Mechanical Engineer, Components

Forge Atomics • El Segundo, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Forge Atomics is developing nuclear fission technology to scale deployment of reliable energy while lowering environmental impact. The Mechanical Engineer, Components will serve as a hardware expert for fluid and electromechanical devices used in Ember, Forge’s 25 MWe nuclear reactor. The role covers components such as steam-flow valves and heat exchangers that transfer thermal energy between reactor loops, and offers the opportunity to develop solutions for nuclear energy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related technical discipline.
• At least 1 year of engineering experience designing, analyzing, and building mechanical hardware; internships and school project team experience qualify.
• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.
• Ability to travel to reactor construction sites in other states as necessary.
• Must be based in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County; relocation is required if not already local.
• The position is full-time in the office.

Nice To Haves

• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for problem solving, and desire to enable abundant clean energy.
• Experience leading or working on an engineering competition team, such as Formula SAE, Baja SAE, Solar Car, rocketry, or CubeSat.
• Ability to perform trade studies and make clear recommendations using first principles and engineering fundamentals, including with partial information.
• Experience at a nimble engineering organization or in a highly technical role requiring resourcefulness under tight time or budget constraints.
• Hands-on experience with fluid, gas, or thermal systems.
• Experience using test instrumentation and control components such as pressure transducers, thermocouples, resistance temperature detectors, relays, and solenoid valves.
• Knowledge of electromechanical devices, actuators, pumps, valves, regulators, or other fluid and position-control devices.

Responsibilities

• Develop manufacturable flow-control devices, mechanisms, and heat exchangers, owning work end to end from design and analysis through production layout, assembly, environmental testing, and reactor integration.
• Question requirements and simplify, optimize, accelerate, and automate component deliveries.
• Validate hardware and design reliability through rigorous testing, including thermal and pressure cycling, shock, vibration, and radiation embrittlement testing.
• Design experiments to ground analysis, develop fixturing, and prepare technical reports based on results.
• Collaborate with peers across systems to develop designs that balance cost, efficiency, and deployment logistics.
• Support factory assembly of hardware and observe designs being built.

Benefits

• Equity and potential long-term incentives in the form of company stock or stock options.
• Potential discretionary bonuses.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan allowing employees to purchase additional stock at a discount.
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Paid vacation.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid sick leave under Company policy.
• Various other perks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level