Employee Health & Safety (EHS) Lead

About Us

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.

Formed in 2023, the Antares team hails from SpaceX, The White House, MIT, Rigetti Computing, The Air Force, General Atomics, Relativity Space, Ursa Major, and National Laboratories like Los Alamos, Idaho, and Oak Ridge. Antares has raised over $130M in venture capital from top-tier investors and has over $13M in government funding.

About the Role

We are seeking an EHS Lead to build and own all environmental, health, and safety programs across our advanced nuclear reactor manufacturing and testing operations. This role spans high-hazard environments including alkali-metal handling, high-temperature testing, welding, machining, electronics manufacturing, and electrical test. You will support our manufacturing operations located in Torrance, CA as well as involvement with environmental and safety needs at our initial reactor test sites. You will develop scalable safety procedures, training, and compliance systems and ensure readiness for future deployments and eventual decommissioning activities.

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Develop and maintain comprehensive Job Hazard Assessments (JHAs) for all manufacturing and test operations
• Build and implement safety protocols and procedures for manufacturing, testing, and reactor assembly / operation
• Create and deliver safety training programs, including alkali-metal handling, thermal testing, welding, and electrical safety
• Develop into the company's Radiation Safety Officer, establishing radiological safety programs, monitoring, and controls
• Maintain the hazardous materials inventory and ensure compliant storage, labeling, and handling
• Manage hazardous waste disposal, including characterization, packaging, manifests, and vendor coordination
• Lead PPE assessments, selection, training, inspection, and lifecycle management
• Conduct EHS audits, inspections, and incident investigations, driving root-cause analysis and corrective actions
• Primary liaison for Antares with city, state, and federal authorities responsible for EHS

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Culture

At Antares, we like to specifically tie each role to our founding document's set of values-here are the top five cultural values we think you should believe at your core to be successful :

Equal Opportunity

Antares is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin / ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.