About the Role

Radiant is seeking an Entry-Level Electrical Engineer with a focus on PCB design to support the development of electrical systems for terrestrial reactor control, with a long-term path toward space reactor applications. In this role, you will work closely with senior engineers to design, build, and test high-reliability, low-noise printed circuit boards used in reactor instrumentation and control systems.

You will contribute across the full PCB development lifecycle—from schematic capture and layout to bring-up and validation—while gaining hands-on experience with mixed-signal systems, data acquisition, and real-time control hardware. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated engineer to develop deep expertise in PCB design, signal integrity, and hardware development in a highly technical, mission-critical environment.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Support the design and development of multilayer PCBs for reactor control and instrumentation systems.

• Assist with schematic capture, component selection, and PCB layout under guidance from senior engineers.

• Contribute to mixed-signal designs, including analog front ends, power distribution, and digital interfaces.

• Apply best practices for signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, and EMI/EMC considerations in layouts.

• Participate in board bring-up, debugging, and lab testing using standard instrumentation (e.g., oscilloscopes, multimeters).

• Help execute hardware validation and test plans, including functional and performance testing.

• Collaborate with firmware, FPGA, DSP, and responsible engineers to support hardware/software integration.

• Document designs, test results, and engineering changes clearly and thoroughly.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.

• Internship, academic project, or hands-on experience with PCB design or electronics development.

• Familiarity with schematic capture and PCB layout tools (e.g., Altium, Cadence, KiCad, or similar).

• Basic understanding of analog and digital circuits, including common interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART).

• Foundational knowledge of signal integrity, grounding, and noise considerations.

• Experience working in a lab environment and using basic test equipment.

• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Desired Qualifications and Skills

• Exposure to mixed-signal or low-noise circuit design through coursework or projects.

• Experience with PCB layout for multilayer boards or high-speed signals (academic or internship).

• Familiarity with embedded systems, microcontrollers, or FPGA basics.

• Interest in high-reliability or regulated industries (nuclear, aerospace, defense, or industrial systems).

• Understanding of basic design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for test (DFT) concepts.

Additional Requirements

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

• Must work 100% onsite at El Segundo HQ

Benefits and Perks

• Stock: Substantial incentive stock plan for all full-time employees.

• Medical: 100% up to base silver level plan for employee + 50% dependents, offers up to Platinum plans.

• One Medical: Sponsored memberships for employees and their dependents.

• Vision: 100% top tier plan coverage + 50% for dependents.

• Dental: 100% top tier plan coverage, orthodontia extra, 50% for dependents.

• Voluntary life, accident, hospital, critical illness, commuter and FSA/HSA are offered as employee contributed benefits.

• 8-weeks of paid parental leave for all parents. Additional paid pregnancy leave for CA employees.

• Daily catered lunch. Free snacks and drinks.

• Flexible PTO policy. Remote workday allocation.

• Company and team-bonding events, happy hours and in-person camaraderie.

• Beautiful El Segundo headquarters close to the Pacific Ocean.

Total Compensation and Benefits
Radiant compensates people for impact and invests in those who continue to raise the bar. Radiant’s new hire compensation package includes base salary, substantial equity grants, and comprehensive health benefits. Total compensation and level are determined through a rigorous evaluation of interview performance, experience, education, and qualifications, and are designed to support continued growth as scope, responsibility, and impact expand at Radiant.

The best of today’s advanced reactor builders don’t wait for job postings. They join the winning team. If that’s you, contact us directly for immediate opportunities: recruiting@radiantnuclear.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

This position involves access to technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls.

Compensation Range: $74K - $130K