On-Site Manufacturing Engineer: Fuel Handling Systems

Aalo Atomic; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Aalo Atomics in Austin, TX is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for the Fuel Handling System to take parts from drawing to working hardware on the FHS sprint team. You will work with welders, machinists, and testers on the factory floor, owning subassembly producibility, developing fixtures, and supporting metrology and commissioning activities.

You will be based on site in Austin, with occasional travel to the reactor facility in Idaho, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to advance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 1–3 years of manufacturing engineering or fabrication experience.
• Hands-on skills in welding, machining, sheet metal, assembly, or inspection.
• Comfortable reading mechanical drawings and GD&T callouts.

Responsibilities

• Own producibility of assigned subassemblies: welded structures, machined parts, sheet metal/bent parts, and assembly fixtures.
• Work directly with welders, machinists, and assembly technicians on the factory floor.
• Develop and refine work instructions, fixtures, and tooling for repeatable builds.
• Support dimensional inspection and metrology for critical features.
• Coordinate with outside vendors when parts are sourced externally.
• Help build, modify, and rework testrigs and prototype hardware on tight timelines.
• Diagnose and resolve fabrication issues quickly—hands-on at the bench.
• Maintain organized records of as-built configurations, deviations, and inspection results.
• Support on-site installation and commissioning at the reactor facility in Idaho with occasional travel.

Skills

Welding

Machining

Sheet metal

Inspection

GD&T

Read drawings

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

CNC machining

Metrology tools

Job description

Aalo Atomics in Austin, TX is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for the Fuel Handling System to take parts from drawing to working hardware on the FHS sprint team. You will work with welders, machinists, and testers on the factory floor, owning subassembly producibility, developing fixtures, and supporting metrology and commissioning activities.

You will be based on site in Austin, with occasional travel to the reactor facility in Idaho, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to advance