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Antares is building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors for terrestrial, underwater, and space applications. The company's mission is to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt, with a team drawn from SpaceX, the White House, the Pentagon, the Department of Energy, MIT, and national laboratories. Antares has raised over $600M in venture capital and holds hundreds of millions in contracts with military services, NASA, and the Department of Energy.
As an early member of the supply chain team, you will define and execute the strategic roadmap required to scale from prototyping into full-rate production. You will identify and develop suppliers across multiple commodities (machined components, electromechanical systems, shielding, thermal management, turbomachinery, fuel, and others), proactively mature fragile or nonexistent supply chains, interface with engineering teams on design for manufacturability, and create the processes and systems necessary for business scaling.
Key responsibilities include:
- Define strategic roadmaps for select commodities
- Identify and onboard suppliers to support both prototyping and full-rate production
- Engage with engineering and manufacturing teams on design for manufacturing feedback
- Coordinate with quality teams on supplier onboarding, compliance, and nonconformance resolution
- Develop logistics supply base including couriers, carriers, freight forwarders, and specialty material transportation
- Create foundational processes and systems for supply chain planning, procurement, supplier onboarding, accounts payable, materials management, and shipping/receiving
- Develop performance metrics and reporting for critical path management
- Execute near-term actions for prototyping and development hardware to meet engineering and testing milestones
The role requires executing in an ambiguous environment, balancing multiple priorities, and wearing many hats to influence areas beyond supply chain. You will work in Torrance, CA in a 322,000 square-foot facility with easy freeway access.
REQUIREMENTS:
Basic Qualifications (one of the following):
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, math, physics, finance, supply chain management, business, information systems, or related field AND 3+ years of experience in supply chain management, business operations, supplier development, or supplier quality
- OR 5+ years of experience in supply chain management, business operations, supplier development, or supplier quality
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- 3+ years of experience in supply chain management or manufacturing for complex systems and assemblies
- 3+ years of experience in aerospace & defense, automotive, semiconductor, or energy industries
- Proficiency in supply chain systems including MRP and ERP
- Demonstrated track record managing diverse commodities and suppliers
- Broad experience across supply chain functions (planning, procurement, material management, program management, logistics)
- Proven success in startup environment or similar
Additional Requirements:
- Ability to work long hours and weekends as necessary to support critical milestones
- Ability to travel up to 40% when necessary to interface with suppliers
- ITAR compliance: Must be U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from U.S. Department of State
