Manufacturing Systems Engineer

Generalmatter; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision & Dental Coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Stock options eligibility

Job summary

General Matter in Los Angeles is seeking a Manufacturing Systems Engineer to bridge engineering, manufacturing operations, and software systems. This role entails deploying and optimizing the manufacturing execution system (MES) to enhance production operations.

The ideal candidate has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with 2+ years of related experience and strong software skills. This position offers a salary range of $90,000–$175,000 and benefits including medical coverage and stock options.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in manufacturing operations or production engineering.
• Demonstrated technical aptitude with manufacturing software systems.
• Strong ability to perform trade studies and make recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Own deployment and configuration of the MES across manufacturing operations.
• Translate engineering designs into manufacturable workflows.
• Build and maintain dashboards for real-time visibility into production.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering knowledge

Software configuration

Data analysis

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

SQL

Python

JavaScript

Job description

About the Company

General Matter enriches uranium.

We are designing, building, and operating the world’s lowest-cost enrichment services, here in the US.

In the process, we are restoring America’s ability to produce nuclear fuel to power AI, advanced manufacturing and critical industries our country relies on to remain competitive.

Fuel drives the cost of advanced reactor electricity production, and enrichment drives the cost of the fuel that advanced reactors consume. Reliable, low-cost enrichment is the catalyst for the nuclear Renaissance now under way.

Our mission is to make nuclear not only the cleanest and safest source of baseload power, but also the most affordable. We believe abundant nuclear energy will lead to a post-scarcity society.

We were incubated inside Founders Fund, like Anduril and Palantir before us, and are backed by over a dozen of the world's top venture capital firms.

Our lean, world-class team of engineers and operators is applying a first-principles approach to solving the problem of nuclear fuel production.

We are a mission-driven company with a culture of urgency, accountability, and transparency.

Help us build a high-energy society by making the cleanest, safest form of baseload energy the most affordable.

About This Role

As a Manufacturing Systems Engineer, you will be the critical bridge between our engineering, manufacturing operations, and software systems. You'll own the deployment, configuration, and optimization of our manufacturing execution system (MES), ensuring it accurately reflects and enables our production reality while translating between what engineering designs and what manufacturing can build.

You will be responsible for the full-system view of how our MES supports production – from work center configuration to demand planning to real-time visibility dashboards. This role requires someone with mechanical engineering training, who is equally excited to dive into software configuration and spend time on the production floor.

Responsibilities

• Own the deployment and configuration of the MES across General Matter's manufacturing operations, including work center setup, inventory locations, routing definitions, transaction workflows, and system architecture from a production deployment perspective.
• Serve as a key interface between engineering and manufacturing teams; translate design intent into manufacturable workflows, identify reproducibility issues early, and ensure BOMs, routings, and work instructions reflect production reality.
• Build and maintain dashboards that provide real-time visibility into manufacturing operations, including work-in-progress tracking by work center, work order status, cycle time analysis, bottleneck identification, and production throughput metrics.
• Ensure manufacturing data integrity and accuracy across the system; monitor parts transactions, work order closures, inventory movements, and material flows; identify and resolve data quality issues or stagnant work orders.
• Configure and manage demand planning workflows; work with engineering and program management to translate production schedules into accurate system forecasts, material requirements, and capacity planning inputs.
• Design and implement new manufacturing workflows as production scales; create new work centers, inventory locations, routing steps, and transaction processes to support evolving product lines and production strategies.

Basic Qualifications

• Evidence of exceptional ability (prior projects, portfolio of work, completed products, etc.).
• Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals.
• Ability to perform trade studies and make clear recommendations using first principles and engineering fundamentals even with partial information.
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical field.
• 2+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, production engineering, manufacturing systems, or roles bridging engineering and production.
• Demonstrated technical aptitude with software systems; ability to build dashboards, configure applications, write scripts, or work with databases (SQL, Python, JavaScript, or similar).
• Experience with manufacturing execution systems (MES), ERP systems, or production management software; familiarity with work orders, routings, BOMs, inventory transactions, and manufacturing workflows.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience in a fast-paced engineering or highly technical environment, with a resourceful approach to delivering under tight timelines or budget constraints.
• Proven ability to understand complex physical production systems and translate them into digital workflows and system configurations.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with data, building reports, and identifying trends or issues from production metrics.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot system issues, workflow breakdowns, or data inconsistencies.
• Strong communications skills and ability to work effectively with manufacturing operators, engineers, software developers, and executive leadership.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.

Equal Opportunity Employer

General Matter is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with General Matter is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Compensation and Benefits

The base salary range for this role is $90,000–$175,000 annually.

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. Please note that the stated salary range is an estimate and may be adjusted based on market conditions, business needs, or other factors. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.