Antares
Manufacturing Engineer I-II, Machining
Los Angeles. Posted 5 months ago
The role
You will develop and own manufacturing processes for critical nuclear reactor sub-systems. You will work on the R&D team to develop facility layout, special processes, and manufacturing planning from prototype to production.
What you will do
- Own and develop manufacturing processes for critical sub-systems
- Mature processes from prototype to production
- Participate in design reviews to influence manufacturability
- Collaborate with design, materials, and manufacturing teams
- Analyze and disposition manufacturing discrepancies
- Develop and evaluate manufacturing processes and equipment
- Identify and execute design-for-manufacturability improvements
- Communicate daily with supporting departments
- Train technicians, engineers, and leaders on operations practices
- Participate in root cause investigations
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or physics
- 2+ years of experience in one or more of the following: special process manufacturing, process qualification, aerospace/nuclear super alloys, handling hazardous materials (i.e. acids, alkali metals),
- 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 tooling using internal and external tooling suppliers
- Knowledge of PLM, ERP, MES, and other related manufacturing planning and management systems
Nice to have
- Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
- Enthusiasm for problem solving
- Desire to optimize modern nuclear design and operation
- Master's degree or 5+ years of professional experience in mechanical or aerospace engineering
- Experience developing, testing, qualifying, and maintaining manufacturing processes (welding, brazing, heat treatments, additive manufacturing, coatings, hydroforming, NDT)
- Experience creating factory layouts
- General knowledge of GD&T
- Experience using CAD software (NX) for work instructions
- Demonstrated track record of high impact / ROI contributions
- Strong project management skills
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.