Antares Nuclear
Senior Structures Engineer
$145K–$190K
Los Angeles · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of professional experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
About the job
Leads the design, analysis, testing, and qualification of safety-significant structural components for Antares reactor systems.
What you'll do
- Analyze and optimize reactor structures, including core restraint, control drum mounting, and heat exchanger vessel supports.
- Define system architecture, operating limits, design margins, and engineering documentation for design reviews, verification, and licensing.
- Lead component and system testing and collaborate with cross-functional teams on fabrication, integration, supplier selection, and deployment.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- 5+ years of professional experience designing, analyzing, and developing structural systems for demanding engineering applications.
- Experience with structural design, including hand calculations, material selection, bolted and welded joint design, load paths, and thermo-mechanical trade studies.
- Experience using finite element analysis (FEA) tools to evaluate structural performance, stress, deformation, fatigue, and thermal loading.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or higher in a related engineering discipline.
- Experience with ANSYS Mechanical, Abaqus, Nastran, or equivalent FEA software; regulated-industry hardware and applicable design standards are also cited.
Pay
$145,000 - $190,000 USD base salary; $145K – $190K (compensation type not specified)
Tools
ANSYS Mechanical, Abaqus, Nastran, FEA, ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code, AISC, ACI, AWS
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