Radiant Industries

Engineering Manager, Integration & Test

El Segundo, CA · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 29 days ago

PythonC++C#Performance ManagementHRISFPGAMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringHardware DesignLabVIEWLeadership

About the role

The ideal candidate brings deep electrical engineering expertise, proven people management experience, and a track record of delivering complex hardware programs on tight timelines.

Lead and grow a team of electrical engineers, owning hiring, performance management, and technical development.
Manage schedule, budget, and vendor relationships for electrical hardware and integration activities.
Drive electrical validation strategy; establish test procedures, methodologies, and best practices across the team.
Own cross-functional alignment with embedded, controls, software, and mechanical engineering teams.
Oversee test infrastructure build-out and establish the test environment as a foundational asset ahead of the 2028 deployment target.
Lead design reviews and communicate technical decisions to cross-functional stakeholders and leadership.
Radiant is an El Segundo, CA-based startup building the world's first mass-produced, portable nuclear microreactors.
Radiant's unique, practical approach to nuclear development leverages modern software engineering to rapidly deliver safe, factory-built microreactors that use existing, well-qualified materials.
Own electrical and software integration requirements spanning power distribution, signal conditioning, sensor mapping, actuator interfaces, and device simulation.
You will manage a team of electrical engineers while owning cross-functional stakeholder relationships and driving execution from early architecture through hardware bring-up, testing, and commissioning.

2+ years of engineering management experience, including hiring and team development.
Experience with DAQ and test systems (e.g., NI PXI, dSpace, Speedgoat, or similar).
Proficiency with LabVIEW, TestStand, and at least one scripting language (Python, C++, C#, or similar).
4+ years of engineering management experience, including hiring and team development.
Familiarity with real-time simulation systems and/or FPGA-based hardware.
Experience with controls fundamentals and software testing processes.
MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
Background in high-reliability, safety-critical, or regulated industry environments (aerospace, defense, nuclear, medical, or automotive).

100% top tier plan coverage + 50% for dependents.
Voluntary life, accident, hospital, critical illness, commuter and FSA/HSA are offered as employee contributed benefits.
8-weeks of paid parental leave for all parents.
Additional paid pregnancy leave for CA employees.
Flexible PTO policy.

recruiting@radiantnuclear.com.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
This position involves access to technology that is subject to U.S. export controls.
Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant's capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls.
Founded in 2020, Radiant is on track to test its first reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory this summer, with initial customer deliveries beginning in 2028.

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