Electrical Engineer I​/II

Electrical Engineer

At Antares, our long-term mission is to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt. We're fueled by the belief that advanced nuclear energy can strengthen our military, solve the climate crisis, elevate global living standards, and expand humanity's presence in outer space. To achieve our mission, we're building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors that can be used terrestrially, underwater, and in space.

Formed in 2023, the Antares team hails from SpaceX, The White House, MIT, Rigetti Computing, The Air Force, General Atomics, Relativity Space, Ursa Major, and National Laboratories like Los Alamos, Idaho, and Oak Ridge. Antares has raised over $130M in venture capital from top-tier investors and has over $13M in government funding.

As an 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.

• 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.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• Experience designing, analyzing, or integrating electrical systems.
• 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.

• 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.

Electrical Engineer I: 120k-135k

Electrical Engineer II: 135k-160k

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

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