Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Fusion Hardware Leader

Princeton University; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 149,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Princeton University is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead technical oversight of fabrication for the US ITER project. You will support procurement, oversee suppliers, and manage manufacturing, assembly and testing to meet strict quality and performance standards.

You will drive contract negotiations, coordinate with PPPL and ITER partners, and mentor engineers while ensuring schedule and budget adherence for 6 diagnostic systems delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in manufacturing, assembly and test of integrated systems.
• Experience in oversight of vendors, with contract value of at least $10 million.
• Advanced knowledge of precision fabrication.
• Demonstrated communication and negotiation skills in technical and commercial domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and review of PPPL manufacturing documentation to support procurement, including statements of work, technical specifications, and component classifications.
• Participate in source selection review of fabrication proposals.
• Support the Project Manager and Procurement team in contract negotiation with a selected supplier, prior to contract award.
• Direct technical activities at suppliers, for fabrication, assembly and test activities.
• Participate in technical reviews (including manufacturing readiness, and factory acceptance test reviews), to assess supplier manufacturing technical documentation packages.
• Manage configuration control of component and documentation deliverables, ensuring traceability and requirements compliance.
• Lead the technical evaluation of supplier non-conformances.
• Lead dispositioning of deviation requests, request for waivers.
• Oversee and ensure closure of corrective actions to ensure that schedule is maintained.
• Liaise with the ITER Organization for timely resolution of hold points, disposition of non-conformances, deviation requests, and other approvals as necessary.
• Execute activities co-ordination with technical and procurement teams within PPPL, US ITER and the suppliers.
• Mentor early and mid-career engineers in manufacturing processes and vendor oversight.
• Participate in DOE project reviews.

Skills

Vendor management

Contract negotiation

Communication

Precision fabrication

Education

BS in Engineering

Job description

Princeton University is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead technical oversight of fabrication for the US ITER project. You will support procurement, oversee suppliers, and manage manufacturing, assembly and testing to meet strict quality and performance standards.

You will drive contract negotiations, coordinate with PPPL and ITER partners, and mentor engineers while ensuring schedule and budget adherence for 6 diagnostic systems delivery.