Manufacturing Engineer - Reactor Factory

Forge Atomics

Humanity faces two critical challenges: securing reliable energy and aggressively lowering our environmental impact. At Forge, we believe nuclear fission is the key to solving both at once. Today Forge is developing the technology to rapidly scale the deployment of nuclear fission.

Manufacturing Engineer, Reactor Factory

The Manufacturing Engineer role is responsible for supporting manufacturing and test of machined components, welded pressure vessels, compact heat exchangers, and other reactor system components to ramp production of Ember, our first nuclear reactor. Manufacturing Engineers will be responsible for standing up new production cells and for the continuous improvement and innovation required to achieve high-quality and high-rate throughput. Successful candidates will have a demonstrated record of simplifying, innovating, or otherwise improving products and/or production lines and processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end ownership of high-rate reactor production line design, bring-up, operations, and improvements

• Perform hands-on design for manufacturability engineering as part of the reactor development cycle and act as primary liaison between the design and production teams

• Responsible for reactor component manufacturability from first prototype builds through introduction into a high-rate manufacturing environment

• Contribute to design reviews acting as an expert in design for manufacturability, design for inspectability, yield and cost improvements, supplier assessments, quality control, etc.

• Act as primary point of contact for non-conforming product, troubleshooting, root cause, failure investigations and corrective actions

• Lead the initial supply chain development for critical materials and outside processes such as forgings, plate and tube stock, and specialty fabrication services

• Own the design and validation of fixtures, tooling, and new technology that is introduced to the production line

• Prepare engineering documentation necessary for the transition from development to production including assembly procedures, test and inspection procedures, standard operating procedures, process travelers, bills of materials, and mechanical drawings

• Lead continuous improvement efforts of established production lines and products

• Perform structured root cause analysis of in-process failures

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or a related technical discipline

• 1+ years of engineering experience developing manufacturing processes or designing, building, or testing hardware (internship and school projects experience qualify)

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Strong ability to use data and analysis to make timely decisions

• Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals and core manufacturing processes

• Ability to perform trade studies and make clear recommendations using first principles and engineering fundamentals even with partial information

• Hands-on shop experience such as machining, welding, fabrication, or assembly, and comfort reading and applying geometric dimensioning and tolerancing

• Experience with CNC programming and CAM workflows, process control and capability analysis, or ramping a production line

• Experience in a fast-paced hardware development environment with tight schedule and budget constraints

• Hands-on experience building hardware

• Demonstrated career progression through positions of increasing responsibility

• Experience leading or working on an engineering competition team such as Formula SAE, Baja SAE, RoboSub, Combat Robotics or similar

Additional Requirements

• Position will be based in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County and will require relocation if not already local. The position will be full-time in the office.

• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary

• Ability to travel to suppliers and reactor construction sites in other states as necessary

Compensation and Benefits

Pay range:

• Level I: $115,000.00 - $130,000.00/per year

• Level II: $125,000.00 - $150,000.00/per year

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at Forge. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or stock options, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, paid vacation, paid parental leave, and various other perks. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.

Forge is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Forge is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by 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.

This position involves access to technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant's capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls.