Senior Civil Engineer – Nuclear Facility Structures (Onsite)

FELICIS; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Comprehensive medical plans

One Medical membership

Vision and dental coverage

Paid parental leave

Daily catered lunch

Flexible PTO

On-site HQ near Pacific Ocean

Job summary

Radiant is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer in El Segundo, CA, to design and develop concrete and precast structural systems for manufacturing and deployment sites supporting nuclear microreactors. The role involves solving challenges to create efficient, resilient structures able to endure extreme thermal and seismic environments while meeting program constraints.

You will perform trade studies, material selection, detailed structural analyses, and test planning, enabling safe storage

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Civil, Structural, or Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience designing concrete or reinforced concrete structures.
• 4+ years of experience performing structural analysis using both hand calculations and finite element tools (Abaqus, Ansys, SAP2000, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Ownership of critical concrete structures such as spent fuel dry cask storage systems, factory and facility foundations, and precast concrete elements.
• Conduct trade studies and develop designs to meet program requirements for static, thermal, and seismic loading conditions.
• Perform detailed structural analysis (reinforced and precast concrete design, static strength, durability) and dynamic analysis (seismic qualification) to determine structural integrity.
• Develop and execute construction, fabrication, and test plans for precast and cast-in-place concrete elements.
• Create and manage a Bill-of-Materials (BOM).
• Find and develop suppliers and fabricators for precast concrete components.
• Own subassembly/structure design, fabrication, and test schedules.
• Own risk analysis (FMEA) for concrete structural subsystems.
• Collect requirements, provide expertise and feedback to engineers in other functional areas via clear, constructive communication.

Skills

Structural design

Concrete expertise

Finite element analysis

Engineering trade studies

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Abaqus

Ansys

SAP2000

Job description

Radiant is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer in El Segundo, CA, to design and develop concrete and precast structural systems for manufacturing and deployment sites supporting nuclear microreactors. The role involves solving challenges to create efficient, resilient structures able to endure extreme thermal and seismic environments while meeting program constraints.

You will perform trade studies, material selection, detailed structural analyses, and test planning, enabling safe storage