Antares Pharma

Antares Pharma

Staff Space Electrical Engineer

Los Angeles · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 30 days ago
Systems EngineeringElectrical EngineeringHardware DesignPower ElectronicsControlsCommunicationCollaborationSCADA

About the role

  • As the Staff Space Electrical Engineer at Antares, you will analyze and guide the architecture of power distribution, instrumentation and controls, and hardware-based control systems for our terrestrial and space nuclear reactors/testbeds.
  • You will also work together with our Licensing team on hardware regulatory strategy to ensure our multi-platform control systems and electrical networks meet compliance milestones under DOE and NRC and other regulatory specific specifications.
  • Produce and review controlled technical documentation (schematics/wiring, safety inputs, hazard/FMEA-style analyses, test procedures/reports).

Responsibilities

  • Own the electrical system level architecture of our testbed and space nuclear reactors.
  • Design and assess electronics and control systems for harsh environments (e.g., space, nuclear).
  • Lead integration, bring-up, and troubleshooting across hardware, firmware, and test infrastructure.
  • Coordinate with regulators regarding design basis for instrumentation loops, including fail-safe architecture or redundancy.
  • Own the relevant Documented Safety Analysis (DSA) inputs that address electrical system hazards or potential single-point failures.
  • Participate in each formal design review cycle, ensuring electrical/I&C sections are complete, accurate, and documented.
  • Support the hazard analysis process, identifying possible electrical or instrumentation failure modes and how they're mitigated.
  • Verify that the final design meets or exceeds relevant standards for safety-class or safety-significant equipment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related field.
  • 8+ years in designing and analyzing electrical and/or instrumentation systems, ideally in nuclear, aerospace, energy, or industrial automation.
  • Familiarity with electrical requirements for regulated environments, including wiring codes, control logic documentation, and safety classification.
  • 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.

Nice to have

  • Preferred Skills & Experience:

Skills

  • Experience with power electronics and/or power conversion systems
  • Master's degree or higher in Electrical/Controls Engineering.
  • Experience designing and employing electrical systems in space and/or nuclear radiation environments.
  • Prior experience in nuclear or defense sectors with knowledge of relevant I&C codes (IEEE 379, IEEE 497, etc.).
  • Experience with advanced control system architecture or SCADA in high-reliability contexts (aviation, nuclear, or automotive safety).

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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