Reactivity Controls Mechanical Design Engineer II

53 Stations; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Antares in Torrance, CA, seeks a Responsible Engineer for Reactivity Controls – Mechanical to lead design, development, testing, and validation of mechanical systems that govern reactor reactivity and safe operation.

The role requires a track record in precision control mechanisms, preferably in robotics or electromechanical systems, and involves system architecture work, vendor evaluation, and collaboration with thermal, structural, neutronics, controls, and simulation teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 3+ years of experience in a full-cycle design engineering roles, encompassing hands-on experience with CAD, analysis, build and test.
• Experience with kinematic synthesis, pneumatic/hydraulic actuation, mechatronics and instrumentation.
• Experience with FMEA including structure strength, stability and fatigue failure modes.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test the reactor’s control mechanisms, hardware and assemblies.
• Concept and develop custom actuation solutions, including mechanisms, linkages, interfaces, and instrumentation.
• Define design criteria, requirements, system architecture, and verification/validation test plans.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams across thermal, structural, neutronics, controls, and simulation disciplines.
• Engineer components for high-temperature, high-stress, and radiation environments using metals, ceramics, and other advanced materials.
• Perform design-for-manufacturability (DFM) assessments and execute tradeoffs across performance, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Conduct mechanism trade studies, document findings, and present recommendations to senior leadership

Skills

CAD

Kinematic synthesis

Pneumatic actuation

Hydraulic actuation

Mechatronics

FMEA

Design for Manufacturability

Nuclear/Aerospace/Robotics

Python

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

Tools

NX

ANSYS

Femap

Python scripting

MATLAB scripting

Job description

Antares in Torrance, CA, seeks a Responsible Engineer for Reactivity Controls – Mechanical to lead design, development, testing, and validation of mechanical systems that govern reactor reactivity and safe operation.

The role requires a track record in precision control mechanisms, preferably in robotics or electromechanical systems, and involves system architecture work, vendor evaluation, and collaboration with thermal, structural, neutronics, controls, and simulation teams.