Antares Nuclear
R&D Machinist I
Los Angeles · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Education
- High school diploma or GED.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Machining and assembling development hardware and test fixtures for nuclear systems, while documenting processes and providing manufacturability feedback to engineering.
What you'll do
- Set up, operate, and troubleshoot multi-axis CNC mills and/or live-tooling lathes; monitor and replace cutting tools and deburr parts.
- Machine components using graphite, stainless steel, and high-temperature alloys; support prototyping and assembly operations.
- Provide manufacturability feedback to engineering and complete work instructions and process documentation.
What they ask for
- High school diploma or GED.
- Ability to read and understand G-code, engineering drawings, and GD&T.
- Ability to work long hours and weekends as needed, lift up to 50 lbs unassisted, and perform tasks involving bending, stooping, and prolonged standing.
Nice to have
- Experience machining stainless steel, exotic alloys such as Inconel, and/or graphite; operating Fanuc CNC controllers; modifying G-code; or working in R&D machining.
- Experience with a quality system such as AS9100, ISO 9001, NQA1, or similar; ability to adjust priorities to changing schedules.
Pay
$24.75 - $30.25 USD base salary
Tools
CNC mills, live tooling lathes, G-code, GD&T, Fanuc CNC controllers, Inconel, AS9100, ISO 9001
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