Senior-Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Assembly & Integration

The role

This person will lead the assembly of a full scale, full power reactor on-site. They will develop manufacturing processes, define build processes, and procure capital equipment to launch production of the R1 nuclear reactor.

What you will do

• Own manufacturing process development for major reactor assemblies and subsystems
• Develop detailed assembly and manufacturing process flows and shop floor layouts
• Partner with various engineering teams to ensure designs are manufacturable, inspectable, and testable
• Develop and mature tooling, fixtures, handling equipment, and specialized manufacturing equipment
• Establish processes for first-of-a-kind hardware
• Work with manufacturing technicians and operators to troubleshoot build issues and improve processes
• Develop and maintain manufacturing bills of material, process plans, and configuration-controlled documentation
• Participate in manufacturing, design, production, and hardware build reviews
• Mentor junior and mid-level manufacturing engineers

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Aerospace, Nuclear, or a related engineering discipline
• 2+ years of experience developing and implementing manufacturing processes for complex hardware
• Experience taking hardware from engineering design through prototype, development, qualification, and production
• Experience creating manufacturing documentation including work instructions, process specifications, assembly procedures, inspection plans, and test procedures
• Strong understanding of GD&T, tolerance analysis, engineering drawings, and configuration management
• Experience working directly with technicians, machinists, fabricators, inspectors, and production personnel
• Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing problems on the floor and drive issues through root cause and corrective action
• Strong understanding of DFM/DFA principles
• Experience developing or implementing manufacturing tooling, fixtures, and specialized equipment
• Ability to work effectively across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, test, and operations organizations
• Strong technical communication skills
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, highly technical, and ambiguous environment

Nice to have

• 5+ years of experience developing and implementing manufacturing processes for complex hardware
• Experience with aerospace or nuclear reactor components, pressure vessels, primary/secondary systems, fuel systems, thermal systems, or reactor instrumentation and controls
• Experience developing manufacturing processes subject to nuclear quality assurance requirements or other rigorous quality/regulatory frameworks
• Working knowledge of ASME Section III, NQA-1, or comparable nuclear quality requirements
• Experience with process qualification and validation for special processes
• Experience with PFMEA, process capability studies, statistical process control, value-stream mapping, and capacity analysis
• Experience developing manufacturing processes for safety-significant or safety-critical hardware
• Experience transitioning low-volume prototype hardware into repeatable production
• Familiarity with manufacturing execution systems, ERP/MRP systems, PLM systems, and digital work-instruction platforms
• Experience working in an environment where configuration control, traceability, material control, and process documentation are critical

About the company

Antares is building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors to make clean energy abundant. The team includes members from SpaceX, the White House, the Pentagon, and various national laboratories.