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Senior Electrical R&D Specialist
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About Antares At Antares, our long‑term mission is to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt.
Advanced nuclear energy
can strengthen our military, solve the climate crisis, elevate global living standards, and expand humanity’s presence in outer space. We are building mass‑producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors for terrestrial, underwater, and space applications. Formed in 2023, the team draws talent from SpaceX, MIT, Rigetti Computing, The Air Force, General Atomics, and more. Antares has raised over $39 M in venture capital and over $4 M in government funding.
Roles and Responsibilities
Install industrial control hardware in compliance with NFPA 70 (NEC) and NFPA 79 standards.
Wire and modify electrical control panels per UL 508A, ensuring safety and serviceability.
Author LOTO procedures, arc‑flash labels, and PPE selection following NFPA 70E.
Troubleshoot instrumentation, harnesses, and general electrical systems to restore safe operation.
Maintain the electrical shop, including tools, consumables, calibration, and inventory.
Build, solder, crimp, and verify harnesses and cable assemblies to IPC/WHMA‑A‑620 and IPC‑A‑610 standards.
Design and operate modular AC/DC benches with protection, interlocks, and measurement capabilities; support high‑voltage bring‑up per NFPA 70E.
Plan and operate Engineering Development Units, demonstration rigs, and prototype test articles.
Program and configure industrial controls hardware such as VFDs, motor starters, PLCs, and electronic circuit breakers.
Review and redline drawings and technical documentation, providing design feedback.
Use EPLAN to generate reports, bills of material, wire lists, and manufacturing data; manage schematic documentation.
Define and enforce panel/rack and harnessing standards for repeatability and serviceability.
Create, maintain, and update assigned tasks for documentation and reporting of work in progress.
Collaborate with mechanical, firmware, and systems engineers to define interfaces, requirements, and integration plans.
Ensure compliance with EMI/EMC, safety, environmental, and industry‑specific requirements.
Mentor junior engineers and technicians, leading small build/test teams to deliver milestones.
Prepare compliance documentation for UL 508A panels and NEC wiring, including schematics, BoMs, wire lists, and torque/spec sheets.
Basic Qualifications
High school diploma or GED.
5+ years of work in manufacturing, test, or R&D.
4+ years working on electrical control systems.
Hands‑on panel/rack wiring and harness fabrication, including soldering, crimping, and testing.
Experience with AC (single/three‑phase), DC, and safe high‑voltage bring‑up in a lab/test environment.
Preferred Skills & Experience
Electrical troubleshooting experience.
Knowledge of schematic comprehension.
Experience with complex systems such as cryogenic propellants, high‑pressure gas systems, hydraulics, or combustion devices.
Experience with components like valves, regulators, sensors, power supplies, and hands‑on fabrication.
Hardware testing experience with rocket engines or spacecraft.
Experience in a startup or agile development environment.
UL 508A industrial control panel design/build; NEC/NFPA 79 familiarity.
EPLAN or similar ECAD tools; ability to generate BoMs and wire lists.
PLC/VFD (Allen‑Bradley/Siemens), DAQ, instrumentation, and signal conditioning.
EMI/EMC test awareness and grounding/shielding best practices.
Ability to create work instructions, calibration plans, and lab SOPs for LOTO/ESD.
Additional Requirements
Ability to work long hours and weekends as needed to meet critical milestones.
Location We are located in Torrance, CA, in a 145,000‑square‑foot, brand‑new facility featuring large open spaces for collaboration, R&D, and production. The facility is easily accessible from the 405, 105, and 110 freeways and is situated in the heart of Los Angeles’s emerging tech ecosystem.
Culture
Think in Systems – consider the complex ecosystems and interdependencies.
Obsess over the End User – focus on customer and end‑user interactions across the product lifecycle.
Be Unconstrained by Convention – pursue solutions that have never been tried before.
Craftsmen – invest in high‑quality engineering for its own sake, supporting personal growth.
Loyally Collaborative – prioritize team success over individual recognition.
Equal Opportunity Antares is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
ITAR Requirements To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicants must be one of the following:
U.S. citizen or national.
U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder).
Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157.
Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158.
Eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
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Senior Electrical R&D Specialist
role at
Antares .
About Antares At Antares, our long‑term mission is to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt.
Advanced nuclear energy
can strengthen our military, solve the climate crisis, elevate global living standards, and expand humanity’s presence in outer space. We are building mass‑producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors for terrestrial, underwater, and space applications. Formed in 2023, the team draws talent from SpaceX, MIT, Rigetti Computing, The Air Force, General Atomics, and more. Antares has raised over $39 M in venture capital and over $4 M in government funding.
Roles and Responsibilities
Install industrial control hardware in compliance with NFPA 70 (NEC) and NFPA 79 standards.
Wire and modify electrical control panels per UL 508A, ensuring safety and serviceability.
Author LOTO procedures, arc‑flash labels, and PPE selection following NFPA 70E.
Troubleshoot instrumentation, harnesses, and general electrical systems to restore safe operation.
Maintain the electrical shop, including tools, consumables, calibration, and inventory.
Build, solder, crimp, and verify harnesses and cable assemblies to IPC/WHMA‑A‑620 and IPC‑A‑610 standards.
Design and operate modular AC/DC benches with protection, interlocks, and measurement capabilities; support high‑voltage bring‑up per NFPA 70E.
Plan and operate Engineering Development Units, demonstration rigs, and prototype test articles.
Program and configure industrial controls hardware such as VFDs, motor starters, PLCs, and electronic circuit breakers.
Review and redline drawings and technical documentation, providing design feedback.
Use EPLAN to generate reports, bills of material, wire lists, and manufacturing data; manage schematic documentation.
Define and enforce panel/rack and harnessing standards for repeatability and serviceability.
Create, maintain, and update assigned tasks for documentation and reporting of work in progress.
Collaborate with mechanical, firmware, and systems engineers to define interfaces, requirements, and integration plans.
Ensure compliance with EMI/EMC, safety, environmental, and industry‑specific requirements.
Mentor junior engineers and technicians, leading small build/test teams to deliver milestones.
Prepare compliance documentation for UL 508A panels and NEC wiring, including schematics, BoMs, wire lists, and torque/spec sheets.
Basic Qualifications
High school diploma or GED.
5+ years of work in manufacturing, test, or R&D.
4+ years working on electrical control systems.
Hands‑on panel/rack wiring and harness fabrication, including soldering, crimping, and testing.
Experience with AC (single/three‑phase), DC, and safe high‑voltage bring‑up in a lab/test environment.
Preferred Skills & Experience
Electrical troubleshooting experience.
Knowledge of schematic comprehension.
Experience with complex systems such as cryogenic propellants, high‑pressure gas systems, hydraulics, or combustion devices.
Experience with components like valves, regulators, sensors, power supplies, and hands‑on fabrication.
Hardware testing experience with rocket engines or spacecraft.
Experience in a startup or agile development environment.
UL 508A industrial control panel design/build; NEC/NFPA 79 familiarity.
EPLAN or similar ECAD tools; ability to generate BoMs and wire lists.
PLC/VFD (Allen‑Bradley/Siemens), DAQ, instrumentation, and signal conditioning.
EMI/EMC test awareness and grounding/shielding best practices.
Ability to create work instructions, calibration plans, and lab SOPs for LOTO/ESD.
Additional Requirements
Ability to work long hours and weekends as needed to meet critical milestones.
Location We are located in Torrance, CA, in a 145,000‑square‑foot, brand‑new facility featuring large open spaces for collaboration, R&D, and production. The facility is easily accessible from the 405, 105, and 110 freeways and is situated in the heart of Los Angeles’s emerging tech ecosystem.
Culture
Think in Systems – consider the complex ecosystems and interdependencies.
Obsess over the End User – focus on customer and end‑user interactions across the product lifecycle.
Be Unconstrained by Convention – pursue solutions that have never been tried before.
Craftsmen – invest in high‑quality engineering for its own sake, supporting personal growth.
Loyally Collaborative – prioritize team success over individual recognition.
Equal Opportunity Antares is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
ITAR Requirements To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicants must be one of the following:
U.S. citizen or national.
U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder).
Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157.
Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158.
Eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
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