Manufacturing Engineer - First Shift (Fusion Energy)

Location: Devens, Massachusetts, United States; on-site, first shift

Salary: $90,000–$145,000 per year, plus equity and benefits

Company

Develops commercially viable fusion power plants and technologies to support the transition to fusion energy.

What you will do

• Transition new products from development and R&D into full-scale manufacturing.
• Develop, implement, and qualify manufacturing processes against quality, cost, and production-rate targets.
• Design and optimize production layouts, tooling, and fixtures.
• Perform Design for Manufacturing and Design for Assembly analyses to improve product designs.
• Create process documentation, including work instructions, process-flow diagrams, pFMEAs, and SOPs.
• Coordinate with design, quality, supply chain, planning, and production teams while troubleshooting issues, training personnel, and driving continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, including transitioning products from R&D to manufacturing.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other process-improvement methodologies.
• Strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally and perform extended periods of typing, standing, stooping, and sitting.
• Willingness to work on-site and occasionally travel or work nights, weekends, or on-call shifts; ability to work safely around heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead, high voltage, and cryogenics.

Nice to have

• Experience with magnets, thermo-mechanical assemblies, machining, welding, or vacuum systems.
• Experience writing equipment specifications and maintenance plans.
• CAD experience and proficiency in work-instruction writing, material planning, process mapping, or capacity modeling.
• Ability to read technical drawings, including GD&T and tolerance stack-ups.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity and competitive compensation.
• 13 company-wide holidays, flexible vacation days, and 10 sick days.
• Generous parental leave and health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with employer matching and professional growth opportunities.
• Team-building activities in a fast-paced environment focused on integrity, execution, impact, and self-critique.