Radiant Industries
Nuclear Engineer, Sensors
- Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
- $106.5k–$146.5k
- Mid level
- Full-time
- On-site · El Segundo, CA
- 1+ yrs exp
- Added 2 months ago
About this role
Radiant, a startup revolutionizing portable nuclear power, is seeking a Nuclear Engineer to lead the design and qualification of sensor and instrumentation solutions for their Kaleidos microreactor. This role will be instrumental in ensuring reactor safety, performance, and compliance through detector design, modeling, and integration. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced startup environment and possess strong communication and problem-solving skills.
What you'll do
- Design and qualify radiation detection systems (fission chambers, ion chambers).
- Support detector response modeling using radiation transport codes.
- Evaluate sensor survivability under extreme conditions.
- Integrate sensor outputs into reactor monitoring and control systems.
- Support verification and validation of instrumentation.
- Communicate expertise and feedback to cross-functional engineering teams.
What they're looking for
- Nuclear Engineering
- Radiation Detection
- Instrumentation
- MCNP/OpenMC/Serpent
- Python/C++/C#/FORTRAN
- Thermal Hydraulics
- Radiation Transport
- Data Acquisition (DAQ)
Benefits
- One Medical membership
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible PTO
- Catered lunch & snacks
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Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience with radiation transport codes like MCNP or OpenMC.
- How would you approach qualifying a sensor for use in a high-radiation, high-temperature environment?