Operations Manager

Operations Manager 

The Operations team tackles a wide variety of challenges, ranging from high-level strategy to nitty-gritty operational details, and no problem is too big or too small. We manage Radiant’s R&D facility, support projects for Radiant’s first customers, execute events and technology demonstrations (i.e. the Passive Cooldown Demonstration), and are building the world’s first nuclear reactor factory.

Radiant is seeking an analytical and resourceful Operations Manager to support a wide range of cross-functional projects. You will work closely with corporate functions - such as Government Affairs, Business Development, and Marketing - to ensure we are delivering on our high-level business priorities, and with our Engineering teams to improve our design and build processes. The ideal candidate possesses a strong ability to drive results independently, is comfortable managing competing priorities, communicates clearly, and is driven to help us build our first nuclear reactor.

Responsibilities and Duties:  

• Strategize: understand the needs of our partners, internal and external. Prioritize those needs, pull in supporting resources, and develop solutions.
• Operate: independently drive execution. Recognize when to implement a quick fix and when to dive into the details. Create new processes and improve existing ones. Monitor performance.
• Build: identify new opportunities. Own projects from ideation through execution. Identify gaps in our organization and fill them.
• Analyze: solve problems from first principles. Leverage data, reports, and industry expertise. Disambiguate.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3-7 years of relevant industry experience.
• Proven track record of independent project execution.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience at a fast-paced, high-growth startup
• Experience at a hardware company, particularly within nuclear
• Familiarity with operations in highly regulated industries

Additional Requirements:

• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as necessary to accomplish our mission.
• Must work 100% onsite at El Segundo HQ.