Thermal - Fluids Analyst I / II

Antares
Los Angeles
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 90,000 - 150,000 annuallyFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Education: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Technical mentorship"]

Build and run thermal-fluids models for microreactor components and subsystems to ensure designs meet thermal, mechanical, and operational performance requirements in extreme environments. Partner with design and responsible engineers to provide analytical guidance and iterative design feedback, and support test campaigns through instrumentation planning, data review, root-cause analysis, and model validation/anchoring. Develop internal tools to speed analytical assessments and document results for stakeholders and customers.

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Thermal - Fluids Analyst I / II

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Job Summary

Build and run thermal-fluids models for microreactor components and subsystems to ensure designs meet thermal, mechanical, and operational performance requirements in extreme environments. Partner with design and responsible engineers to provide analytical guidance and iterative design feedback, and support test campaigns through instrumentation planning, data review, root-cause analysis, and model validation/anchoring. Develop internal tools to speed analytical assessments and document results for stakeholders and customers.
Location: Los Angeles
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Assess subcomponent designs for pressure drop, heat transfer, and other performance characteristics using hand-calcs, in-house tools, and CFD.
  • •Collaborate with designers and responsible engineers to provide guidance on initial sizing, material selection, and design feedback based on analytical results.
  • •Document analytical results and communicate key findings, assumptions, and limitations to internal stakeholders and external customers.
  • •Support test engineers with collaborative test design, instrumentation selection, and data review to validate analytical models.
  • •Develop internal tools and calculators that let engineers perform analytical assessments without detailed finite element models and provide technical mentorship across teams.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 90,000 - 150,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (or similar technical discipline).
  • •Experience building and running CFD models using commercial codes such as Fluent, CFX, and Star-CCM+ (including conjugate heat transfer models and compressible equations of state).
  • •Experience using CAD software for design modification and model defeaturing (e.g., Siemens NX or similar).
  • •Experience using Python, MatLab, VBA, or other scripting languages to build and maintain tools and calculators.
  • •Experience performing thermal-fluids analysis (3+ years preferred).
Experience:NuclearAerospaceCFD
Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationTechnical mentorship
Tech Stack:FluentCFXStar-CCM+Conjugate heat transferCompressible equations of stateCADSiemens NXPythonMatLabVBAFlownexSinda-FluintRELAP5ASME BPVC Section III Div 5FEAFinite element analysisMultiphase flowHeat pipesRankine cycle

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

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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