Antares Pharma

Antares Pharma

Mission Engineer

Los Angeles · Mid

No sponsorshipDetected 26 days ago
PythonGitCI/CDProject ManagementBusiness DevelopmentNegotiationLogisticsProcurementSystems EngineeringResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingWritingThermodynamics

About the role

  • You will serve as the primary point of contact for a broad range of stakeholders, driving the development and deployment of Antares systems to meet mission needs.
  • You will operate at the intersection of systems engineering and business development, bridging technical product development with operational execution supporting capture and execution of contracts and funding opportunities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead delivery for customer-facing programs-owning cost/schedule/quality, contractual compliance, and milestone execution-while driving engineering collaboration across disciplines and internal/external reviews to align stakeholders and ensure mission success.
  • Perform market/use-case analysis and CONOPS research and develop internal technical roadmaps to ensure product readiness for specific deployments and customer mission needs.
  • Establish closed-loop requirements management that connects customer feedback to engineering design inputs and maintains alignment with user requirements and intended use cases.
  • Ideate and propose new development programs to DoD and DOE sponsors, and support proposal development and contract acquisition by drafting technical content, interface requirements, operational use case descriptions, and system performance justifications.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline (mechanical, aerospace, nuclear, systems, etc.), physics, or applied science.
  • 3+ years of experience in complex, safety-critical or defense/aerospace programs with accountability for cost/schedule/technical performance and formal review gates.
  • Systems engineering proficiency and agile best practices in deep technology, with demonstrated cross-disciplinary systems thinking for complex technical systems.
  • Experience with government sponsors (DoD, DOE, NASA, USAF/USSF) and a track record of winning proposals and contracts or high impact / ROI contributions.
  • 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.
  • include strong engineering and physics fundamentals-particularly in thermodynamics, energy systems, aerospace, and engineering economics-with demonstrated proficiency in systems-level thinking and high technical rigor across disciplines.
  • You will own product integration into operational end-user environments.
  • include managing project costs, schedules, deliverables, and translating user feedback into actionable internal requirements.
  • Success in this role requires a generalist mindset, cross-disciplinary problem-solving, and relentless focus on delivering value to our customers.

Nice to have

  • Preferred Skills & Experience:

Skills

  • Master's degree or PhD in an engineering field.
  • Proficiency in Python for numerical/multiphysics work and familiarity with modern toolchains (Git and CI/CD)
  • Experience in transportation logistics.
  • PMP or other relevant professional project management certification.
  • Excellent negotiation, conflict resolution, and leadership skills.
  • Experience working in a start-up environment.
  • Ability to travel to customer and mission-relevant locations as needed.
  • Ability to obtain a Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance is preferred.
  • Think in Systems
  • Obsess over the End User
  • Be Unconstrained by Convention
  • Go Where the Work Is

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.
  • Learn more about the ITAR here https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987.

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