Manufacturing Engineer -II, Machining

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Employment Type: Full-time

Department: Manufacturing & Quality – Machining

Compensation Range: $90K - $150K
• Equity Offered

You will be an expert in manufacturing and assembly of cutting‑edge nuclear reactor sub‑systems, responsible for developing processes, ensuring manufacturability, and driving continuous improvement.

• Own and develop manufacturing processes for critical sub‑systems with the Antares reactor that require both conventional manufacturing and special processes.
• Mature processes from prototype to production by establishing standard processes, workflows, and qualification plans.
• Participate in design reviews and analyze parts/assemblies to assess and influence their form/fit to make them more manufacturable, based on achievable process tolerances and inspection capabilities.
• Collaborate with design, materials, and manufacturing team members to ensure designs are compatible with process capabilities and to drive DFM improvements.
• Analyze and disposition manufacturing discrepancies and lead multi‑disciplinary teams on root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Develop new and evaluate existing manufacturing processes and equipment to reduce non‑conformance frequency/severity and reduce operating costs.
• Identify and execute design‑for‑manufacturability improvements which have system‑wide improvements to the department.
• Communicate daily with supporting departments such as production, machining, maintenance, quality, and design engineering to ensure that product is delivered on time and to specifications.
• Train technicians, engineers, and leaders on best‑in‑class operations practices by driving process improvement workshops; providing training and information briefs on key topics; and demonstrating solutions in the area.
• Participate in root cause investigations that arise in development, production, test, integration, and field operation to implement corrective actions to prevent repeat failures.

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or physics.
• 2+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: special process manufacturing, process qualification, aerospace/nuclear super alloys, handling hazardous materials (i.e. acids, alkali metals), manufacturing/production engineering, reliability engineering, work instruction creation, project/research‑based student experience.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and find solutions to challenges faced during a hardware manufacturing based project.
• Experience creating work instructions and tracking BOM components from suppliers.
• Experience defining requirements for or designing tools and assembly fixtures using CAD systems; experience implementing this tooling using internal and external tooling suppliers.
• Knowledge of PLM, ERP, MES, and other related manufacturing planning and management systems.

• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for problem solving, and desire to optimize modern nuclear design and operation.
• Master's degree or 5+ years of professional experience in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• Demonstrable experience developing, testing, qualifying, and maintaining manufacturing processes; especially systems containing complex special processes (i.e. welding, brazing, heat treatments, additive manufacturing, coatings, hydro forming, NDT).
• Experience creating factory layouts based on production demand and process requirements.
• General knowledge of GD&T as it relates to assembly and fabrication processes.
• Experience using CAD software (NX) as it relates to creating work instructions.
• Demonstrated track record of high impact / ROI contributions.
• Strong project management skills and effective communication of technical concepts across multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Hands‑on experience with fluid, gas, or high voltage systems.
• Leadership experience on a project or research team.
• Experience using test instrumentation and control components (e.g. pressure transducers, thermocouples, strain gages, relays, solenoid valves).
• Experience with various part inspection methods and technologies (micrometers, CMM, white light, etc.).