Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

3 weeks ago


El Segundo, United States Radiant Industries Full time

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Radiant is seeking a highly motivated Senior Mechanical Engineer to develop new hardware with a team of experienced engineering professionals in a fast-paced startup environment. The candidate will be responsible for design and analysis of a wide variety of components in support of developing Kaleidos.

Responsibilities & Duties

Mechanical Engineering ownership of components and subsystems, such as the following:

Reactor core pressure vessel design per Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC)

Reactor internal components and mechanisms

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Radiation shielding and thermal insulation

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Heat exchangers and other fluid system components

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Transportation and assembly tooling

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Perform detailed thermal and mechanical analysis (static strength, durability/fatigue) to determine structural integrity (margins of safety) using both hand calculations and finite element tools.

Perform trade studies to optimize structure and meet program requirements.

Develop and execute manufacturing/assembly instructions and test plans.

Create and manage a Bill-Of-Materials (BOM).

Find and develop suppliers for all components

Own subassembly design, manufacturing, and test schedules

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Own risk analysis (FMEA) for subsystems

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Collect requirements, provide expertise and feedback to engineers in other functional areas via clear, constructive communication.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Mechanical, Aeronautical, Civil or Structural Engineering.

3+ years of experience performing stress analysis (static and fatigue) using both hand calculations and finite element tools (Abaqus, Ansys, or similar).

Desired Qualifications & Skills

3+ years of experience with design of multi-component assemblies in CAD (Solidworks or similar)

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3+ years of professional experience designing hardware that was manufactured, deployed, and iteratively improved.

Solid understanding and application of GD&T

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Proficiency with both “hand calc” analytical methods and higher fidelity Finite Element based analysis methods.

Track record of appropriate fidelity selection, based on engineering questions to be answered

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Ability to derive free-body diagram and control volume-based models for systems with which one was not previously familiar.

Experience performing CFD analysis for combined fluid/thermal modeling of systems.

Experience performing fracture analysis using NASGRO / NASFLA.

Experience performing combined structural and thermal analysis of graphite and ceramic structural components.

Self-motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills.

Experience with using text-based software development tools.

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