Manufacturing Engineer: Nuclear Hardware & Scale-Up

Blackwing; Torrance (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Comprehensive medical benefits

Free daily lunch and dinner onsite

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Valar Atomics seeks a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to own and optimize hardware builds across development and production programs. This role sits on the shop floor, acting as the bridge between engineering intent and real-world manufacturing execution.

You will work with technicians, machinists, welders, and design engineers to ensure efficient, repeatable builds that meet stringent quality for advanced nuclear systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering 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

Root-cause analysis

Mechanical troubleshooting

Shop floor experience

Read CAD models

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

NX

Job description

Valar Atomics seeks a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to own and optimize hardware builds across development and production programs. This role sits on the shop floor, acting as the bridge between engineering intent and real-world manufacturing execution.

You will work with technicians, machinists, welders, and design engineers to ensure efficient, repeatable builds that meet stringent quality for advanced nuclear systems.