Lead Reliability Engineer, Nuclear Microreactor Systems

Antares; Torrance, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Antares in Torrance, CA is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to own quantitative reliability analyses for the R1 microreactor and to develop plant-level availability and capacity-factor models.

You will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, controls, manufacturing, test, and reactor systems engineers to set reliability targets, identify high-impact risks, and drive improvement plans across design and development stages.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, applied mathematics, physics, statistics, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience performing reliability, root cause analysis, failure analysis, statistical analysis, or similar quantitative engineering work on complex hardware systems.
• Working knowledge of statistics, probability, failure modes, and reliability engineering fundamentals.
• Ability to understand mechanical and electrical systems well enough to evaluate likely failure mechanisms and reliability risks.
• Ability to analyze technical data, develop quantitative conclusions, and communicate recommendations to engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own quantitative reliability analysis for the Antares R1 microreactor, including development and maintenance of reactor and plant level reliability, availability, and capacity factor models.
• Establish reliability targets for reactor systems, subsystems, and critical components based on overall plant capacity factor, regulatory and mission requirements.
• Translate top-level reactor availability and capacity factor goals into measurable reliability requirements for individual mechanical, electrical, controls, thermal, and balance-of-plant systems.
• Develop and maintain reliability predictions using component test data, supplier data, industry databases, accelerated life testing, engineering analysis, and field experience.
• Lead or support DFMEA, FMEA, FMECA, fault tree analysis, and related structured failure-mode investigations across reactor systems.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Statistical analysis

Failure analysis

Root cause analysis

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, applied mathematics, physics, statistics, or a related technical field

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Octave

R

Minitab

SAS

NCSS

Job description

Antares in Torrance, CA is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to own quantitative reliability analyses for the R1 microreactor and to develop plant-level availability and capacity-factor models.

You will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, controls, manufacturing, test, and reactor systems engineers to set reliability targets, identify high-impact risks, and drive improvement plans across design and development stages.