Thermo-Mechanical Design Engineer

About the Company

Antares is on a mission to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt. The team is building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors for terrestrial, underwater, and space applications.

Responsibilities

• Perform design, modeling, and analysis of heat pipe systems
• Support development of manufacturing methods for prototyping and mass manufacturing
• Support development of test articles, stands, and procedures for validating performance and life characteristics
• Coordinate with internal teams and external stakeholders to drive execution of customer requirements
• Define operating procedures and limits for heat pipes
• Investigate heat pipe failure and define reliability limits

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or a related physics-based field
• 2+ years of experience in engineering with a focus on thermal or heat transfer systems
• Demonstrated experience with thermal modeling software such as COMSOL or ANSYS

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s in Nuclear Engineering, Thermal Sciences, or Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering
• Knowledge of materials science for alloy selection
• Experience in simulation of high temperature 2-phase flow fields
• Expertise in heat pipe design, analysis, manufacturing, and test
• Understanding of nuclear safety standards and regulatory requirements
• 2+ years of experience in high temperature (500°C+) systems
• Experience with sodium purification and material handling