Antares Pharma

Antares Pharma

R&D Technician III

Los Angeles · Mid

Sponsorship not specified$32k-$39kDetected 61 days ago
Process ImprovementERPRoboticsResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingLean Manufacturing

About the role

  • As an R&D Technician III, you will be at the forefront of our company's critical operations in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
  • Autonomously spec, source, and commission equipment, research new best practices, coordinate resources, and report project status.
  • Identify and resolve technical challenges, implementing corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • You will take ownership of prototyping, machining, assembly, testing, and fabrication operations, ensuring attention to detail and proper documentation as we develop next-generation nuclear systems.
  • Work closely with engineering to fabricate prototypes, build and operate test systems while ensuring adherence to specifications, quality standards, and safety protocols.
  • Collaborate with engineering to improve designs through rapid iteration to refine manufacturing techniques.
  • Participate in design reviews, providing input on long term manufacturability, available resources, and design improvements.
  • Build, lead, and mentor a team of ambitious, quality-focused technicians, fostering a culture of technical excellence, teamwork, and accountability.
  • Develop and document best practices for machining, fabrication, assembly, and quality inspection.
  • Support critical system testing and validation efforts, ensuring products meet performance and reliability requirements. Some of these efforts will require off-site travel.
  • The customer and end user are often not the same. We will never build globally competitive commercial products if we lose sight of our end users and their entire interaction with the product life cycle
  • At Antares, we like to specifically tie each role to our founding document's set of values-here are the top five cultural values we think you should believe at your core to be successful:
  • Obsess over the End User - The customer and end user are often not the same. We will never build globally competitive commercial products if we lose sight of our end users and their entire interaction with the product life cycle

Requirements

  • 5+ years in a high-performance manufacturing or
  • 5+ years in a high-performance manufacturing or R&D environment with experience in multiple of the following areas: fabrication, machining, welding, pneumatic/hydraulic systems, test processes, test stand development.
  • Think probabilistically and then take action. "If you want to be certain, then you are apt to be obsolete." Over-optimizing the components often degrades the system
  • If you can't make it, find a teammate who can channel your intentions and go in your place.
  • To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Nice to have

  • Understanding of aerospace-grade production/quality standards and a demonstrated track record of operating in them.
  • Experience interpreting engineering drawings and technical specifications & processes.
  • Experience with welding techniques, including OTW
  • Experience in aerospace, nuclear, defense, or advanced manufacturing industries.
  • Knowledge of materials science, precision machining, and quality inspection techniques.
  • Hands-on experience with fluid, gas, or high-voltage systems.
  • Experience with automation, robotics, and advanced manufacturing techniques.
  • Background in process optimization and lean manufacturing principles.

Skills

  • Train and upskill technicians on new processes, tools, and industry best practices.

Compensation

  • We are located in Torrance, CA in a 322,000 square foot, brand new facility featuring large open spaces for team collaboration, R&D, and production, as well as easy access to the 405, 105, and 110 freeways.

Company info

  • At Antares, our long-term mission is to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt. We're fueled by the belief that advanced nuclear energy can strengthen our military, solve the climate crisis, elevate global living standards, and expand humanity's presence in outer space. To achieve our mission, we're building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors that can be used terrestrially, underwater, and in space.
  • Formed in 2023, the Antares team hails from SpaceX, The White House, MIT, Rigetti Computing, The Air Force, General Atomics, Relativity Space, Ursa Major, and National Laboratories like Los Alamos, Idaho, and Oak Ridge. Antares has raised over $130M in venture capital from top-tier investors and has over $13M in government funding.
  • About the Team
  • As an R&D Technician III, you will be at the forefront of our company's critical operations in a fast-paced, innovative environment. You will take ownership of prototyping, machining, assembly, testing, and fabrication operations, ensuring attention to detail and proper documentation as we develop next-generation nuclear systems.
  • At Antares, our long-term mission is to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt.
  • We're fueled by the belief that advanced nuclear energy can strengthen our military, solve the climate crisis, elevate global living standards, and expand humanity's presence in outer space.
  • To achieve our mission, we're building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors that can be used terrestrially, underwater, and in space.
  • Formed in 2023, the Antares team hails from SpaceX, The White House, MIT, Rigetti Computing, The Air Force, General Atomics, Relativity Space, Ursa Major, and National Laboratories like Los Alamos, Idaho, and Oak Ridge.
  • Antares has raised over $130M in venture capital from top-tier investors and has over $13M in government funding.

Equal opportunity

  • Antares is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • Employment decisions are based solely on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.
  • Learn more about the ITAR here https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987.
  • Equal Opportunity

Visa & Work Authorization

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