Antares Nuclear
Nuclear Instrumentation & Controls Engineer
$125K–$210K
Los Angeles · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years; the posting does not state an alternative.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
About the job
Develops, integrates, tests, and qualifies nuclear instrumentation and measurement systems for reactor programs.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and operate hardware-in-the-loop test platforms and automated test stands.
- Develop and execute instrumentation test plans, including sensor characterization, calibration, and environmental qualification.
- Automate testing, analyze results, investigate anomalies, and document verification and qualification findings.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 4+ years of experience developing, integrating, or testing instrumentation and control systems in nuclear, aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability applications.
- Hands-on experience with sensors, measurement electronics, calibration, data acquisition systems, and automated instrumentation testing.
- Proficiency in Python programming for automated test execution, data acquisition, and analysis.
Nice to have
- Experience with neutron detectors, nuclear measurement systems, radiation-source testing, neutron detector calibration, or nuclear reactor operations.
- Experience with National Instruments, LabJack, or similar data acquisition hardware, including serial and Ethernet interfaces, C/C++, or programmable logic controllers.
Pay
USD $125K – $210K base salary
Tools
Python, National Instruments, LabJack, C/C++, programmable logic controllers
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