Lead Engineer, Reactor Support Equipment
$140,000–$190,000 year
On-siteEl Segundo, California, United States
Job Summary
Provide end-to-end ownership of reactor support equipment delivery for Ember Mini, Forge's subscale non-nuclear prototype, and scale this ownership to full-scale systems for the Ember nuclear power plant. Drive conceptual design, architecture trades, and first-order sizing while developing design requirements through in-depth first-principles analysis. Optimize development speed, cost, and system complexity by designing and executing development, acceptance, and qualification testing. Partner with production and site deployment teams to ensure high-rate manufacturing and delivery. Recruit, build, and lead a multi-disciplinary team of mechanical, civil, electrical, and controls engineers. This role reports directly to the CEO and focuses on scaling nuclear fission technology to rapidly deploy clean energy solutions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related technical discipline
- 3+ years of engineering experience designing, analyzing, or building mechanical hardware
- 1+ years of direct leadership experience leading engineers
- Position will be based in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County and will require relocation if not already local
- The position will be full-time in the office
- Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary
- Ability to travel to suppliers and reactor construction sites in other states as necessary
- Capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls
Desired Qualifications
- Creative problem solver who can bring multiple disciplines together, with the ability to assess risk and make design and development decisions without all available data
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere
- Self-motivated with strong multi-tasking, organizational, communication, and documentation skills
- Strong sense of accountability and integrity
- Demonstrated rapid growth; you've held successive positions of increasing responsibility within an organization, were able to get yourself up to speed at a heroic pace, and accomplished something meaningfully difficult early in your career
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