Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Cryogenic Cooling System

WHY VEIR?

Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, VEIR is a U.S.

-based designer and manufacturer of category-defining superconducting power delivery systems built for the extreme energy demands of the AI era. By commercializing next-generation superconducting technology into deployable, real-world systems, VEIR delivers ~10× higher power density than conventional options, enabling "speed-to-power" where incremental optimization falls short. VEIR’s initial focus is AI data centers behind the meter, with solutions engineered for repeatable deployment through reference designs and integrated controls, designed to incorporate learnings as deployments scale.

We are seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to own the manufacturing strategy for our Liquid Nitrogen (LIN) cooling system. This system integrates a variety of cryogenic pumps, piping and tanks.

You will partner with an external fabricator and our internal engineering team to take this system from prototype through a scalable, high-quality, cost-effective production design. This is a hands-on, high-visibility role for someone who thrives at the intersection of design engineering, supplier management, and quality systems.

• Partner with a contract fabricator and our internal mechanical/controls engineering teams to optimize the LIN skid design for lead time, cost, and quality.
• Own Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) reviews across the skid, piping, tank, and controls room integration.
• Define and implement a quality strategy for the system, including incoming material inspection/qualification (piping, weldments, vacuum-jacketed components, tank, pump assemblies) and final system-level test and qualification plans.
• Own the quality plan for the system: PFMEA, control plans, inspection and test plans (ITPs), and critical-to-quantity (CTQ) feature definition with measurement methods and acceptance criteria.
• Establish weld quality controls with the fabricator — WPS/PQR review, welder qualification, and NDE requirements (visual, dye penetrant, radiographic) tied to ASME B31.3 and applicable code requirements.
• Drive supplier quality: first article inspection (FAI/PPAP-style) approvals, source inspection, supplier audits, and corrective action follow-through on critical components.
• Build the as-built quality documentation package for each skid (material test reports, weld maps and NDE records, pressure/leak test records, calibration and traceability) for internal and code acceptance.
• Develop test protocols (e.g., leak checks, vacuum integrity, pressure testing, cryogenic performance validation) to de-risk the system before it ships to the field.
• Lead pilot/first-article builds, driving root-cause resolution of build issues and feeding learnings back into design and process documentation.
• Build the production process plan (routers, work instructions, fixturing/tooling strategy) in collaboration with the fabricator.
• Drive continuous improvement across pilot and early production builds toward the lowest sustainable cost, shortest lead time, and highest quality steady-state production design.
• Manage fabricator relationship and performance: capability assessment, quoting support, capacity planning, and issue escalation/resolution.
• Interface with supply chain to qualify critical component suppliers (tank, Turbo-Brayton pump, vacuum-jacketed piping, valves, instrumentation).
• Create and maintain manufacturing documentation: BOMs, process flow diagrams, inspection plans, and non-conformance/CAPA processes.

• 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, with direct experience taking complex electromechanical or fluid systems from prototype to production.
• Hands-on welding…