Supply Chain Engineer - Molten Salts

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy. Combining decades of research, top talent, and new technologies, we’re designing and building commercially viable fusion power plants. And we're working with policymakers, suppliers, and many others to build the energy industry of the future. We’re in the best position to make it happen. Since 2018, we’ve raised $4 billion of capital, making us the largest and leading fusion company in the world.

Now we’re looking for more thinkers, doers, builders, and makers to join us. People who’ll bring new perspectives, solve tough problems, and thrive as part of a team. If that’s you and this role fits, we want to hear from you.

The Staff Supply Chain Engineer role with business units such as supply chain, design engineering, quality and project management, to own technical supplier development, quality assurance, auditing, and continuous manufacturing improvement. This individual is expected to understand the technical requirements and be able to provide solutions based on the data and their expertise. This person will primarily lead these efforts in the R&D space of the supply chain for molten salts.

• Partner with suppliers to improve quality, delivery, manufacturing, and inventory performance
• Conduct new supplier audits and review technical quality documentation
• Conduct onsite visits for supplier problem-solving, root cause analysis, cross-functional resolution, and general development activities
• Manage quality issues (Non-Conformance Reports - NCRs)
• Support procurement and or engineering activities (QC, defining quality/technical requirements, input to supplier selection and supplier relationship management)
• Develop and implement reliability improvements in designs and manufacturing
• Provide technical reviews and advising for design efforts specifically related to drawings, specifications, and material requirements
• Collaborate with other engineers, subject matter experts on manufacturing, design and operations, and technicians to solve complex material and processing challenges in establishing a high-quality manufacturing line
• Be a Change Agent - identifying gaps in processes, articulating what needs to be done to close those gaps and holding vendors accountable with concrete timelines
• Facilitate the creation and execution of PFMEA processes and applicable elements of APQP
• Support creation of manufacturing instructions to document quality critical characteristics
• Physically be on-site at vendors for long periods of time and take active role in new supplier plant start-ups
• Project-manage the launch of new production lines and plants as the molten salt supply chain scales
• Utilize technical skills to challenge and expedite the new molten salt production lines and plant according to CFS business needs
• Adhere to all supply chain policies, procedures, guidelines and instructions including those regarding the procurement of materials, intellectual property, and export compliance
• Interface with production operations, inspection, shipping/receiving, and engineering teams to develop appropriate quality signals and processes to meeting overall program reliability goals
• Drive changes that make the system more reliable, more manufacturable, and more efficient
• Lead cross functional supplier quality failure investigations in production, identifying and mitigating the immediate and underlying root causes in order to quantify/reduce risk and improve reliability of designs and processes
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