Senior Electrical Engineer

About the Role

As a Senior Electrical Engineer at Antares, you will contribute to the architecture, design, testing, and integration of instrumentation and control (I&C) and power distribution systems for advanced nuclear microreactors.

You will work closely with systems, mechanical, software, licensing, and test teams to ensure electrical designs meet performance, safety, and regulatory requirements across multiple applications. The role includes hands-on electrical design, hardware development, and preparation of instrumentation and control documentation that supports DOE and NRC licensing.

Key Responsibilities

• Design electrical systems for reactor instrumentation, control, and power distribution, from early concept through detailed implementation.
• Develop schematics, wiring diagrams, and interface definitions for sensors, control hardware, and electrical subsystems.
• Review and provide feedback on schematics, wiring diagrams, harnesses, and control panel designs.
• Participate in design reviews, ensuring electrical and I&C sections are technically sound and traceable.
• Assist with hazard analysis, identifying electrical or instrumentation failure modes and mitigations.
• Support test activities including bench testing, HIL/HITL, and integration campaigns.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with systems, mechanical, software, and licensing teams.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience in the design, development, integration, or testing of electrical systems and hardware.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• Strong grasp of electrical fundamentals, including DC and AC circuits, impedance, and transient behavior.
• Ability to create, read, and review electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Familiarity with electrical design, simulation, or PCB layout tools (e.g., SPICE-based simulators, schematic capture, or layout review tools).
• Hands-on experience with lab instrumentation such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and signal generators.
• Ability to reason about failure modes and safe states in electrical or control systems.
• Comfort working in fast-paced, ambiguous hardware development environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience working in regulated or safety-critical environments (nuclear, aerospace, defense, maritime, or industrial).
• Understanding of fail-safe design, redundancy, voting logic, or diversity in control systems.
• Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
• Exposure to HIL/HITL testing, automated test frameworks, or data acquisition platforms.
• Familiarity with relevant codes, standards, or guidance (e.g., IEEE, IEC, DOE nuclear standards).
• Familiarity with GDE-987 processes or similar hardware qualification paths.
• Experience contributing to formal design reviews, hazard analyses, or configuration-controlled documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of hardware problems, work through ambiguity, and drive issues to closure.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.