Director, Nuclear Engineering

Radiant Nuclear

$150K — $180K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in nuclear engineering, physics, or engineering physics from an accredited institution
  • 10+ years of experience managing a team in reactor design and analysis
  • Fluency in nuclear, thermal, electrical, and mechanical engineering principles
  • Strong communication skills for conveying complex nuclear concepts to diverse audiences
  • Familiarity with DOE and NRC requirements and safety bases development
  • Willingness to relocate to El Segundo and work onsite
  • Experience with Monte Carlo neutron transport codes (OpenMC, Serpent, MCNP)

Responsibilities

  • Lead and expand a team of nuclear engineers across essential domains
  • Manage team performance, remove obstacles, and adjust to changing priorities
  • Identify and communicate technical, schedule, and regulatory risks
  • Develop and standardize analysis roadmaps for rapid iteration of reactor programs
  • Cultivate ownership and mentorship culture within the engineering team
  • Define nuclear design margins and oversee peer review processes
  • Engage with academic institutions and national labs to achieve strategic goals

Benefits

  • Substantial incentive stock plan for all full-time employees
  • 100% coverage up to base silver level medical plan for employees + 50% for dependents
  • Sponsored One Medical memberships for employees and dependents
  • Top-tier vision plan coverage at 100% + 50% for dependents
  • Top-tier dental coverage at 100% with partial for dependents
  • Offering of additional employee-contributed benefits like life and accident insurance
  • 8 weeks paid parental leave for all parents, with extra for CA employees
  • Daily catered lunches, snacks, and drinks provided
  • Flexible PTO policy including remote workday options
  • Regular company and team-building events at a scenic El Segundo location
Full Job Description
Director, Nuclear Engineering

Radiant is seeking a highly motivated Director, Nuclear Engineering to organize nuclear design and analysis strategy spanning the design, operation, and iteration of our microreactor fleet.

Responsibilities & Duties:
  • Lead and grow a team of nuclear engineers spanning core physics, shielding performance, dose and consequence analysis, and nuclear instrumentation domains
  • Manage team execution to efficiently deliver against the strategy, remove roadblocks, and adapt to shifting priorities
  • Identify, manage, and effectively communicate technical, schedule, and regulatory risks
  • Develop and standardize analysis roadmaps to enable fast iteration across multiple reactor programs
  • 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 as necessary to accomplish key objectives

Required Qualifications & Skills:
  • Hold a 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, and 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

Desired Qualifications & Skills:
  • Hands-on experience designing products, hardware, or tests

Additional Requirements:
  • Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as necessary to accomplish our mission
  • Must work 100% onsite at El Segundo HQ
Benefits and Perks
  • Stock: 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.
  • Daily catered lunch. Free snacks and drinks.
  • Flexible PTO policy. Remote workday allocation.
  • Company and team-bonding events, happy hours and in-person camaraderie.
  • Beautiful El Segundo headquarters close to the Pacific Ocean.


Total Compensation and Benefits
Radiant compensates people for impact and invests in those who continue to raise the bar. Radiant's new hire compensation package includes base salary, substantial equity grants, and comprehensive health benefits. Total compensation and level are determined through a rigorous evaluation of interview performance, experience, education, and qualifications, and are designed to support continued growth as scope, responsibility, and impact expand at Radiant.

The best of today's advanced reactor builders don't wait for job postings. They join the winning team. If that's you, contact us directly for immediate opportunities: [redacted].

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