About Radiant

Radiant is an El Segundo, CA-based company building the world's only mass-produced, transportable nuclear microreactors. The U.S. grid is under growing strain, with power demand accelerating, driving higher utility costs, rising carbon emissions, and interconnection backlogs. Radiant has a solution, transportable, on-site power. Our first reactor, Kaleidos, is 1 megawatt: small enough to be factory-built, transported by land, sea, or air, and deployed wherever power is needed. 1 MW can power 1000 homes for five years. Ship it back and we refuel for a 20 year operating life. We made energy a product that can be used for critical infrastructure like military bases, data centers, hospitals, and remote sites, as well as the commercial main street businesses that keep America running. Founded in 2020, Radiant is under contract to deliver power to the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force and has signed pre-order agreements with Equinix, with deployments beginning in 2028.

About the Role

Radiant is seeking a Senior Manager of Embedded Engineering to lead the embedded software engineering team through the critical path to commercialization, planning and executing the embedded software architecture for I&C systems with a direct line to Kaleidos' 2028 deployment target. You will build and develop a high-performing team, manage cross-functional stakeholder relationships, and own execution across the full program lifecycle as we move from development into commercial readiness. The ideal candidate is a proven engineering leader who can operate at the intersection of people management, technical strategy, and organizational influence in an ambiguous early-stage environment. You will have the opportunity to shape the embedded software foundation of the first commercialized portable nuclear microreactor, technology that will redefine how the world accesses clean, reliable power.

Responsibilities and Duties

Build, grow, and manage a team of embedded engineers, owning hiring, performance, career development, and team culture.

Partner with embedded technical leads on embedded software architectural decisions, testing frameworks, validation methodology, documentation standards, establishing patterns, and safety requirements.

Manage cross-functional stakeholder relationships with electrical, controls, hardware, and executive leadership, aligning on priorities, interfaces, and constraints.

Own program execution across the embedded engineering lifecycle, setting team expectations, managing delivery milestones, and ensuring accountability from architecture through field implementation.

Required Qualifications and Skills

Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field.

8+ years of industry experience in embedded software, including significant ownership of system-level architecture decisions, real-time operating systems, and low-level programming.

3+ years of engineering management experience, including hiring, performance management, and team development.

Deep proficiency in embedded C/C++.

Track record of translating technical strategy into team execution, setting priorities, removing blockers, and holding the team accountable for rapid delivery.

Strong communicator who can represent the embedded team's work and needs clearly to non-technical and executive audiences.

Desired Qualifications and Skills

Masters degree or higher in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field.

5+ years of engineering management experience, including hiring, performance management, and team development.

Experience leading teams working with RTOS and bare metal applications.

Experience overseeing Simulink Autocode C++ export and integration in a production context.

Experience managing large, multi-target embedded builds using CMake.

Ability to engage at the hardware/software boundary, proficient in reading schematics and guiding hardware/software debug efforts.

Experience in safety-critical or high-reliability domains (aerospace, defense, medical, nuclear, or industrial).