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Senior Thermo-Mechanical Engineer, Heat Exchanger

Antares Health · Los Angeles · On-site

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About Antares Health

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About the role

As a Thermo-Mechanical Design Engineer, you will play a key role in developing, designing, qualifying, and deploying advanced heat exchanger systems for cutting-edge energy applications. You will work closely with Responsible Engineers and cross-functional teams to mature designs from concept through production. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or a related physics-based field
  • 5+ years of experience in mechanical or thermal engineering, preferably involving heat exchangers, pressure-containing equipment, or high-temperature systems
  • Demonstrated experience with mechanical CAD design and engineering analysis tools (e.g., SolidWorks, NX, ANSYS, COMSOL)
  • Understanding of heat transfer fundamentals, fluid mechanics, thermal stresses, and structural mechanics
  • Understanding of piping and pressure-containing component design, including pressure loads, thermal expansion, and mechanical interfaces
  • Knowledge of materials science as it applies to material selection, thermal properties, and structural performance
More about this role

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.

The Antares team hails from SpaceX, the White House, the Pentagon, the Department of Energy, MIT, Rigetti Computing, General Atomics, Relativity Space, Ursa Major, and National Laboratories like Idaho, Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, and Savannah River. Antares has raised over $600M in venture capital from top-tier investors and has hundreds of million-dollars on contract with the military services, NASA, and the Department of Energy.

As a Thermo-Mechanical Design Engineer, you will play a key role in developing, designing, qualifying, and deploying advanced heat exchanger systems for cutting-edge energy applications. You will work closely with Responsible Engineers and cross-functional teams to mature designs from concept through production. The...

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