Manufacturing Engineer — Nuclear Hardware, Equity

Valar Atomics; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership in a rapidly growing?

Free daily lunch and dinner onsite

High-impact startup environment with a

Opportunities for rapid career growth

Direct collaboration with experienced-

Help build and scale transformative

Job summary

Valar Atomics is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to own execution, improvement, and scalability of hardware builds on the shop floor. You will bridge engineering intent and real-world manufacturing, collaborating with technicians, machinists, welders, and designers to build high-quality hardware efficiently and consistently.

The role emphasizes diagnosing production issues, refining work instructions, and developing fixtures and tooling to enable repeatable, scalable manufacturing for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years experience in manufacturing, assembly, fabrication, or production operations involving physical hardware.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.

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

Troubleshooting

Root-cause analysis

Shop floor experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

NX

Job description

Valar Atomics is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to own execution, improvement, and scalability of hardware builds on the shop floor. You will bridge engineering intent and real-world manufacturing, collaborating with technicians, machinists, welders, and designers to build high-quality hardware efficiently and consistently.

The role emphasizes diagnosing production issues, refining work instructions, and developing fixtures and tooling to enable repeatable, scalable manufacturing for