On-Site Manufacturing Engineer – Nuclear Hardware

Hardware FYI; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Corporate Gym Membership

Job summary

Aalo Atomics is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer to join the Fuel Handling System team in our Austin factory. You will take subassemblies from drawing to working hardware, partnering with welders, machinists, and technicians to ensure producibility and quality.

You will own fabrication instructions, fixtures, and tooling, while supporting metrology and on-site commissioning for a fast-moving hardware environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field, OR equivalent hands-on manufacturing/technician experience.
• 1–3 years of manufacturing engineering, fabrication, or shop experience.
• Hands-on skills in welding, machining, sheet metal, assembly, or inspection.
• Comfortable reading mechanical drawings, GD&T callouts, and weld symbols.
• Strong ownership mindset and willingness to learn by doing.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity in a fast-iterating environment.

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—often by getting hands-on at the bench yourself.
• Maintain organized records of as-built configurations, deviations, and inspection results.
• Support on-site installation and commissioning at the reactor facility in Idahowithoccasionaltravel

Skills

Hands-on welding

Machining

Sheet metal fabrication

Assembly & inspection

Reading drawings GD&T

On-site manufacturing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering

Equivalent hands-on experience

Tools

CNC machining

Welding equipment

Metrology tools

Sheet metal tooling

Job description

Aalo Atomics is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer to join the Fuel Handling System team in our Austin factory. You will take subassemblies from drawing to working hardware, partnering with welders, machinists, and technicians to ensure producibility and quality.

You will own fabrication instructions, fixtures, and tooling, while supporting metrology and on-site commissioning for a fast-moving hardware environment.