Engineering Manager, Electronics

El Segundo +3 · On-site$209k – $284k + EquityNo Visa Sponsorship

About this role

We are looking for an Engineering Manager, Electronics to lead the team responsible for the custom electronic hardware at the core of Radiant’s commercial microreactor, Kaleidos. You will own the electronics architecture for the reactor control system while managing and developing a team of electrical engineers responsible for low-noise analog front ends, mixed-signal electronics, high-speed data conversion, communications, and custom PCB development.

This is a highly hands-on management role for a technical leader who wants to remain close to the hardware. You will work alongside Radiant’s Principal Electronics Engineer, guide the team through the complete hardware development lifecycle, and establish the technical and organizational foundation needed to deliver reliable reactor-control electronics. You will have meaningful authority over architecture, hiring, engineering standards, qualification strategy, and how the team grows.

What will you be doing?

Building, managing, and developing the Electronics team, including hiring, mentoring, performance management, and resource planning

Owning the electronic architecture for Kaleidos reactor controls, with a longer-term path toward potential space-reactor applications

Leading analog and mixed-signal PCB development from requirements and schematic design through manufacturing, bring-up, qualification, and field operation

Defining requirements for electrical noise, accuracy, input range, environmental performance, interfaces, reliability, and thermal constraints

Guiding the design of low-noise analog front ends, sensor interfaces, high-speed data conversion, digital communications, and signal-processing hardware

Owning acceptance and qualification testing for in-house PCB designs and ensuring hardware meets system requirements

Driving failure analysis, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and design improvements

Partnering with controls, embedded software, electrical systems, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to integrate electronics across the reactor

Leading design reviews and communicating technical decisions, tradeoffs, and risks to engineering leadership and executives

Company at a glance

Radiant develops portable nuclear microreactors for distributed power generation, with its flagship Kaleidos unit targeting commercial deployment by 2028 to provide reliable energy in remote and diverse locations.

Founded2020
WorkspaceOn-site
StageSeries C
IndustryRenewable Energy
Locations
El Segundo, CA, USA ·Los Angeles, CA, United States ·New York City, NY, United States ·San Francisco, CA, United States
Investors
ARK Venture Fund ·Also Capital ·Andreessen Horowitz ·Boost VC ·Chevron Technology Ventures ·Data Collective ·Decisive Point ·Draper Associates ·Felicis Ventures ·Founders Fund ·Friends & Family Capital ·McKinley Capital ·Union Square Ventures ·Washington Harbour Partners

What happens next

Skip the application pile. I get you in front of the people who decide.

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

A meeting lands on your calendar

When the company wants to meet, I get the call on your calendar. You just show up.

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