Senior-Staff Reliability Engineer

Antares
Los Angeles
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 140,000 - 210,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Root cause analysis","Quantitative analysis","Systems thinking"]

Own quantitative reliability analysis for the Antares R1 microreactor, building and maintaining reliability/availability/capacity-factor models from system goals down to component failure mechanisms. Develop and validate reliability block diagrams, fault trees, and FMEA/FMECA analyses; calculate key reliability metrics; and lead reliability growth and improvement plans. Partner across mechanical, electrical, controls, manufacturing, test, and reactor systems to translate analyses into actionable design, redundancy, and maintenance decisions.

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Job Summary

Own quantitative reliability analysis for the Antares R1 microreactor, building and maintaining reliability/availability/capacity-factor models from system goals down to component failure mechanisms. Develop and validate reliability block diagrams, fault trees, and FMEA/FMECA analyses; calculate key reliability metrics; and lead reliability growth and improvement plans. Partner across mechanical, electrical, controls, manufacturing, test, and reactor systems to translate analyses into actionable design, redundancy, and maintenance decisions.
Location: Los Angeles
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own quantitative reliability analysis for the Antares R1 microreactor, including development and maintenance of reactor and plant level reliability, availability, and capacity factor models.
  • •Translate plant-level availability/capacity factor goals into reliability requirements for mechanical, electrical, controls, thermal, and balance-of-plant systems.
  • •Develop and maintain reliability block diagrams, fault trees, fault/failure analyses, and quantitative models to assess how component/subsystem failures impact reactor performance and availability.
  • •Calculate and track reliability metrics such as failure rates, MTBF, MTTR, availability, probability of mission success, component life, and predicted downtime contributions.
  • •Partner with engineering and operations teams to identify highest-impact risks, evaluate design alternatives, drive reliability growth/improvement plans, and continuously update models using operational and production data.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 140,000 - 210,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in engineering, applied mathematics, physics, statistics, or a related technical field.
  • •Experience performing reliability, root cause analysis, failure analysis, statistical analysis, or similar quantitative engineering work on complex hardware systems.
  • •Working knowledge of statistics, probability, failure modes, and reliability engineering fundamentals.
  • •Ability to evaluate mechanical and electrical systems to identify likely failure mechanisms and reliability risks.
  • •Ability to analyze technical data, form quantitative conclusions, and communicate recommendations to engineering teams.
Experience:NuclearAerospaceSpaceEnergyDefenseSafety-critical hardware
Education:Bachelor's in engineering, applied mathematics, physics, statistics, or a related technical field
Skills:CommunicationRoot cause analysisQuantitative analysisSystems thinking
Tech Stack:PythonMATLABOctaveRMinitabSASNCSS

Eligibility

Nationality:US National
Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Antares
Designs and builds compact nuclear microreactors for remote, defense, industrial and space applications, focusing on transportable, low-footprint reactors and associated fuel and manufacturing capabilities.
Industry: Nuclear Energy
Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 2023
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