High-Volume Optics Manufacturing Engineer

Inertia; Livermore (KY); On-site; USD 165,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Company-paid holidays

401k with matching

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Inertia is planning to scale up optical components for a fusion power plant. The role involves evaluating supplier feasibility, bringing up pilot production, and scaling to full production volume to support the fusion project.

The position reports to the VP of Industrial Engineering. You will collaborate with design teams and suppliers, establish manufacturing best practices, support quality control, and perform yield and failure analyses.

Qualifications

• BS with 10 years of experience or MS with 7 years of experience.
• Experience with glass and ceramic fabrication processes.
• High volume manufacturing development experience.
• Experience with production quality control.

Responsibilities

• Engage internal design teams to consolidate all design requirements, and document the requirements for vendor engagement.
• Engage suppliers for feasibility, scale, and cost deep dives
• Monitor pilot production bring up
• Establish manufacturing best practices
• Collaborate with quality engineering to implement production quality control
• Yield analysis and failure analysis

Skills

Vendor engagement

High volume manufacturing

Production quality control

Glass/ceramic fabrication

Education

B.S. degree

M.S. degree

Job description

Inertia is planning to scale up optical components for a fusion power plant. The role involves evaluating supplier feasibility, bringing up pilot production, and scaling to full production volume to support the fusion project.

The position reports to the VP of Industrial Engineering. You will collaborate with design teams and suppliers, establish manufacturing best practices, support quality control, and perform yield and failure analyses.