Senior Thermal CFD Analyst for Nuclear Microreactors

Radiant Industries, Inc.; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical coverage

One Medical membership

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

Life and other insurance

Parental leave

Free catered lunch

Flexible PTO

Team events

HQ near ocean

Job summary

Radiant is seeking a driven Senior Thermal Analyst with CFD/thermal FEA expertise to design, develop and implement simulations for the Kaleidos microreactor. You will ensure high fidelity, reliability and safety of reactor systems and work across disciplines to enable commercialization of the first mass-produced reactor.

You will own CFD analysis, develop multi-physics models, and build automated workflows while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive milestones forward.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or similar field.
• 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
• 5+ years experience with STAR-CCM+, Ansys Fluent, or other commercial CFD code.
• Proficiency with CAD software (Siemens NX).
• Mastery of finite element and computational fluid dynamics modeling principles and methods.
• Experience communicating and distilling information with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute thermal CFD analysis to evaluate design and performance of Kaleidos reactor systems.
• Develop and implement solutions to model turbulent flow, heat transfer, and multi-physics interactions
• Identify and implement CFD simulation best practices
• Build automated workflows to expand simulation capabilities, accuracy, and efficiencies
• Collaborate across teams and disciplines to support design of reduced order analysis methods.

Skills

CFD modeling

STAR-CCM+

Ansys Fluent

FEM/CFD theory

Communication

Multi-physics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or physics

Tools

STAR-CCM+

Ansys Fluent

Siemens NX

Job description

Radiant is seeking a driven Senior Thermal Analyst with CFD/thermal FEA expertise to design, develop and implement simulations for the Kaleidos microreactor. You will ensure high fidelity, reliability and safety of reactor systems and work across disciplines to enable commercialization of the first mass-produced reactor.

You will own CFD analysis, develop multi-physics models, and build automated workflows while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive milestones forward.