Lead Reactor Operations Engineer — Onsite (El Segundo)

Radiant Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock plan

Medical benefits

One Medical membership

Vision plan

Dental plan

Parental leave

Job summary

Radiant, an El Segundo, CA-based startup, seeks a Lead Reactor Operations Engineer to direct a team ensuring Kaleidos reactor operations meet safety, reliability, and commissioning goals. The role requires hands-on operator qualification and strong regulatory knowledge.

The position focuses on developing operation interfaces, procedures, and control strategies while maintaining direct involvement in hands-on activities and safety-critical decision making.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of full-time professional engineering experience with system design, analysis, or testing.
• Familiarity with reactor systems interdependencies and safe operation expectations.
• Licensed Senior Reactor Operator or Naval equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Reactor Operations Engineers.
• Qualify as an operator to gain firsthand experience and oversee real-world execution.
• Establish conduct of operations and fleet monitoring for Kaleidos reactors.
• Support development of control algorithms for semi-autonomous and manual operations.
• Evaluate plant response to events, accidents, and malfunctions.
• Participate in design reviews from an operations perspective.
• Ensure all deliverables meet DOE and NRC standards and are well documented.
• Recruit, hire, and develop engineering talent to scale the team.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Nuclear systems knowledge

Senior Reactor Operator license

First principles thinking

Written and verbal communication

Regulatory compliant operations

Hands-on leadership

Job description

Radiant, an El Segundo, CA-based startup, seeks a Lead Reactor Operations Engineer to direct a team ensuring Kaleidos reactor operations meet safety, reliability, and commissioning goals. The role requires hands-on operator qualification and strong regulatory knowledge.

The position focuses on developing operation interfaces, procedures, and control strategies while maintaining direct involvement in hands-on activities and safety-critical decision making.