Senior Fabrication Engineer for Advanced Reactor Hardware

53 Stations; Torrance (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Antares seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Fabrication in Torrance, CA to own the development and maturation of fabrication processes for critical reactor hardware. You will work across design, materials, quality, and manufacturing to turn first-of-a-kind concepts into robust, repeatable production capabilities, focusing on welding, CNC machining, metal forming, and special processes.

You will lead DFM reviews, define process controls, and mentor teams while solving complex manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science/Engineering, Welding Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in manufacturing engineering, fabrication, manufacturing process development, or complex hardware development.
• Demonstrated depth in welding, CNC machining, metal forming, brazing, metal additive manufacturing, or other advanced metallic fabrication/joining processes.
• Broad knowledge of metallic manufacturing processes and interactions between material, design, process, tooling, and inspection requirements.
• Experience developing and implementing manufacturing processes from development to production or qualification.
• Strong understanding of engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerance analysis, material specifications, and manufacturing requirements.
• Experience performing root-cause analysis and resolving complex manufacturing problems.
• Ability to work across design, materials, quality, manufacturing, and production teams.

Responsibilities

• Own fabrication processes for critical reactor components from development through qualified production.
• Develop and improve fabrication processes including welding, CNC machining, metal forming, additive manufacturing, brazing, and diffusion bonding.
• Develop methods for first-of-a-kind hardware and mature into repeatable production processes.
• Collaborate with design and materials engineering to influence component design, materials, joints, tolerances, and manufacturability.
• Lead DFM reviews and identify manufacturing risks early in design.
• Define manufacturing sequences, process parameters, tooling, inspection methods, and process controls.
• Develop manufacturing plans, work instructions, process specifications, and qualification documentation.
• Execute process qualification plans using inspection, metallography, mechanical testing, NDT, etc.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing problems hands-on with technicians and operators.
• Lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions for defects and process failures.
• Evaluate make-versus-buy decisions based on capability, risk, schedule, and cost.
• Support transition of reactor hardware from development to production, mentor engineers and technicians.

Skills

Welding

CNC machining

Metal Forming

Brazing

Metal Additive Manufacturing

Fabrication processes

Engineering drawings & GD&T

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering or related discipline

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)

PLM systems

Job description

Antares seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Fabrication in Torrance, CA to own the development and maturation of fabrication processes for critical reactor hardware. You will work across design, materials, quality, and manufacturing to turn first-of-a-kind concepts into robust, repeatable production capabilities, focusing on welding, CNC machining, metal forming, and special processes.

You will lead DFM reviews, define process controls, and mentor teams while solving complex manufacturing