Systems Engineer – AI-Driven Nuclear Product Platform

Valar Atomics; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Unlimited PTO

Free daily lunch and dinner onsite

Generous PPE stipend

High-impact startup environment

Rapid career growth opportunities

Direct collaboration with operators

Job summary

Valar Atomics is seeking a Systems Engineer in Torrance, CA to advance DOE Genesis Mission studies, applying AI to reactor design and licensing. You will model architectures with and without an AI assistant and prepare regulator-facing documents.

You will collaborate with engineers across disciplines, manage requirements, and contribute to a fast-paced, first-of-a-kind development environment aimed at scalable nuclear energy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field.
• 3+ years of systems engineering experience in multidisciplinary environments.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; ability to document architecture.
• Experience with MBSE, SysML/UML, and requirements tools.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted design is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage system requirements.
• Support system architecture development and design.
• Apply systems engineering lifecycle processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Perform trade studies and risk assessments.
• Create and maintain technical documentation.
• Support integration, testing, and validation.
• Assess AI-assisted architecture and report to regulators.

Skills

Systems Engineering

MBSE

Cross-disciplinary Collaboration

Analytical Skills

Technical Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

IBM Rhapsody 10.0

SysML/UML

DOORS/Jama

Job description

Valar Atomics is seeking a Systems Engineer in Torrance, CA to advance DOE Genesis Mission studies, applying AI to reactor design and licensing. You will model architectures with and without an AI assistant and prepare regulator-facing documents.

You will collaborate with engineers across disciplines, manage requirements, and contribute to a fast-paced, first-of-a-kind development environment aimed at scalable nuclear energy.