Senior Thermal CFD Engineer - Nuclear Microreactors

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Comprehensive health benefits

Free catered lunch

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Radiant, an El Segundo, CA-based startup, seeks a driven Senior Thermal Analyst with CFD and thermal FEA modeling expertise 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 technical problems, collaborate across disciplines, and drive milestones toward commercialization of the first mass-produced nuclear reactor. This role is 100% onsite at our El Segundo HQ.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or a related 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

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or related field

Tools

STAR-CCM+

ANSYS Fluent

Siemens NX

Job description

Radiant, an El Segundo, CA-based startup, seeks a driven Senior Thermal Analyst with CFD and thermal FEA modeling expertise 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 technical problems, collaborate across disciplines, and drive milestones toward commercialization of the first mass-produced nuclear reactor. This role is 100% onsite at our El Segundo HQ.