Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
About The Position
The Manager, Manufacturing Engineering is responsible for leading manufacturing engineering and manufacturing technician teams to develop, operate, and scale production capabilities for reactor components and assemblies. This role owns the development of core manufacturing processes, facility and equipment readiness, and workforce planning to support near-term development builds and long-term production scaling. This position requires a hands-on leader with strong technical judgment, experience building manufacturing systems from early development through scaled production, and the ability to align people, processes, and facilities with aggressive program timelines.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering or operations, with at least 3+ years in a people leadership role.
- Experience developing manufacturing processes for complex, regulated, or high-reliability products.
- Demonstrated experience with facility layout, equipment installation, and production ramp-up.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in nuclear, aerospace, energy, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
- Strong ability to translate product requirements into scalable manufacturing solutions.
- Experience supporting permitting, regulatory interfaces, or safety-critical manufacturing operations.
- Familiarity with advanced materials, precision fabrication, or complex assembly processes.
- Experience scaling manufacturing from low-rate development builds to higher-volume production.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop manufacturing engineering and manufacturing technician teams, setting clear priorities, performance expectations, and professional development plans.
- Foster a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.
- Partner closely with design, safety, quality, and supply chain teams to ensure manufacturability and production readiness.
- Develop and mature core manufacturing processes for reactor components and assemblies, from prototype through production.
- Establish scalable, repeatable, and robust processes that support increasing reactor production rates over time.
- Define and implement process documentation, work instructions, tooling concepts, and quality controls.
- Lead facility layout planning to support current and future manufacturing needs, including facility upgrades, material flow, safety requirements, and expansion pathways.
- Support permitting activities by providing manufacturing and facility input required for regulatory approvals.
- Coordinate installation, commissioning, and qualification of manufacturing equipment and infrastructure.
- Ensure equipment and facility designs meet safety, regulatory, and operational requirements.
- Determine manufacturing headcount and staffing plans aligned with near-term development, mid-term pilot production, and long-term full-rate production objectives.
- Define skill mixes and hiring timelines for engineers, technicians, and support roles.
- Plan capacity, shifts, and resource utilization to meet program schedules.
- Track manufacturing performance against schedule, cost, quality, and safety objectives.
- Identify risks and bottlenecks and implement corrective actions.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives in productivity, quality, and safety as production scales.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
