Summer 2025 Internship - Engineering

Radiant is looking for bright and eager students to join our Summer 2025 internship program. We are hiring across various groups in nuclear, thermomechanical, electrical and software engineering. Our interns take on real world project ownership and get exposure to interdisciplinary teams working on interesting and hard problems. Successful interns come in with a growth mindset, aren't afraid to be proactive and take tasks on, and enjoy collaborating with others. You'll receive mentorship from a world class team of engineers and gain deeper technical expertise.

Here are example responsibilities:

Nuclear:

• Develop and analyze nuclear technology spanning from shielding, neutronics , thermal modeling, fuel and more.

Thermomechanical:

• Perform design, development and thermal analysis of mechanical components and subsystems such as shielding, heat exchangers, fluid systems components, tooling and more.

Materials:

• Develop and produce metal hydrides for nuclear moderator applications.
• Write code for in-house materials database to support analysis pipelines.

Electrical:

• Develop electrical subsystems and hardware with an eye for safety critical and fault tolerant applications.
• Support test stand development for system level testing.

Software:

• Develop front and backend systems for digital twin software used to simulate the Kaleidos reactors, sub-systems, test stands and more.
• Technologies: Python, C#, C++, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Kubernetes, AWS

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Mechanical, Materials, Nuclear, Electrical, Software Engineering or similar discipline.
• Proficient engineering fundamentals in your areas of studies.
• Able to commit to 12 weeks onsite in El Segundo, CA.

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• Hands on project examples outside of the classroom such as extracurricular projects, clubs, research, lab work or personal projects.
• Prior internship experience helpful but not required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment with a proactive and collaborative attitude.
• Excited to take on new challenges and continue to learn and grow.
• Willing to be hands on in our R&D shop building test stands.