Principal Operations Systems Engineer

Fusion Energy Base; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

31 Days of PTO (vacation and sick)

10 Paid holidays + winter break

401(k) with up to 5% match

Disability and life insurance

Parental leave and support (up to 16 w

Wellness stipend

Job summary

Fusion Energy Base seeks a senior engineering leader to design and evolve operational systems that enhance manufacturing execution, inventory integrity, and material flow. You will translate challenges into scalable processes and digital capabilities, while partnering with multiple departments to deliver scalable solutions.

You will mentor engineers, drive continuous improvement, and establish standards for workflows and data integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field is required.
• 12+ years designing or improving manufacturing, supply chain, or operational systems.
• Proven ability to solve complex operational challenges via processes and technology.
• Strong knowledge of MES, inventory management, material flow, and production support.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve systems that improve MES, inventory integrity, material flow, logistics, and production readiness.
• Translate manufacturing challenges into scalable processes, workflows, and digital capabilities.
• Continuously evaluate manufacturing operations to identify capability gaps before constraints.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to deliver scalable solutions.
• Establish standards for workflows, data integrity, system implementation, and user experience.
• Improve operational visibility via metrics, dashboards, and decision‑support tools.
• Drive continuous improvement by simplifying workflows, improving data quality, reducing manual work, and increasing efficiency.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor, influencing cross‑functional initiatives.
• Mentor engineers and promote scalable problem solving and continuous improvement.

Skills

12+ years experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Process and systems integration

Manufacturing execution understanding

Inventory and logistics knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Supply Chain, Operations Management

Job description

What You Will Be Doing:

• Design and evolve operational systems that improve manufacturing execution, inventory integrity, material flow, logistics, and production readiness.
• Translate manufacturing challenges into scalable processes, workflows, and digital capabilities.
• Continuously evaluate manufacturing operations to identify capability gaps before they become production constraints.
• Partner with Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Inventory Control, Quality, Supply Chain, Factory Automation, and Software Engineering to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions.
• Establish standards for operational workflows, data integrity, system implementation, and user experience.
• Improve operational visibility through meaningful metrics, dashboards, and decision‑support tools.
• Drive continuous improvement by simplifying workflows, improving data quality, reducing manual work, and increasing operational efficiency.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor, influencing cross‑functional initiatives through expertise, collaboration, and sound engineering judgment.
• Mentor engineers and promote scalable problem solving and continuous improvement across the organization.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or related technical discipline.
• 12+ years designing, implementing, or improving manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, warehouse, or operational systems.
• Demonstrated success solving complex operational challenges through process, systems, and technology integration.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing execution, inventory management, material flow, warehouse operations, and production support.
• Experience partnering across technical and operational organizations to deliver scalable solutions.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families.
• 31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days).
• 10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break.
• Up to 5% employer 401(k) match.
• Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance.
• Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks).
• Annual wellness stipend.

Helion is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the interview process, please let us know.