Director, Nuclear Engineering

The role

The Director, Nuclear Engineering will organize nuclear design and analysis strategy for the microreactor fleet. This role involves leading a team of nuclear engineers across core physics, shielding, dose, and instrumentation domains.

What you will do

• Lead and grow a team of nuclear engineers
• Manage team execution to deliver against strategy and remove roadblocks
• Identify, manage, and communicate technical, schedule, and regulatory risks
• Develop and standardize analysis roadmaps
• Foster an attitude of ownership and mentorship within the team
• Define the approach to nuclear engineering design margins and methodical peer reviews
• Interact with universities, national labs, and other outside entities

Required qualifications

• Degree in nuclear engineering, physics, or engineering physics from an accredited institution
• Minimum 10 years of experience managing a team in reactor design and analysis
• Fluency in engineering first principles across nuclear, thermal, electrical, and mechanical domains
• Excellence in communicating nuclear engineering concepts to a multidisciplinary audience
• Familiarity with DOE authorization and/or NRC requirements and processes
• Demonstrated experience with the development of nuclear facility safety bases
• Must be willing to relocate to Radiant’s El Segundo office
• Experience with Monte Carlo neutron transport codes, including OpenMC, Serpent, or MCNP
• Must work 100% onsite at El Segundo HQ

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience designing products, hardware, or tests

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

• Must be willing to relocate to El Segundo
• 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.