Joblaze summary

The Senior Electrical Engineer at Radiant is responsible for designing and developing electrical control systems for portable nuclear microreactors, ensuring their reliability and safety. This role requires expertise in fault-tolerant hardware, industrial power systems, and various communication protocols, along with proficiency in electrical design software. Ideal candidates have over five years of relevant experience and a strong foundation in electrical engineering principles. Radiant, a startup focused on innovative nuclear solutions, emphasizes collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to advance its groundbreaking technology.

Joblaze insights

Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Radiant's careers page October 27, 2026.
Electrical Engineering appears in 3.1% of 2574 comparable senior other roles in United States; AutoCAD Electrical appears in 0.1% of 2574 comparable senior other roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Senior Electrical Engineer, Controls role remote?: No — this is an on-site role in El Segundo, CA.
How much experience is required?: At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Electrical Engineer, Controls role.
Where is the role based?: Radiant is hiring for this position in El Segundo, CA.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AutoCAD Electrical, CANbus, Electrical Engineering, EtherCAT, Ethernet, MODBUS.
What seniority level is this role?: Radiant targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Senior Electrical Engineer, Controls role at Radiant.

From the original posting

About the Role

Radiant is seeking a talented Senior Electrical Engineer, Controls to own designs from requirements capture through operation. The candidate will be directly responsible for components of the nuclear microreactor control and measurement systems. The ideal candidate should be comfortable jumping from designing circuit boards to integration work interfacing with fault-tolerant, off-the-shelf hardware. This role requires collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams designing the nuclear reactor core, fluid heat transfer systems, and structures.

Responsibilities & Duties:

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support the architecture, design, implementation, and testing of the microreactor electrical control systems.
Design and develop industrial electrical control hardware including schematics, wiring diagrams, harnessing, and integration assemblies.
Lead design of fault-tolerant and safety-critical electrical systems, emphasizing reliability, maintainability, and regulatory compliance.
Develop and review electrical interface designs between control systems, power equipment, and instrumentation.
Ensure designs comply with applicable electrical codes and safety standards including NFPA and NEC requirements.
Perform SCCR and Arc Flash calculations.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field.
5+ years of experience designing electrical hardware.
Experience designing fault-tolerant and safety critical hardware.
Experience with Ethernet, EtherCAT, Modbus, CANbus, RS-422, or other communications protocols.
Experience selecting, integrating, and troubleshooting sensors including pressure transducers, RTDs, thermocouples, shaft speed and position sensors, IEPE vibration sensors, and MEMS-based sensors.
Experience using electrical design software such as AutoCAD Electrical, Zuken, or similar schematic and wiring design tools.
Experience designing, analyzing, and working safely with industrial power systems including 120 VAC, 208 VAC, and 480 VAC equipment, including applicable electrical safety practices.
Strong electrical engineering fundamentals.
Experience specifying and integrating Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), soft starters, and motor control centers (MCCs).

Desired Qualifications & Skills:

Experience in electrical architecture make vs. buy trades.
Experience with Siemens NX.
Experience with PLCs, Twincat, structured text programming.
Familiarity with EMI/EMC mitigation techniques and testing.
Experience with Python, C/C++, or scripting languages for test automation, data acquisition, or diagnostics.
Experience supporting nuclear instrumentation systems.
Experience with FMEAs and hazard analysis.
Experience with industrial network architecture and deterministic control networks.

Additional Requirements:

Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as necessary to accomplish our mission.

Benefits and Perks

Stock: Substantial incentive stock plan for all full-time employees.
Daily catered lunch. Free snacks and drinks.
Flexible PTO policy. Remote workday allocation.

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Senior Electrical Engineer, Controls