Manufacturing Engineer — Nuclear Energy, Hands-On & Impactful

Valar Atomics; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Free lunch & dinner

Autonomy

Career growth

Collaborative team

Ground-up tech

Job summary

Valar Atomics in California seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to own the execution, improvement, and scalability of hardware builds across development and production programs. This hands-on role sits on the shop floor and bridges engineering intent with manufacturing reality.

You will work with technicians, machinists, welders, and design engineers to ensure hardware can be built efficiently, repeatedly, and to the required quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent required.
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing, assembly, fabrication, or production operations with physical hardware.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Proficiency with CAD software such as SolidWorks, Creo, NX, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day manufacturing execution activities supporting prototype, development, and early production hardware builds.
• Work directly with technicians, machinists, welders, and fabrication personnel to support assembly and manufacturing operations.
• Diagnose and resolve fit-up, tolerance, alignment, assembly, and yield-related issues encountered during production.
• Design and implement fixtures, jigs, gauges, tooling, and test setups that improve manufacturing efficiency and repeatability.
• Develop and continuously improve manufacturing processes, assembly procedures, and work instructions.
• Drive DFM and DFA improvements based on direct production feedback.

Skills

CAD software

Root-cause analysis

Mechanical troubleshooting

Manufacturing experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

NX

Job description

Valar Atomics in California seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to own the execution, improvement, and scalability of hardware builds across development and production programs. This hands-on role sits on the shop floor and bridges engineering intent with manufacturing reality.

You will work with technicians, machinists, welders, and design engineers to ensure hardware can be built efficiently, repeatedly, and to the required quality.