Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Zap Energy

$120K — $190K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or Aerospace Engineering (or relevant field) from an accredited university.
  • 10+ years of manufacturing engineering experience.
  • Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals for mechanical design and manufacturing.
  • Experience in translating engineering drawings into manufacturing instructions and procedures.
  • Hands-on experience in various hardware manufacturing techniques, including assembly and testing.
  • Experience in setting up and designing manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

  • Plan labor requirements for production and maintenance activities.
  • Develop work instructions and procedures for manufacturing teams.
  • Design assembly cell layouts to optimize production builds.
  • Identify and specify tooling for effective production processes.
  • Provide feedback on assembly drawings to improve manufacturability.
  • Manage and resolve issues with non-conforming parts during production.
  • Oversee configuration management during design and build phases.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment focused on innovative energy solutions.
  • Opportunity to work on first-of-a-kind experimental designs in fusion energy.
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams in an evolving industry.
  • Chance to play a pivotal role in cutting-edge manufacturing processes.
Full Job Description
About the Opportunity

Zap Energy is currently looking for a Manufacturing Engineer with a background in batch manufacturing and electromechanical assembly processes. This role will work closely with our Design Engineering team and Technician workforce to translate first-of-a-kind experimental designs into operational scientific platforms for fusion energy Research and Development.

Role Responsibilities:

  • Plan labor requirements for production builds, maintenance, repair and operations.
  • Author work instructions and procedures that communicate engineering intent to the shop floor.
  • Plan assembly cell layout for production builds.
  • Identify tooling requirements for production builds.
  • Provide manufacturing review/feedback on Assembly Drawings.
  • Manage non-conforming parts/assemblies identified during production builds.
  • Provide configuration management oversight to the design and build teams.
  • Plan and execute build flow for production builds and retrofit efforts.
  • Author in-process and final test protocols for production builds.
  • Author travelers.
  • Provide supervisory oversight of technician team during builds.
  • Plan and release assembly kits for production builds.
  • Lead commissioning, maintenance, repair and overhaul efforts that require physical transformation of parts and assemblies.
  • Provide project execution leadership to an integrated team during the build, commissioning and overhaul phases.

Qualifications and Skills:

Required:

  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or Aerospace Engineering (other relevant fields may apply) from an accredited university.
  • 10+ years of manufacturing engineering experience.
  • Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals for mechanical design and manufacturing.
  • Experience translating engineering drawings into work instructions, operating procedures for manufacturing.
  • Experience setting up and designing manufacturing processes.
  • Hands-on experience in hardware manufacturing (i.e. castings, forgings, additively manufactured components, welding, machining, electromechanical assembly, cleaning, non-destructive testing methods, tight tolerance assembly, leak testing, final acceptance testing of integrated hardware, and Manufacturing Execution Systems/Software).

Preferred:

  • Experience with integration of large assemblies (Product BOM's in excess of 2000 parts)
  • Experience managing and resolving non-conforming parts/assemblies.
  • Proven experience and successful track record of completing manufacturing projects.
  • Strong written, personal, technical, and software skills (CAD, Scheduling, Issue Tracking, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).
  • Ability to communicate clearly and appropriately at all levels of the organization.


Employment may be conditioned upon the ability to obtain export authorization. Estimated salary range: $120,000-190,000 annually. Candidates may be considered for other positions at Zap Energy and actual salary will be based on relevant education, experience, and other qualifications. Range is published in accordance with Washington Equal Pay and Opportunity Act.

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