Senior Thermal CFD Analyst - Nuclear Microreactor Systems

Energy Jobline ZR; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock: Substantial incentive stockplan

Medical: 100% up to base silver level,

One Medical: Sponsored memberships

Vision: 100% top tier plan coverage

Dental: 100% top tier plan coverage

Flexible PTO

Daily catered lunch

Parental leave (8 weeks)

CA-specific leave

Onsite HQ near Pacific Ocean

Job summary

Radiant is seeking a driven Senior Thermal Modeling Analyst to design, develop and implement simulations for the Kaleidos microreactor, ensuring high fidelity, reliability, and safety of our systems.

You will work on cutting edge problems for a high temperature gas reactor, collaborating across disciplines to unlock commercialization of the first mass-produced nuclear reactor. This is a 100% onsite role at our El Segundo HQ.

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 fundamentals

Finite element methods

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/physics

Tools

STAR-CCM+

Ansys Fluent

Siemens NX CAD

Job description

Radiant is seeking a driven Senior Thermal Modeling Analyst to design, develop and implement simulations for the Kaleidos microreactor, ensuring high fidelity, reliability, and safety of our systems.

You will work on cutting edge problems for a high temperature gas reactor, collaborating across disciplines to unlock commercialization of the first mass-produced nuclear reactor. This is a 100% onsite role at our El Segundo HQ.