Antares · 4 months ago
Nuclear Instrumentation and Controls Test Engineer
Los Angeles
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$145K/yr - $200K/yr
4+ years expAntares is a company focused on making clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt. They are seeking a Nuclear Instrumentation and Controls Test Engineer to collaborate with various teams to design and implement test stands and platforms, while maintaining test code and aiding design engineers with component selection and system-level peer reviews.
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U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Collaborate with the Nuclear, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, and Controls teams to design and implement Hardware in the Loop (HITL) test stands and platforms
Design around, and operate, and build test stands involving thermal chambers, vibe tables, shock fixtures, vacuum, and gaseous purge systems
Synthesize and execute on test stand requirements per I&C given requisite test objectives for nuclear sensing Devices Under Test (DUTs), and requisite proxies for nuclear sensors
Synthesize and execute on test stand requirements per I&C given requisite test objectives for coupled electromechanical-nuclear-sensor DUTs
Write and maintain test code, which interfaces with DAQs, CD&H systems of commercial and custom in-house design varieties
As needed, aid design engineers with I&C component/vendor selection, system-level peer-review, synthesis of nuclear environments, simulation/model correlation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field
4+ years of experience testing and developing instrumentation and controls systems in nuclear, aerospace, defense, or other high reliability environments
High proficiency working with thermal sensors including thermocouples, RTDs (Resistant Temperature Detectors) and/or neutron sensors
High proficiency working with DAQ modules including Labjacks and National Instruments CDAQs
Collaborate with the Nuclear, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, and Controls teams to design and implement Hardware in the Loop (HITL) test stands and platforms
Design around, and operate, and build test stands involving thermal chambers, vibe tables, shock fixtures, vacuum, and gaseous purge systems
Synthesize and execute on test stand requirements per I&C given requisite test objectives for nuclear sensing Devices Under Test (DUTs), and requisite proxies for nuclear sensors
Synthesize and execute on test stand requirements per I&C given requisite test objectives for coupled electromechanical-nuclear-sensor DUTs
Write and maintain test code, which interfaces with DAQs, CD&H systems of commercial and custom in-house design varieties
As needed, aid design engineers with I&C component/vendor selection, system-level peer-review, synthesis of nuclear environments, simulation/model correlation
Preferred
Experience with Python programming
Working proficiency with C/C++
Working proficiency with PLC programming
Experience with ethernet and serial devices interfaces in a test-stand context
Experience operating thermal chambers, vibe tables, and shock test stands
Demonstrated ability to write clear test plans, procedures, and reports, and to communicate findings to multidisciplinary engineering teams
Experience working with radiation sources in a test environment
Experience calibrating neutron sensors
Nuclear reactor operator experience
Experience developing Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) for nuclear reactor operations
Company
Antares
Antares Industries is an advanced nuclear energy startup that designs and manufactures adaptable and scalable reactors.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$126MKey Investors
Shine Capital
2025-12-02Series B· $71M
2025-12-02Debt Financing· $25M
2024-10-30Series A· $30M
Leadership Team
Julia DeWahl
Co-founder & President
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