Senior Fluid Systems Engineer

• Radiant is seeking a highly motivated Senior Fluid Systems Engineer to own critical Kaleidos fluid systems from preliminary design through build and production
• These systems include the primary loop subsystems and power conversion loop, serving to convert heat from the reactor core into electrical power
• You will be responsible for the following: trade studies, component selection, thermal hydraulic analysis, piping design, vendor selection, assembly, and testing
• You will have an instrumental impact of fueling the first new commercial reactor design in over 50 years by 2026
• Own end-to-end engineering of fluid systems and components, including compressors, valves, and heat exchangers
• Perform complex thermal and fluids analysis to drive design decisions, verify system performance, and ensure structural integrity using first-principle hand calculations and finite element tools
• Perform trade studies to optimize system and meet program requirements
• Develop and execute manufacturing/assembly instructions and test plans
• Create and manage a Bill-Of-Materials (BOM)
• Find and develop suppliers for all components
• Own subassembly design, manufacturing, and test schedules
• Own risk analysis (FMEA) for subsystems
• Collect requirements, provide expertise and feedback to engineers in other functional areas via clear, constructive communication

Benefits

• Medical: 100% up to base silver level plan for employee + 50% dependents, offers up to Platinum plans
• Equity: Substantial incentive stock plan for all salaried employees
• Flexible PTO policy
• Voluntary Life, Accident, Hospital, Critical Illness, Commuter and FSA are offered as employee contributed benefits
• Vision: 100% coverage + 50% for dependents
• Dental: 100% coverage, orthodontia extra, 50% for dependent
• Team-bonding company outings, happy hours and in-person camaraderie
• Beautiful El Segundo headquarters close to the Pacific Ocean

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Mechanical, Materials, Aeronautical, Civil or Structural Engineering
• Experience with fluid system architecture design
• Proficient knowledge of heat exchanger design and analysis methods
• 5+ years of experience in designing, building, and testing fluids systems
• Proficient knowledge in fluid dynamics and thermodynamics
• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as necessary to accomplish our mission
• Must work 100% onsite at El Segundo HQ
• Prior experience with fluid system modeling via Matlab/Python
• Takes extreme ownership of work and a high degree of responsibility
• Experienced in design for manufacturability and ramping up hardware build in a production environment
• Experience with process piping design and testing codes, such as ASME B31.3 and ASME PCC-2
• Prior experience with designing piping system for thermal growth using hand calculations and FEA tools
• Knowledge of thermodynamic power cycles
• Experienced in designing and operating test stands
• Prior nuclear experience in not required for this role
• Excellent communication across multidisciplinary teams