Ceramic Machining Engineer for Nuclear-Grade Precision Parts

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited in Knoxville, TN, seeks a Mechanical and Machining Engineer to advance in-house machining capabilities and deliver high-precision parts to QA. You will design and machine production tooling and prototypes, and analyze drawings for DFM to optimize manufacturability.

You will lead cost-reduction initiatives, collaborate with external shops, and apply CNC programming, GD&T, and advanced metrology to support nuclear-grade components currently in design,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of mechanical design and machine shop experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop machining capability in-house and deliver high-quality precision parts to our Quality department.
• Design and machine production tooling/fixturing and finished part prototypes.
• Analyze customer part drawings for DFM to ensure that the parts are optimized for manufacturing.
• Review quality concerns from piece part inspections and develop solutions.
• Identify, procure, and install machine shop equipment and ensure proper maintenance and calibration.
• Drive cost optimization and cost reduction initiatives in machining processes.
• Develop and improve manufacturing and machining methodologies and techniques.
• Collaborate with external machine shop facilities to address capacity and scheduling issues.

Skills

Mechanical design

Machine shop experience

DFM

CNC programming

GD&T

Metrology (CMMs, 3D imaging)

SolidWorks

MasterCAM

Education

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline

Tools

CNC machines

CMMs

3D imaging

Job description

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited in Knoxville, TN, seeks a Mechanical and Machining Engineer to advance in-house machining capabilities and deliver high-precision parts to QA. You will design and machine production tooling and prototypes, and analyze drawings for DFM to optimize manufacturability.

You will lead cost-reduction initiatives, collaborate with external shops, and apply CNC programming, GD&T, and advanced metrology to support nuclear-grade components currently in design,