed for reactor design, manufacturing, and test activities.
• Collaborate with responsible engineers throughout the entire design process.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical, aerospace, systems, or related).
• 2+ years of experience in engineering design, analysis, or systems engineering.
• Experience in manufacturing or production environments.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Must work 100% onsite at El Segundo HQ.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in an engineering discipline.
• Experience with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, Jama, Flow).
• Strong understanding of the system design process including interface control and tradeoffs.
• Familiarity with structural, thermal, and fluid systems.
• 5+ years professional experience in an engineering role (design, analysis, test, or manufacturing).

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.