Antares Nuclear
Senior/Staff Nuclear Safety Analysis Engineer
$160K–$235K
Los Angeles · Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years of relevant reactor safety analysis experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Education
- B.S. in Nuclear, Mechanical, or a related field; M.S. or Ph.D. preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Own and deliver deterministic nuclear safety analyses, source-term and radiological dose calculations, and licensing-support documentation for the Mark 1 reactor.
What you'll do
- Lead safety analysis scope, technical approach, schedule, and quality; analyze intact events and bound key figures of merit.
- Develop TRISO fuel source-term and dose calculations, including uncertainty propagation from neutronics through fuel performance and dose results.
- Coordinate across engineering, licensing, testing, and materials teams; support regulatory documentation, code V&V, and technical mentorship.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Nuclear, Mechanical, or a related field.
- 4+ years of relevant reactor safety analysis experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Hands-on experience with at least one system-level thermal-hydraulic / systems analysis code.
- Working knowledge of TRISO or other advanced fuel performance and qualification, source terms and radiological dose calculations, reactor physics/neutronics uncertainty, and PIRT or comparable scoping methods.
Nice to have
- M.S. or Ph.D.
- Experience with PRA, regulatory frameworks, safety-code V&V, dose or neutronics software, advanced-fuel qualification, regulatory submittals, or cross-disciplinary technical leadership.
Pay
$160K – $235K USD base salary
Tools
RELAP5-3D, TRACE, SAM, GOTHIC, SAS4A/SASSYS-1, MELCOR, ORIGEN, MACCS
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